This color-coded image shows total rainfall amounts in Australia from February 7 to 13, 2010. Light green indicates the lightest amounts and dark blue indicates the heaviest amounts.
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.