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Although Jamaica has been hit by many hurricanes, a storm stronger than Category 3 has never made landfall on the island.
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Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.
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