Editing Hurricane Frederic (section)

===Hispaniola and Cuba===
Heavy rains buffeted the islands of [[Hispaniola]] and Cuba for several days as Frederic, albeit disorganized,<ref name=SoaksHispaniola>{{cite news|title=Frederic soaks Hispaniola|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19790906&id=XxdUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Po0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4985,839541|access-date=27 June 2014|work=Boca Raton News|agency=Associated Press|issue=238|volume=24|date=September 6, 1979|location=Boca Raton, Florida|page=3A}}</ref> tracked over the [[Greater Antilles]]. As with Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles, precipitation damage was exacerbated by the recent passage of Hurricane David. In [[Guantánamo]] on Cuba's eastern Atlantic coast, at least {{convert|6.88|in|mm|abbr=on}} of rainfall was reported. Frederic continued to produce strong winds even as a weak tropical depression south of Cuba, as sustained winds of {{convert|46|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} were clocked in [[Santa Cruz del Sur]] on September&nbsp;7. However, damage from Frederic in Hispaniola and eastern Cuba remained minimal.<ref name=MWR />

Frederic's landfall on western Cuba as a redeveloped tropical cyclone was much more significant than its first Cuban landfall. Sustained winds peaked at {{convert|52|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in [[Bahía Honda, Cuba]] on September&nbsp;10.<ref name=MWR /> Despite recent renovations at [[José Martí International Airport]], the lack of a proper drainage system allowed rainfall to inundate the airport, stranding several heads of state that were scheduled to hold a [[summit (meeting)|summit]] and disrupting air traffic to and from the airport for an entire week.<ref name=Grandiose>{{cite news|author1=Walker, John R.|title=Cuba: First grandiose plans, now grubby reality|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19790924&id=nFsxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eaQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4293,2905241|access-date=27 June 2014|agency=Southam News|date=September 24, 1979|location=Montreal, Quebec|page=9|volume=202}}</ref> Heavy precipitation triggered numerous landslides, causing severe damage to infrastructure and over 250&nbsp;dwellings. Areas at risk for additional landslide activity were declared inhospitable, resulting in the evacuation of 1,200&nbsp;people.<ref name=Eval>{{cite web|author1=National Centre For Seismological Research|title=Evaluating Risks From Natural Disasters: Cuba|url=http://tcdc2.undp.org/GSSDAcademy/SIE/Docs/Vol12/2Cuba.pdf|publisher=Global South-South Development Academy|access-date=27 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115154/http://tcdc2.undp.org/GSSDAcademy/SIE/Docs/Vol12/2Cuba.pdf|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rainfall estimates in Cuba peaked at {{convert|5|in|mm|abbr=on}}.<ref name=FloridaBraces>{{cite news|title=Florida braces for big storm|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19790910&id=PqMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zu4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1138,4624199|access-date=28 June 2014|work=Ottawa Citizen|agency=United Press International|date=September 10, 1979|location=Ottawa, Ontario|page=50}}</ref> A lack of damage reports was evident from western Cuba following Frederic's landfall, though damage estimates were high.<ref name=MWR />