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 ...

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 ...

When a single measurement forces scientists to revisit a century of weather extremes, it is more than a curiosity, it is a turning point. A newly verified peak gust inside Hurricane Melissa now stands ...

A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft measured a 252-mph gust at the ocean surface as the monster storm approached Jamaica. A NOAA hurricane hunter tracking Hurricane Melissa last month measured the ...

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The National Center for Atmospheric Research has confirmed that a 252-mph wind gust was measured in Hurricane Melissa, setting a new record for the highest wind speed reported by a dropsonde - a ...