We were on the island in December many years ago, and my wife and I we're at the La Vie en Rose in Marigot one evening when it rained like Pat describes. We were certain we were going to be stuck at the restaurant for the night. Intersections were flooded, cars were floating, etc. The water went down by about 11, and we were able to make it back to Cupecoy around midnight. That spot that floods by the golf course was impassable for days though..it would rain just enough each evening to keep filling it back up. Strange year..great beach weather all day, and then it would pour at night. A quick trip just down the road to Maho village or Simpson Bay had to be made "the long way" so we had more dinners on the French side than usual by far.