A powerful storm system is hammering California’s offshore waters with winds that meet the formal definition of hurricane force, and the ripple effects are spreading far beyond the Pacific coastline.

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 ...

“Dropsondes are small cylindrical devices that are used by organizations like NOAA to collect valuable information during extreme weather events like hurricanes or atmospheric rivers," an NSF NCAR ...

Hurricane Melissa has charged into the top tier of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes of all-time, and is poised to be not only the worst landfall in Jamaican history, but one of the most intense ...

Hurricane Melissa, with sustained winds of up to 185 mph and gusts of more than 200 mph, is riding the momentum of a low barometric pressure that ranks among the most powerful in recorded storm ...

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 ...

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...

Hurricane Melissa headed to eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday after bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall to Jamaica, where it made landfall as a Category 5 storm Tuesday. Authorities ...

Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm as it begins a catastrophic, multi-day strike on Jamaica with life-threatening flash flooding, landslides, destructive winds and storm surge. Melissa's ...

Hurricane Melissa was a strong Category 4 on Oct. 26, as it lingered near Jamaica. It has since become a Category 5 storm. Update, Oct. 27: This article was originally published Oct. 26. It has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hurricane Melissa has charged into the top tier of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes of all-time, and is poised to be not only the ...