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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". Runoff from the Blue Mountains caused additional flooding in Morant Bay. [31]
In Kingston, the winds downed trees and poles and caused flooding. [19] In Montego Bay, the Barnett River overflowed its banks; businesses were flooded with up to 4 feet (1.2 m) of water. Roads suffered flooding, and part of the A1 Road, the primary northern coastal highway, was washed away. [20]
Floods killed 50 people in Jamaica in 1986, comparable to flooding that occurred in June 1979. The floods originated as a stationary front on May 24 that produced rainfall across much of the central Caribbean Sea for two weeks. Rainfall totals in Jamaica reached 635 mm (25.0 in) at Norman Manley International Airport. The flooding left heavy ...
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Hurricane Dennis brushed Jamaica to the northeast, producing sustanied winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) at Montego Bay. The hurricane dropped torrential rainfall, reaching 24.54 in (623 mm) in Mavis Bank. This included a peak hourly rainfall total of 2.6 in (65 mm), and a 24 hour peak of 19.59 in (497.6 mm), a 1-in-100 year event. The rains caused ...
Floodwaters tore out a fence, undermined a deck and caked roads with mud, mobile home park residents said.
The high surf could continue into the weekend, bringing with it a risk of flooding in low-lying coastal areas, according to the National Weather Service. Large waves hammer the Avila Beach Pier on ...
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies.At 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi), it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean.