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Hurricane Dean nearing landfall 25 miles north of Belize with winds of 175 mph (282 km/h) The Central American country of Belize regularly experiences the effects of Atlantic hurricanes . Since records began in 1851, only two hurricanes have had Category 5 hurricane strength and have hit or hit close by to Belize, with the two being Hurricane ...
Hurricane Dean was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the most intense North Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Wilma of 2005 , tying for ninth overall. Additionally, it made the fourth most intense Atlantic hurricane landfall .
Hurricane Dean was one of two storms in the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season to make landfall as a Category 5 hurricane and was the seventh most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, tied with Camille and Mitch. After its first landfall, Hurricane Dean crossed the Yucatán Peninsula and emerged, weakened, into the Bay of Campeche.
Throughout history, Belize has been impacted by hundreds of tropical cyclones. The most recent hurricane to impact Belize was Hurricane Nana (2020). Since records began in 1851, only two hurricanes have had Category 5 hurricane strength and have hit or hit close to Belize: Hurricane Janet in 1955 and Hurricane Dean in 2007.
Hurricane Lisa made landfall along the coast of Belize Wednesday as a Category 1 tropical cyclone. The storm, the 12th named system of the 2022 season, has become the sixth hurricane of the year ...
Hurricane Dean was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. A Cape Verde-type hurricane that formed on August 13, 2007, Dean took a west-northwest path from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lucia Channel and into the Caribbean. It strengthened into a major hurricane, reaching Category 5 status on the ...
Flooded streets were seen in Caye Caulker, Belize, on Thursday, November 3, a day after Hurricane Lisa made landfall in the country.On November 3, the National Meteorological Service of Belize ...
The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecast that Sara will weaken as it moves further inland over Mexico's Quintana Roo state, but warned that rainfall over the area could trigger floods and ...