Hurricane Melissa winds hit record-breaking 252 mph, data confirms

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…

Jamaica relief efforts continue in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday to distribute food and water and reach communities still isolated four days after Hurricane Melissa hit the island. One of…

Hurricane Melissa whips Jamaica with violent winds, heavy rain before heading toward Cuba

Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a fearsome Category 5 storm, bringing heavy floodwaters across the country’s southwest and catastrophic winds that tore roofs off buildings.  The most powerful…

Our first report on Hurricane Katrina | 60 Minutes Archive

Our first report on Hurricane Katrina | 60 Minutes Archive – CBS News Watch CBS News Scott Pelley visited New Orleans in 2005 just days after Hurricane Katrina hit and…

Humberto could mingle with another storm to create rare Fujiwhara effect

Hurricane Humberto, the eighth named storm to emerge this hurricane season, is currently swirling over waters north of the Caribbean. While forecasts predict Humberto won’t ever touch land, there is…

Humberto grows to Category 3 hurricane in Atlantic. Maps show its forecast path.

Humberto grew into a Category 3 hurricane on Friday, “rapidly strengthening” into a major hurricane, but there were no immediate watches or warnings issued for the U.S. by the National…

How a man salvaged Hurricane Helene rubble to build a new home

Last September, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, becoming the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina in 2005. As heavy rains swept through the Appalachian Mountains, homes…

Hurricane Katrina in photos, 20 years later: "We're the land they forgot about"

Hurricane Katrina was described as “a slow-motion catastrophe” on “60 Minutes” on Sept. 4, 2005, six days after slamming the Gulf Coast. Twenty years later, the storm is known as…

20 years after Katrina, Mississippi town still waits for FEMA funding to rebuild

Biloxi, Mississippi — Twenty years ago Friday, Katrina made its second and most destructive U.S. landfall, coming ashore just southeast of New Orleans as a Category 3 hurricane.  While the…

Here's what the hurricane categories mean

The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. Hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which includes five categories based on the storm’s sustained…

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