A final report confirms Hurricane Melissa tied for strongest in the Atlantic basin and produced a record 252-mph wind gust before Jamaica landfall.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Melissa has officially made more history. During a Hurricane Hunter mission a dropsonde measured a wind gust of 252 mph. After an extensive review process, the U.S. National ...

Hurricane Melissa set a new world record for the highest wind gust ever recorded at 252 mph. The storm made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, killing at least 90 people. Melissa's path ...

A record-breaking 252-mph wind reading measured by a dropsonde launched from an NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane during a mission into Hurricane Melissa has been verified, making it the strongest wind ...

The incredible 252 mph peak wind gust measured in Hurricane Melissa as it approached Jamaica was verified this week. That wind gust is now officially the highest wind speed ever recorded by the ...

SUFFERED A MAJOR IMPACT AS MELISSA CONTINUES ON ITS PATH. WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE STRENGTH OF THIS MASSIVE STORM. OUR GRACE LOWE JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THE STORM, AND ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was quiet for Florida, but Hurricane Melissa set records and caused 95 deaths, including ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The National Science Foundation has confirmed that a dropsonde deployed into Hurricane Melissa on November 19, 2025, measured a 252 mph wind gust at the storm’s peak intensity, ...

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm, the third of the 2025 Atlantic season. This "rapid intensification," where storms quickly strengthen, is becoming more common due to ...

Human-caused climate change boosted the destructive winds and rain unleashed by Hurricane Melissa and increased the temperatures and humidity that fueled the storm, according to an analysis released ...

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