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Hurricane Mitch wrought significant damage to Honduras, affecting nearly the entire population and causing damage in all 18 departments. [23] The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean estimated that Mitch caused the worst floods of the 20th century in the country. [19]
In Honduras, Hurricane Mitch caused death and destruction across the entire country, resulting in the most significant flooding in Honduras in the 20th century. Hurricane Mitch, the strongest storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on October 22, and after becoming a Category 5 hurricane, it weakened and struck Honduras on October 29.
At the time, Mitch was the strongest hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic Ocean in the month of October, though it has since been surpassed by Hurricane Wilma of the 2005 season. Mitch formed in the western Caribbean Sea , eventually reaching Category 5 status on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale (SSHS).
Damage in Tegucigalpa, Honduras following Hurricane Mitch. August 10, 1993 – Tropical Depression Bret moves south of Honduras, bringing with it rain and wind with its outer bands. September 16, 1993 – Tropical Depression Gert passes over Honduras, causing rainfall which worsened the rainfall situation that Tropical Depression Bret caused.
It caused $30 billion in damage and more than 40 deaths. It was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the U.S. at the time. When the 1992 hurricane season ended, the name Andrew was ...
A hurricane moving in from the north, prompting the nickname "The Yankee Hurricane," made landfall near Miami, Florida, on Nov. 4, 1935. The storm caused significant damage in the area and killed ...
Hurricane Mitch 3D Satellite on Oct. 26, 1998. The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, and with the season underway, the potential for devastating storms could occur at any time.
Hurricane Andrew causes $25.5 billion in damage (1992 USD, $39.2 billion 2008 USD) in south Florida and 15 direct deaths. At the time, Andrew was the costliest North Atlantic hurricane in the history of the United States, though has since dropped to eighth after Hurricanes Katrina , Ike , Irma , Maria , Sandy , Ida and Harvey .