In the state, the winds damaged some crops and power lines, but no serious damage was reported.
The winds damaged structures and left over 14,000 customers without power.
The high winds destroyed over 600 homes and damaged 4,000 others.
In Kingston, high winds damaged power lines and some homes.
The wind tore a roof off a palm reader's house a few miles away and damaged a church.
The high winds had damaged the new addition to their beach house.
The high winds damaged about 11,000 houses, leaving many people homeless.
Throughout the region, the winds damaged 158 classrooms attended by 9,000 children.
The winds damaged a building that was under construction, injuring 44 people.
Hundreds of children are being forced to stay at home because its feared high winds could damage their school buildings.