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Hurricane Katrina: Inside The Biggest Rescue Mission In Coast Guard History

In August 2005, a Category 3 hurricane hit the Gulf coast, with winds raging between 120 and 140 mph. Despite a mandatory ...
UPI

Maria in 2017 leads list of strongest U.S. hurricane landfalls

What were the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the United States in recorded history? While storms such as Katrina and Helene are infamous for the catastrophic destruction caused by flooding ...
The New York Times

Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica, on Tuesday. With wind speeds of 185 miles per hour and sustained winds stronger than those of Hurricane Katrina, ...
AOL

What makes Melissa such a dangerous storm?

A very powerful hurricane has made landfall in Jamaica and is the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island in modern history. Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 4 storm, first hit the island's ...
KXAN

Kristen’s Classroom: Atlantic hurricane records

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane Melissa lashed Jamaica with violent winds, destructive storm surge and relentless rainfall this week, coming ashore as one of the strongest hurricanes on Atlantic record.
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Jamaica declared disaster area due to Hurricane Melissa

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The eye of Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica just before 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters warned of catastrophic winds, flash ...

Hurricane Melissa tracker map as Jamaica and Cuba hammered by 'catastrophic' 175mph winds

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in the Caribbean today and surge across the region, catching several countries in its breadth including Jamaica and Cuba ...