Tropical Storm Nicole was a short-lived and unusually asymmetric tropical cyclone that caused extensive flooding in Jamaica during the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the last of a record eight tropical storms to form in September. Originating from a broad monsoonal low, Nicole became a tropical depression over the northwestern Caribbean Sea on September 28. As it tracked northeastward, its wind circulation was poorly defined, and most of its strongest thundershowers were well removed from the center. In Jamaica, the storm triggered widespread power outages affecting more than 288,000 residences. Precipitation of up to 37.42 inches (950 mm) caused disastrous flooding in several parishes, severely damaging or destroying 528 houses. The island's farmland suffered from extensive water pollution. Nicole wrought an estimated US$245.4 million in damage throughout Jamaica, and there were sixteen fatalities.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1886:
During a peaceful labor rally in Chicago, an unknown assailant threw a bomb into a crowd of police, which resulted in the deaths of seven police officers and at least four bystanders. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair
1979:
Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following the defeat of James Callaghan's incumbent Labour government in the previous day's general election. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher
2015:
The Parliament of Malta moved from the Grandmaster's Palace to the purpose-built Parliament House. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_House_%28Malta%29
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walking carpet: (slang, derogatory or humorous) An exceptionally hairy person. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/walking_carpet
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