Hurricane Dean battered the southern coast of Jamaica with heavy rains and surf as its eye passed offshore late Sunday, apparently sparing the Caribbean island the worst of its 145 mph winds.
David Shields, the deputy director of the island's tourism board, described conditions in the capital, Kingston, as "absolutely scary."
Ronald Jackson, Jamaica's disaster preparedness director, said at least one house had collapsed, but there were no known serious injuries. 
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CNN's Susan Candiotti in Montego Bay, Harris Whitbeck in Cancun and Karl Penhaul in Port-au-Prince contributed to this report.
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