On Tuesday, 28 September TD 16 organized around midday into Tropical Storm Nicole as the sisters were in route from Miami to Kingston airport. Our ride from the airport to St Mary's was punctuated with periods of heavy rain and distant lightening. By the time we arrived back at St Mary's the storm was
starting to wreak its havoc. By 9pm the winds picked up and soon the power (electrical current) was gone. Wednesday, 29 September was a day of heavy downpours alternating with driving winds that blew rain under our doors and into our rooms. Needless to say it was a long day - 
no power and heavy rains, soon we saw the mud slides beginning and tree tops were snapped off. On Thursday, 30 September the rains had subsided into period bands of rain, consistent with the back side of the storm. Schools remained closed on Thursday, with some confusion between the Office of Disaster Preparedness and the Ministry of Education . . . On Friday the Ministry said that all school should open: the principal, a handful of teachers and one student reported at St Mary's All Age (519 students); at St Mary's College (920 students) the principal, vice principal and a dozen teachers reported to attend to the five students that reported to school. Here we had road blocks and downed power lines that prevented buses, mini vans and coaster buses to make the rounds. The road re-opened, one lane, on Saturday; thus many of our people could make it to market. 
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TD or Tropical Storm; six of one, half dozen the other - both bring massive amounts of water that spells landslides in the hills and wide spread flooding down in Kingston. Lord, spare us from strong winds, floods and other natural disasters . AMEN!
Late in this hurricane season - TOMAS - has his "eye" looking at the Caribbean and some computer models have Jamaica in the bull's eye for later this week; others believe it will stall mid-week and then go due north - from those lips to God's ears! Keep the peoples of the Caribbean in prayer as Tomas, no doubter, bears down on the islands.
starting to wreak its havoc. By 9pm the winds picked up and soon the power (electrical current) was gone. Wednesday, 29 September was a day of heavy downpours alternating with driving winds that blew rain under our doors and into our rooms. Needless to say it was a long day - 
no power and heavy rains, soon we saw the mud slides beginning and tree tops were snapped off. On Thursday, 30 September the rains had subsided into period bands of rain, consistent with the back side of the storm. Schools remained closed on Thursday, with some confusion between the Office of Disaster Preparedness and the Ministry of Education . . . On Friday the Ministry said that all school should open: the principal, a handful of teachers and one student reported at St Mary's All Age (519 students); at St Mary's College (920 students) the principal, vice principal and a dozen teachers reported to attend to the five students that reported to school. 
