The new estimate of 160 mph winds was made after a review of "available aircraft winds, surface winds, surface pressures, satellite intensity estimates and Doppler radar velocities -- including data and analyses that were not available in real time," the hurricane center said. Based on the reading, the NHC upgraded the depression to Tropical Storm Mitch. "There are abandoned houses everywhere, and there's almost nowhere that people aren't doing work, Carroll said. Georges was the seventh tropical storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. In 2004 the name Matthew was used instead. [23] The rainfall collected in rivers, causing extensive river flooding across the country. In addition, Mitch is the eighth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record. Mitch killed 2 people and left $40 million in damage. Updated 2024 GMT (0424 HKT) April 19, 2019. The government of Belize issued a purple alert and asked for citizens on offshore islands to leave for the mainland. Mitch stayed as a category 5 turned south. Throughout the entire country, the hurricane left between 500,000 and 800,000 homeless. [10] By the time hurricane Mitch made landfall, numerous people were evacuated along the western Caribbean coastline, including 100,000 in Honduras, 10,000 in Guatemala, and 20,000 in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. [9] The surface circulation dissipated on November 1. Hurricane Mitch caused mudslides that affected nearly 800 miles of road. Due to the slow motion from October 29 to November 3, Hurricane Mitch dropped historic amounts of rainfall in Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, with unofficial reports of up to 75 inches (1,900 mm). [42] The name was replaced with the name Matthew which was used during the 2004 season (the name would later itself be retired after the 2016 season). [11] The highest official total was 928 mm (36.5 in) at Choluteca, which represented more than half of the annual precipitation average; at the same location, 466.7 mm (18.37 in) fell in a 24-hour period on October 31, which was more than double of the previous record set in 1985. Crops in Honduras were impacted very badly, Mitch destroyed, 58% of the corn output, 24% of sorghum, 14% of rice, and 6% of the bean crop. [11] About 50,000  bovine were killed, as were 60% of the fowl population. It tracked west-northwestward throughout its entire duration, and despite forecasts of attaining hurricane status, Dorothy reached peak winds of 70 mph (110 km/) – slightly below hurricane status. [4], Due to the threat, the government of Honduras evacuated some of the 45,000 citizens on the Bay Islands and prepared all air and naval resources. In Costa Rica Hurricane Mitch caused about 4,000 people to become homeless. Hurricane Mitch left widespread power outages after damaging more than 385 km (239 mi) of power lines and several power plants. The other country receiving the brunt of Hurricane Mitch’s elements was Nicaragua, which, while damage was less severe than in Honduras, significant desctruction did occur. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.

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