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Bookmark or Share- Hurricane Mitch - WikipediaHurricane 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 | Path, Deaths, & Facts | BritannicaHurricane 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.
- Hurricane Mitch - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHurricane 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 damage.
- 25 Years Later: Looking Back at the October Monster Named MitchMitch 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.
- Mitch summary - Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological LaboratoryBy 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.
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