??? Montego Bay was very close to, if not in, the eyewall. Kingston was well to the east and I believe outside of the hurricane force winds?
I admit I was in the Bahamas with H (then BF) when Hurricane Andrew passed over us. We got evacuated out of our el cheapie hotel (think bare cinder block walls with a single light bulb hanging from the ceiling and an iron burn on the carpet) to a fancy resort on the higher side of the island. We wound up with our own private villa, and I admit we had a blast. We were young and dumb! (19 & 23). Anyhow, I can’t cast too many stones at others.