While south of eastern Cuba on August 24 , Debby was downgraded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a tropical depression , six hours before completely dissipating Expend_resource .

Additionally , rainfall in Cuba brought Bringing relief to an 8 month long drought impacting Influence the region .

On October 3 , the storm became Becoming a hurricane , and the next day crossed western Cuba .

In August 1762 a British expedition against Cuba took Conquering Havana and western Cuba , then a month later the British seized Hold Manila .

In August 1762 a British expedition against Cuba took Conquering Havana and western Cuba , then a month later the British seized Hold Manila .

Ernesto first affected Influence the northern Caribbean , reaching Arriving minimal hurricane Catastrophe status near Haiti before weakening Cause_change_of_strength and moving Motion across eastern Cuba as a tropical storm Catastrophe .

Elena developed Cause_change_of_strength on August 28 near Cuba , and after traveling Traveling lengthwise across the island with little impact Influence , it entered Arriving the Gulf of Mexico and continued to strengthen Cause_change_of_strength .

The next day , Lili struck Attack Cuba and moved Motion across the central portion of the island , the first hurricane Catastrophe to hit Attack the country since Hurricane Kate in 1985 .

Damage Damaging was heaviest in Cuba , mostly due Causation to the hurricane Catastrophe 's heavy rainfall which totaled Earnings_and_losses 29.41 in ( 747 mm ) .

The eighteenth named Name_conferral storm , tenth hurricane , and second major hurricane of the year , Sandy was a Category 3 storm at its peak intensity when it made landfall Self_motion in Cuba .

On October 25 , Sandy hit Attack Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane , then weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a Category 1 hurricane .

In Cuba , there was extensive coastal flooding Motion and wind damage Damaging inland , destroying Destroying some 15,000 homes , killing Killing 11 , and causing Causation $ 2 billion ( 2012 USD ) in damage .

The storm Catastrophe moved Motion north-northwestward , becoming Becoming a hurricane Catastrophe before striking Attack Cuba on October 16 .

In Cuba , the threat of the hurricane Catastrophe prompted Causation widespread Dispersal evacuations Escaping .

Reaching Arriving Category 4 strength about 24 hours after having been upgraded Cause_to_make_progress to a hurricane , Gustav brushed Motion the Isle of Youth and made landfall Arriving on Cuba 's western 's peninsula .

It stalled south of Cuba and deteriorated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale due Causation to wind shear , and by May 22 it weakened Cause_change_of_strength to tropical depression status .

After progressing Self_motion northwestward and crossing Motion_directional western Cuba , Alma reorganized in the Gulf of Mexico , although continued shear prevented Preventing_or_letting strengthening Cause_change_of_strength .

While it was weakening Cause_change_of_strength , Alma produced Creating flooding Catastrophe in central and eastern Cuba , causing Causation seven deaths Death and forcing 3,000 people to evacuate Escaping .

Two years later , in 1519 , Cortés and his retinue set Self_motion sail from Cuba for Mexico .

After re-emerging into the Caribbean Sea , Ella made Manufacturing landfall Catastrophe on September 2 , near Santiago de Cuba , Cuba .

After re-emerging into the Caribbean Sea , Ella made Manufacturing landfall Catastrophe on September 2 , near Santiago de Cuba , Cuba .

The storm Catastrophe became Becoming disorganized while moving Motion across the southern coast of Cuba and weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a tropical storm Catastrophe by later on September 2 .

On June 1 , the U.N. Human Rights Council voted Deciding 41-6 to condemn Judgment_communication Syria for the massacre Killing in the town of Houla and called Request for an international criminal inquiry Criminal_investigation into the events ; delegates from Russia , China , Bolivia , Sudan , and Cuba were among those voting Choosing against the resolution .

The kidnappers murdered Killing Laporte and negotiations Communication led to Causation Cross 's release Releasing and the kidnappers Kidnapping ' exile to Cuba .

It was hijacked Kidnapping on November 24 , 1968 , by four men from JFK International Airport , New York City to Havana , Cuba .

