The formation of Tropical Storm Nicole which affected the island from September 28 – October 1, 2010 was the culmination of a series of sequential weather events between September 22 and September 27 due to Tropical Depression NO. 16.

As at October 26, 2007 the preliminary estimate of the damage and losses incurred by the Jamaican economy due to the passage of Hurricane Dean on August 19, 2007 was $23.05 billion (US$ 329.34 million). Damage and losses in the productive sector represented the greatest portion of impact accounting for over 50.0 percent of the estimated total. See Table below. Most of the cost was incurred within the agricultural sector and is related mainly to projected loss of revenue associated with damage to traditional export crops such as bananas, sugar and coffee.