Hurricane Dorian – a category 5 hurricane – made landfall over the northern Bahamas from 1-3 September, resulting in wind speeds of up to 300km/h and storm surge flooding of 18-23 feet (5.5-7 metres) above normal tide levels.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on 28 October as a Category 5 storm, causing widespread damage before continuing its path across Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.