A third hijacker , Luis Armando Peña Soltren , lived as a fugitive in Cuba .

At one point it was rumored that China had even dispatched Sending a warship to Mexican waters ( the cruiser `` Hai Chi '' , which was anchored in Cuba at the time ) .

The eighth tropical storm and fourth hurricane of the 1947 Atlantic hurricane season , it first developed Coming_to_be on October 9 in the southern Caribbean Sea and hence moved Motion north by west until a few days later it struck Bodily_harm western Cuba .

It reformed Reforming_a_system into a tropical depression on September 19 south of Cuba , and crossed Motion_directional the western portion of the island the next day while on the verge of dissipation .

Subsequently , it weakened Cause_change_of_strength before striking northern Cuba on September 1 with winds of .

After exiting Departing from Cuba , the hurricane Catastrophe entered Arriving the Gulf of Mexico and restrengthened .

In its early developmental stages north of the Greater Antilles , the storm Catastrophe caused Causation minor damage to shipping in The Bahamas and generated Creating rough seas offshore Cuba .

Developing Cause_to_make_progress on October 18 over the southwestern Caribbean Sea , the storm Catastrophe proceeded Self_motion to strike Bodily_harm eastern Jamaica and southeastern Cuba while overwhelming southwestern Haiti in a deluge of rain .

Weakened Cause_change_of_strength by its interaction with Cuba , the storm Catastrophe soon regained strength and made its final landfall Catastrophe near Cabo Gracias a Dios in Honduras on October 25 .

Strong winds buffeted Bodily_harm coastal sections of Cuba , notably in and around Santiago de Cuba .

Strong winds buffeted Bodily_harm coastal sections of Cuba , notably in and around Santiago de Cuba .

It was initially forecast to continue Process_start north and strike Attack Cuba , prompting Causation evacuations Removing on the island .

Curving Motion towards the northwest , it reached Arriving hurricane strength on July 18 near the western tip of Cuba .

After becoming Becoming a tropical storm Catastrophe , it moved Self_motion northward and crossed Motion_directional western Cuba .

Later that day , it made landfall Motion in Cayo Romano , Camagüey Province , Cuba .

Impact in Cuba and the Bahamas was limited to lower barometric pressure readings and strong winds Motion .

While crossing Cuba , the system weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a tropical storm Catastrophe early on November 7 , shortly before emerging Arriving into the Caribbean Sea .

While crossing Motion_directional the Yucatán Channel , the outer bands of Carla brought Bringing gusty winds and severe local flooding Motion in western Cuba and the Yucatán Peninsula , though no damage Damaging or fatalities were reported Reporting .

Aeroflot Flight 331 , refers to an Ilyushin Il-62M , that crashed Catastrophe approximately away from José Martí International Airport , in Havana , Cuba , on 27 May 1977 .

At the time the accident took place Process_start , it was the deadliest aviation accident in Cuba 's history ; , it remains Presence the third-deadliest one , behind the crashes Catastrophe of Cubana Flight Motion 9646 in 1989 and Cubana Flight Motion 972 in 2018 , respectively .

The storm struck Connect southwestern Haiti near peak intensity , turned Becoming to the west , and drifted Self_motion over Cuba for four days before turning Becoming to the northeast .

Due Causation to its slow movement Causation across Cuba , Flora is the wettest known tropical cyclone for Cuba , Haiti , and the Dominican Republic .

Due Causation to its slow movement Causation across Cuba , Flora is the wettest known tropical cyclone for Cuba , Haiti , and the Dominican Republic .

After crossing Motion_directional Cuba , the hurricane rapidly strengthened Cause_change_of_strength in the eastern Gulf of Mexico to reach Achieve peak winds of 125 mph ( 205 km/h ) .

On April 21 , 1898 , after the sinking of in Havana Harbor and prior to its declaration of war on April 25 , the United States launched Process_start a naval blockade of the Spanish colony island of Cuba , off its southern coast of the peninsula of Florida .