This color-coded image shows rainfall amounts over the Philippines from January 12 to 18, 2011. The heaviest rainfall is concentrated over the eastern seaboard.
Tropical Storm Nicole maintained tropical-storm status for only a matter of hours, but the storm nevertheless poured torrential rains on the island nation of Jamaica. The heavy rain led to flash floods and landslides, which proved especially deadly in shantytowns along unstable banks.
This image shows rainfall totals in the Western Pacific from September 26 to October 2, 2011, when Typhoon Nesat and Super Typhoon Nalgae caused intense flooding and other storm damage in the Philippines and southeastern Asia.