Natural disaters belonging to Hurricane category

1963 October 5 - 7 Hurricane Flora

- Affected eastern half of island
- At this time, rains from Hurricane Flora were the heaviest rains for the century and in the recorded history of Jamaica
- The Corporate area was flooded by the continuous downpour. The Sandy Gully drainage scheme was ripped wide open in places
- Rivers had overflowed causing flooding to hundreds of houses. Even some police stations had to be evacuated. Buff Bay River had overflowed its banks and as a result the entire town of Buff Bay was flooded

1954 October 5-18 Hurricane Hazel

- Affected Portland, St. Thomas, parts of St. Mary, Kingston, St. Catherine and the midland sections right across the island. There were widespread rains in Eastern Jamaica and 32 deaths as a result of heavy rains and flooding
- The sea invaded many towns and villages on the north coast and banana crops and more than 40% of coconut crops over the island were destroyed

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