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Hurricane Dean floods a road in Kingston, Jamaica. In Jamaica, flooding was reported on the east of the island, and mudslides occurred on the northeast coast. [45] In Kingston, buildings collapsed [46] and houses had their roofing torn off by the strong winds, which felled trees and lampposts.
Initial reports suggested two tropical cyclones were involved. [1] October 8, 1884 – The eastern half of Jamaica is struck by an intensifying tropical storm, [29] producing heavy rainfall over Jamaica. [30] In St. Thomas, 8–9 in (200–230 mm) of rain caused damage to roads and property, as well as "some loss of life".
[24] [25] Flooding was also reported in the town of Dennery where a number of residents had to be evacuated. [22] Nationwide, damage to housing and buildings totaled EC$800,000. [26] In the worst hit areas of the north, closest to Hurricane Dean's path, at least 15 roofs were blown off.
The depression's slow movement resulted in torrential rainfall on the island of Jamaica. Precipitation peaked at 32 inches (810 mm) in Friendship, located in Westmoreland Parish. [8] As the flooding began, several shelters were open in the parish. [9] Residents in the Savanna-la-Mar area were forced to evacuate by boats or makeshift rafts. [10]
Tiles on the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel were blown off and broken, [21] and waves flooded a causeway to an airport near Kingston that was closed and evacuated. [22] Due to a shift Ivan's track, the capital city of Kingston was spared from extreme damage. [23] However, flooding in the city was deemed a "major catastrophe". [24]
There were reports as high as 1,270 mm (50 in) in the southern portion of the country. [2] The high rainfall caused rivers to flow faster than usual, and the Yallahs River reported a peak discharge of 453 m 3 /s. [3] Flooding also affected Hispaniola and eastern Cuba. In Haiti, the floods were reported as the worst in decades. [4]
Tropical Storm Nicole was a short-lived and unusually asymmetrical tropical cyclone that caused destructive rainfall and flooding in Jamaica during the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the sixteenth tropical cyclone and the fourteenth named storm of the season, as well as the last of eight tropical storms to form in September. [ 2 ]
In Jamaica, Dennis produced 24.54 in (623 mm) of rainfall in Mavis Bank. The resultant floods severely affected Jamaica's agriculture industry, killing nearly 160,000 livestock and leaving around 100,000 customers without electricity. The storm killed one person in Jamaica and resulted in over $34.5 million in damages.