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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Mitch (1998)
22 October 1998 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Mitch formed in the North Atlantic basin on 22 October 1998 and lasted 19 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 905 hPa. It made landfall in Honduras, the United States of America, Mexico and Guatemala. It killed at least 19,325 people. It is the 59th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 22 October 1998
- Dissipated
- 9 November 1998
- Duration
- 19 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 905 hPa
- Deaths
- 19,325
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Honduras130 km/h
- TSUnited States of America102 km/h
- TSMexico65 km/h
- TSGuatemala56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Georges250 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Bonnie185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Danielle167 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Earl157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Lisa120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Charley111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Frances102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Alex83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth