While passing west of Jamaica , the storm damaged banana plantations and killed Killing one person .

On October 24 , Sandy became Becoming a hurricane , made landfall Self_motion near Kingston , Jamaica , re-emerged Coming_to_be a few hours later into the Caribbean Sea and strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 2 hurricane .

In Jamaica , winds left 70 % of residents without electricity , blew Motion roofs off buildings , killed Killing one person , and caused Causation about $ 100 million ( 2012 USD ) in damage Damaging .

Deep convection reformed Change the storm 's center southwest of Haiti , near Jamaica 's east coast .

It was briefly disrupted Hindering by Jamaica as it passed Motion_directional over the mountainous island but rapidly strengthened Cause_change_of_strength when it moved Motion over open water once again .

It developed Coming_to_be on May 17 , 1970 , north of Panama , and rapidly intensified Cause_change_of_strength on May 20 to peak winds of , near Jamaica and the Cayman Islands .

The storm Catastrophe first brought Bringing gusty winds Motion and heavy rainfall Catastrophe to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands .

It strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a major hurricane Catastrophe , reaching Arriving Category 5 status on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale before passing Motion_directional just south of Jamaica on August 20 .

First impacting Influence the islands of the Lesser Antilles , Dean 's path through the Caribbean devastated Destroying agricultural crops , particularly those of Martinique and Jamaica .

In Jamaica , where the damage Damaging was worst , banana production Manufacturing did not return Motion to pre-storm levels for over a year .

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 .

Flooding Catastrophe and landslides in Jamaica took Bringing their toll on property , agricultural interests , and infrastructure ; fruit growers on the island sustained about $ 2.5 million ( 1935 USD ) in losses Earnings_and_losses .

Hattie then turned Motion westward west of Jamaica and strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a Category5 hurricane Catastrophe , with maximum sustained winds of .

Remaining weak for much of its early existence Presence , the system began Process_start to intensify Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale after nearing Arriving Jamaica .

Trinidad and Tobago came third and Jamaica came fourth .

Jamaica won the tournament Competition for the 12th time and for the fifth time in succession .

Jamaica sealed Getting their victory Getting by beating Competition Barbados by 139 runs in the final Competition at Sabina Park ; this was preceded Process_start by a semifinal win Conquering over Guyana and six wins Conquering from six games in the initial league stage , which saw them finish Process_end top of the table .

During 1979 , which was the International Year of the Child , the band made Manufacturing appearances at a few benefit concerts for children , as was the case on 10 August 1979 , in Jamaica , prior to the Survival Tour , and on 15 December 1979 in Nassau , Bahamas .

After the concerts in Gabon the band returned Arriving to Jamaica to record Recording the `` Uprising '' album and to make trips to Brazil and to Zimbabwe to perform Hold at its independence celebrations on 18 April 1980 , before kicking off Process_start the Uprising Tour in Europe by the end Process_end of May .

However , it gradually intensified Cause_change_of_strength , and reach Achieve hurricane strength south of Jamaica on August 25 before coming Arriving ashore the Yucatán Peninsula late on August 27 .

Jamaica came Getting third and Windward Islands came Getting fourth .

Ivan caused Causation catastrophic damage Damaging in Grenada as a strong Category 3 storm Catastrophe , heavy damage Damaging in Jamaica as a strong Category 4 storm Catastrophe , and then severe damage Damaging in Grand Cayman , Cayman Islands , and the western tip of Cuba as a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe .

The 1986 Jamaica floods Catastrophe killed Killing 50 people in the country , comparable to flooding Catastrophe that occurred in June 1979 .

Rainfall totals in Jamaica reached Arriving at Norman Manley International Airport .

Performing a small loop over the central Caribbean Sea , the system intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a tropical storm a day later and became Becoming the final hurricane Catastrophe of the season before briefly coming Motion ashore the coast of Jamaica on October 24 .

After emerging Coming_to_be between Jamaica and Cuba , Sandy began Process_start a period of rapid intensification into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale , with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph ( 185 km/h ) .

On September 3 , the hurricane struck Attack approximately near Jamaica Bay , which later became Becoming part of New York City , and on September 4 it was observed Know over New England .

Jamaica won the tournament after beating Competition Combined Campuses and Colleges in the final , it was their 4th tournament win Getting in succession and their 11th overall .

Jamaica had advanced Cause_to_make_progress to the final after a controversial semi-final against Trinidad and Tobago ; although the match Competition was drawn , Jamaica advanced Cause_to_make_progress because the previous result in the league between the two teams ended Process_end in their favour .

Jamaica had advanced Cause_to_make_progress to the final after a controversial semi-final against Trinidad and Tobago ; although the match Competition was drawn , Jamaica advanced Cause_to_make_progress because the previous result in the league between the two teams ended Process_end in their favour .

Marlon Samuels of Jamaica finished as the tournament 's highest run-scorer , he made Creating 853 runs at an average of 65.61 , including three centuries and a highest score of 250 not out .

Becoming a hurricane Catastrophe on September 19 , its strengthening Cause_change_of_strength rate increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale while passing Self_motion south of Jamaica .

On September 16 , it became Becoming a hurricane south of Jamaica .

Marked , albeit localized , damage Damaging to banana crops was also reported Reporting in Jamaica , where strong winds toppled Destroying numerous trees .

It strengthened Cause_change_of_strength to a hurricane Catastrophe in the eastern Caribbean Sea , and it struck Attack Jamaica with winds near Category 3 intensity .

The hurricane Catastrophe produced Causation Jamaica 's deadliest natural disaster Catastrophe of the 20th century , causing Causation more than 152 deaths Death and $ 50,000,000 in damages Damaging .