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In Caye Caulker, there were unofficial wind estimates of 125 mph (201 km/h) and the hurricane produced a 4 ft (1.2 m) storm surge. In mainland Belize, wind gusts reached 61 mph (98 km/h) at the Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport. Many areas of Belize lost power and telephone service, which included Belize City. More than 130 houses were ...
[3] [nb 2] This storm was the only known hurricane to strike Belize in the month of November. [5] At about 0000 UTC on November 9, the storm struck Caye Caulker and then northern Belize District at the same intensity. [2] An observatory in Belize City recorded a barometric pressure of 991 mbar (29.3 inHg) – the lowest in association with this ...
Ambergris Caye (/ æ m ˈ b ɜːr ɡ r ɪ s ˈ k iː / am-BUR-gris KEE; Spanish: Cayo Ambergris), is the largest island of Belize, located northeast of the country's mainland, in the Caribbean Sea. It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) long from north to south, and about 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) wide.
In Belize, Ambergris Caye saw flooding and beach erosion due to Sara. [31] Downtown San Ignacio was inundated. [45] Communities along the Mopan and Macal Rivers were acutely affected by Sara. [46] Dams began to overflow as well. [46] Celebrations related to Garifuna Settlement Day were disrupted by Sara. [47]
Keith then began to meander erratically offshore of Belize, which significantly weakened the storm due to land interaction. By late on October 2, Keith made landfall in Ambergris Caye, Belize as a minimal hurricane. It quickly weakened to a tropical storm, before another landfall occurred near Belize City early on the following day. While ...
San Pedro is a town on the southern part of the island of Ambergris Caye in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, in Central America. According to the 2015 mid-year estimates, the town has a population of about 16,444. [4] It is the second-largest town in the Belize District and largest in the Belize Rural South constituency. The once ...
Tropical Storm Nadine was a short-lived tropical cyclone that made landfall in Belize in October 2024. The fourteenth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Nadine originated from a non-tropical disturbance over the western Caribbean Sea, and underwent tropical cyclogenesis on the same day.
While crossing Belize, Arthur dropped heavy rainfall, estimated as high as 15 in (380 mm). [4] The storm produced rainfall as far south as Belize City and kicked up strong surf on the island of Ambergris Caye. [15] Winds from Arthur forced the closure of two of Mexico's three main oil exporting ports in the Gulf of Mexico due to rough seas. [17]