 At the time, Sandy was located roughly south of Kingston, Jamaica.At approximately 1900 UTC on October 24, Sandy made landfall near Kingston, with winds near 85 mph (140 km/h).After spending a short duration over the island, Sandy moved just offshore Cuba and began a period of rapid intensification in which the cyclone strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, with 115 mph (185 km/h) winds; operationally, Sandy was classified as a high-end Category 2 hurricane at landfall.