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 ...

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 ...

Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have verified the 252 mph gust measured in the eye of Hurricane ...

Hurricane Melissa is hitting Jamaica as a dangerous Category 5 storm. Storms are nothing new to the Caribbean nation, but it is the first time a storm of this magnitude has struck the island. Here's ...

As the powerful storm prepared to hit Jamaica in late October, a probe launched out of the belly of a Hurricane Hunters aircraft logged a 252 mph wind gust.

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