Hurricane Mitch was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since the Great Hurricane of 1780, displacing the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 as the second-deadliest on record. Nearly 11,000 people were confirmed dead, and almost as many reported missing.

Hurricane Mitch, hurricane (tropical cyclone) that devastated Central America, particularly Honduras and Nicaragua, in late October 1998. Hurricane Mitch was recognized as the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, after the Great Hurricane of 1780.

2009年11月9日 · Hurricane Mitch struck Central America in late October 1998, leaving more than 11,000 people dead, destroying hundreds of thousands of homes and causing more than $5 billion in damages. It...

2023年10月27日 · Mitch began as a tropical storm over the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 22, 1998, and strengthened to a hurricane by the 24th. Mitch then rapidly strengthened, becoming a monster Category 5 hurricane with a central pressure of 905 mb on the 26th.

2023年10月9日 · Hurricane Mitch was the deadliest Atlantic weather event since the Great Hurricane of 1780, which killed 22,000 people in the eastern Caribbean. It displaced the 1900 Galveston Hurricane to become the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record.

1998年12月3日 · As Hurricane Mitch tore across Central America, the most deadly Atlantic storm in two centuries left a trail of destruction in its wake. About 10,000 are believed to have been killed, with...

Mitch is responsible for over nine thousand deaths predominately from rain-induced flooding in portions of Central America, mainly in Honduras and Nicaragua. This makes Mitch one of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones in history, ranking only below the 1780 “Great Hurricane” in …

By 26 October Mitch was one of the five strongest hurricanes in the Atlantic basin with a central pressure of 905 mb at 2000 UTC. On 26 October the AFRES reconnaissance flight indicated flight-level winds >150 kt and dropsondes measured winds >160 kt, making Mitch a strong category 5 storm.

Hurricane Mitch was the most powerful storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season.Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean.Mitch was the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane because it killed 11,000-18,000 in Central America and Mexico, it is second only to the Great Hurricane of 1780.Mitch also caused over $5 billion in …

15th Anniversary of Hurricane Mitch On October 27, 1998, Hurricane Research Division scientists made an historic flight into Hurricane Mitch as it loitered off the Honduran coast while it was still a Category Five storm.