Jamaican officials issued dire warnings Saturday as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island, poised to become the strongest storm ever recorded there. Melissa reached Category 4 status Sunday ...

An unprecedented 60% percent of this season’s five hurricanes reached Category 5 status. Here's what that means ...

It was Ravens coach John Harbaugh who came up with the “hurricane” play — the fake “tush push” that led to a touchdown against the Browns.

Hurricane Melissa's impacts were dramatic enough on their own. But sharks winding through flooded city streets? Cascading landslides taking out entire towns? Those images were the work of artificial ...

With hurricane season now in its peak, you may hear meteorologists talk about the so-called “dirty side” of a storm. But what does that phrase really mean, and why does it matter for people in South ...

Editor's Note: For the latest news on Melissa, see the USA TODAY Network's live coverage for Tuesday, Oct. 28. With all its might, Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica on Tuesday, Oct. 28, causing ...

Six people have died of leptospirosis, a rare bacterial illness often found in contaminated water. The storm increased the ...

*UPDATE: Hurricane Melissa has formed since the publication of this post. The National Hurricane Center announced Saturday that Tropical Storm Melissa was nearing hurricane strength and predicted ...

Despite June and July’s tropical bluster, as predicted, it’s been a fairly quiet hurricane season. With eight named storms, three of which were hurricanes — none of them stronger than a category two ...

A State of Emergency has been declared in New Jersey starting Saturday night, as a 'hurricane-like' storm is expected to batter the coast. The order takes effect at 10pm ET and includes all 21 ...