Hurricane Mitch

Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever observed, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph or 290 km/h. Mitch battered Central America from October 22, 1998 to November 5, 1998, killing over 18,000 people. It was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane in over 200 years, and the second deadliest ever recorded (after the Great Hurricane of 1780).

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Tropical cyclone - Mph - Km/h - Central America - October 22 - 1998 - November 5 - Great Hurricane of 1780

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Deaths were mostly from flooding and mudslides, when the slow-moving hurricane and then tropical storm dropped nearly 3 feet (900 mm) of rain. Tens of thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed.

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Flooding - Mudslides - Tropical storm - Feet - Mm

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