Hurricane Mitch Weather Central America

Hurricane Mitch grew to become the Atlantic basin's fourth strongest hurricane ever with sustained winds of 180 mph October 26 into early October 27, 1998. It was the strongest storm in the western Caribbean since Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. On Nov. 3, Mitch's ghostly remains entered the southern Gulf of Mexico and warm waters rejuvenated the system into a tropical storm. Mitch then barreled through southern Florida early Nov. 5 before finally becoming extratropical at 4 p.m. EST, Nov. 5.

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• Hurricane Mitch - NASA images and animation as the storm approached Honduras.
• Operation Fuerte Apoyo (Strong Support) - Describes participation of the US military in relief weather efforts.
• ReliefWeb - Updated listing of documents from governmental agencies and relief organizations.
• Mitch: The Deadliest Atlantic Hurricane Since 1780 - US National Climatic Data Center summary, with comparisons weather to other weather storms and descriptions of losses by weather country.

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