Meaning
The stretch of the year (roughly June to November) when tropical storms and hurricanes threaten the island — a time of watching the weather, stocking up on tinned food, water, and candles, and boarding up windows. Jamaicans mark it with the rhyme 'June too soon, July stand by, August come it must, September remember, October all over'.
Examples
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Stock up di tin food, hurricane season come.
Stock up on tinned food, hurricane season is here.
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Every hurricane season wi board up di window.
Every hurricane season we board up the windows.
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'June too soon, July stand by' — di hurricane rhyme.
'June too soon, July stand by' — the hurricane rhyme.
Origin
From 'hurricane' (via Taíno 'hurakán') + 'season'; the Atlantic storm season. See [[hurricane]], [[dry-weather]].
How it’s used
The June–Nov storm season; time of storm prep. See [[hurricane]], [[dry-weather]].