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A wide swath of 1-2 inches of rain is expected to occur across Jamaica northward into Cuba. Heavier rain of 4-8 inches can occur close to the track of the storm over western Cuba and central ...
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island.
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]
At 18:00 UTC on October 4, analysis of satellite imagery and scatterometer data found a well-defined circulation center sustaining sufficiently-organized deep convection, marking the formation of Tropical Depression Twenty-Six about 100 mi (170 km) south of Kingston, Jamaica. Convection continued to increase after formation, but was initially ...
An area of showers and thunderstorms expected to move into the western Caribbean late in the week could lead to another tropical storm. If it forms, it could head toward hurricane-weary Florida.
CVM Television Limited (CVM TV) is a television station in Kingston, Jamaica owned by VertiCast Media Group. The station's name is an acronym for the three original major shareholders granted the television license in 1991: Community Television Systems Limited, Videomax Limited, and Mediamix Limited.
Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands were mostly spared, [112] though Hurricane Dean passed 50 to 60 mi (80 to 95 km) south of Jamaica as a Category 4 hurricane. [35] [113] In Jamaica the rain caused flooding on the eastern side of the island and landslides in the northeast. [114] At least two direct deaths were confirmed. [115]
Hurricane Gilbert was the strongest landfalling storm in Jamaican history. The island nation of Jamaica lies in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola.It frequently experiences the effects of Atlantic tropical cyclones that track across the Caribbean, with impacting storms often originating east of the Windward Islands or in the southern Caribbean between Nicaragua and Colombia.