Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, taking a direct aim at Jamaica, according to the latest advisory from the National H...

Hurricane Melissa has developed into a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of up to 220 kilometres per hour and is expected to strengthen as it heads towards Jamaica.

The storm is moving at a worryingly slow pace -- just three miles (six kilometers) an hour -- which has meteorologists concerned that it will dump punishing rains on countries in its path for far long...