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A Central American hurricane is a tropical cyclone that affects countries located in Central America.
Atlantic Ocean hurricanes[edit]
2010s[edit]
- October 3–6, 2017 – Tropical Storm Nate causes significant and widespread flooding in Central America, particularly in Costa Rica, where it was the costliest tropical cyclone in that country's history, with total damages reaching $562 million (2017 USD) with a death toll of 14.[1] Widespread flooding in Nicaragua destroyed 5,953 homes, directly affecting 29,000 people and causing 16 deaths.[2] During its formative stages, Nate's precursor disturbance produced heavy rainfall and mudslides which damaged 234 homes and caused 7 casualties in Panama.
- October 25–27, 2017 – The disturbance that later became Tropical Storm Philippe in combination with Tropical Storm Selma brought heavy rainfall to parts of Honduras and Nicaragua, although impact from the pre-Philippe disturbance was negligible.
- October 5–7, 2018 – The low that later became Hurricane Michael and a disturbance located over the Pacific Ocean caused significant flooding throughout Central America. A total of 15 people were killed, including 8 in Honduras,[3] 4 in Nicaragua, and 3 in El Salvador.[4] Over 1,000 homes were damaged in Honduras. Approximately 253 homes sustained damage in El Salvador. Over 2000 homes were damaged in Nicaragua and over a thousand people were evacuated.[5] Damages are estimated to have exceeded $100 million (2018 USD).[6]
Pacific Ocean hurricanes[edit]
2010s[edit]
- October 16–17, 2018 – The precursor low to Hurricane Willa caused rainfall throughout Central America.[7]
- October 18–20, 2018 – Tropical Storm Vicente formed and produced heavy rainfall in El Salvador and Guatemala.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^ Government of Costa Rica (January 18, 2018). 309 mil millones de colones para la reconstrucción convierten a Nate en el mayor desastre de origen natural de la historia en Costa Rica (Report) (in Spanish). ReliefWeb. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ >"Sube a 16 el número de muertos en Nicaragua por tormenta Nate" (in Spanish). TeleSur. October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ "Sube a ocho el número de muertos por las lluvias en Honduras". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Al menos 9 muertos y miles de afectados por un temporal en Centroamérica". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ "Tres muertos y más de 1900 viviendas afectadas por lluvias". Confidencial (in Spanish). October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ Bown, Steven [@SteveBowenWx] (October 12, 2018). "Prior to officially developing into #Michael, the disorganized cluster of storms spawned torrential rains in Central America. At least 13 killed. Economic damage already listed in excess of $100M to property & infrastructure" (Tweet). Retrieved October 12, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ Stewart, Stacy. NHC Graphical Outlook Archive. National Hurricane Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Berg, Robbie. Tropical Depression Twenty-Three-E Advisory Number 1. National Hurricane Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 9 December 2018.