Heavy rains ahead of the storm caused flash flooding in central and eastern Cuba.
They are named after a town in eastern Cuba but were apparently created with gringos in mind.
A hurricane signal was posted in eastern Cuba.
Intermittent torrents affected roads across central and eastern Cuba without causing significant damage.
By early on October 6, a low pressure area and circulation persisted over eastern Cuba in the middle levels of the atmosphere.
It progressed westward and was situated just north of eastern Cuba the next day.
Prior to making landfall, more than 200,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas in eastern Cuba.
The majority of French people settled in eastern Cuba.
It may well have been influenced by Haitian religious traditions brought to eastern Cuba through immigration.
Beginning on 9 April, it received strong support in central and eastern Cuba, but little elsewhere.