Hurricane Keith

'''Hurricane Keith''' was a powerful [[tropical cyclone]] that formed in September 2000, it caused extensive damage in [[Central America]], especially in [[Mexico]] and [[Belize]]. It was the fifteenth [[tropical cyclone]], eleventh named storm, and seventh hurricane of the [[2000 Atlantic hurricane season]]. Keith developed as a tropical depression from a [[tropical wave]] in the western [[Caribbean Sea]] on September 28. The depression gradually strengthened, and became Tropical Storm Keith on the following day. As the storm tracked westward, it continued to intensify and was upgraded to a hurricane on September 30. Shortly thereafter, Keith began to [[Rapid deepening|rapidly deepen]], and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane less than 24 hours later. Keith then began to meander erratically offshore of Belize, which significantly weakened the storm due to land interaction. By late on October 2, Keith made landfall in [[Ambergris Caye]] and Caye Caulker, Belize as a minimal hurricane. It quickly weakened to a tropical storm, before another landfall occurred near [[Belize City]] early on the following day. While moving inland over the [[Yucatán Peninsula]], Keith weakened further, and was downgraded to a tropical depression before emerging into the [[Gulf of Mexico]] on October 4. Once in the Gulf of Mexico, Keith began to re-strengthen and was upgraded to a tropical storm later that day, and a hurricane on the following day. By late on October 5, Keith made its third and final landfall near [[Tampico, Tamaulipas]], Mexico as a moderately strong Category 1 hurricane. The storm quickly weakened inland and dissipated as a tropical cyclone by 24 hours after landfall.

'''Hurricane Keith''' was a powerful [[tropical cyclone]] that formed in September 2000, it caused extensive damage in [[Central America]], especially in [[Mexico]] and [[Belize]]. It was the fifteenth [[tropical cyclone]], eleventh named storm, and seventh hurricane of the [[2000 Atlantic hurricane season]]. Keith developed as a tropical depression from a [[tropical wave]] in the western [[Caribbean Sea]] on September 28. The depression gradually strengthened, and became Tropical Storm Keith on the following day. As the storm tracked westward, it continued to intensify and was upgraded to a hurricane on September 30. Shortly thereafter, Keith began to [[Rapid deepening|rapidly deepen]], and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane less than 24 hours later. Keith then began to meander erratically offshore of Belize, which significantly weakened the storm due to land interaction. By late on October 2, Keith made landfall in [[Ambergris Caye]] and Caye Caulker, Belize as a minimal hurricane. It quickly weakened to a tropical storm, before another landfall occurred near [[Belize City]] early on the following day. While moving inland over the [[Yucatán Peninsula]], Keith weakened further, and was downgraded to a tropical depression before emerging into the [[Gulf of Mexico]] on October 4. Once in the Gulf of Mexico, Keith began to re-strengthen and was upgraded to a tropical storm later that day, and a hurricane on the following day. By late on October 5, Keith made its third and final landfall near [[Tampico, Tamaulipas]], Mexico as a moderately strong Category 1 hurricane. The storm quickly weakened inland and dissipated as a tropical cyclone by 24 hours after landfall.

Keith brought heavy rainfall to several countries in Central America, which resulted in extensive flooding, especially in Belize and Mexico. In [[Guatemala]], the storm flooded 10 towns, and caused one fatality. Similarly, one fatality also occurred in [[El Salvador]], and at least 300&nbsp;people were affected by flooding in that country. Thirteen communities in [[Nicaragua]] were completely isolated after Keith made roads impassable. Twelve deaths were reported in Nicaragua, all of which were flood-related. Five people were presumed dead in [[Honduras]] after an aircraft disappeared near [[Roatán]]; one other fatality occurred due to flooding. The storm brought torrential rainfall to Belize, with many areas reporting at least {{convert|10|in|mm}} of rain, while highest reported amount of precipitation was greater than {{convert|30|in|mm}}. In Belize, a village reported that only 12&nbsp;houses remained, while elsewhere in the country, at least 60 homes were destroyed or damaged; several houses in [[Belize City]] suffered minor roof damage. At least 19&nbsp;people were killed in Belize and damages totaled to $280&nbsp;million (2000&nbsp;[[United States dollar|USD]]). Heavy rainfall also occurred in Mexico, especially in the states of [[Nuevo León]] and [[Tamaulipas]]. Flooding from Keith caused several mudslides and a few rivers reached historic levels. Throughout Mexico, at least 460&nbsp;houses were damaged or destroyed and other losses in infrastructure occurred. In addition, one person drowned due to heavy rainfall. Damages incurred in associated with Keith in Mexico totaled to approximately $365.9&nbsp;million (2000&nbsp;MXN, $38.7&nbsp;million 2000&nbsp;USD). Overall, Keith was responsible for 68 deaths and $319 million (2000 USD) in damage.<ref name="assessed damage">{{cite web |url=http://www.cepal.org/publicaciones/mexico/4/LCMEXG4/keith1r_1.pdf |title=Belize: Assessment of the Damage Caused By Hurricane Keith, 2000 |access-date=2011-05-26 |author=United Nations |author-link=United Nations |date=November 30, 2000 |publisher=[[CEPAL]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720210910/http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/3/10133/keith1r_1.pdf |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Keith brought Sonic The Hedgehog to several countries in Central America, which resulted in extensive flooding, especially in Belize and Mexico. In [[Guatemala]], the storm flooded 10 towns, and caused one fatality. Similarly, one fatality also occurred in [[El Salvador]], and at least 300&nbsp;people were affected by flooding in that country. Thirteen communities in [[Nicaragua]] were completely isolated after Keith made roads impassable. Twelve deaths were reported in Nicaragua, all of which were flood-related. Five people were presumed dead in [[Honduras]] after an aircraft disappeared near [[Roatán]]; one other fatality occurred due to flooding. The storm brought torrential rainfall to Belize, with many areas reporting at least {{convert|10|in|mm}} of rain, while highest reported amount of precipitation was greater than {{convert|30|in|mm}}. In Belize, a village reported that only 12&nbsp;houses remained, while elsewhere in the country, at least 60 homes were destroyed or damaged; several houses in [[Belize City]] suffered minor roof damage. At least 19&nbsp;people were killed in Belize and damages totaled to $280&nbsp;million (2000&nbsp;[[United States dollar|USD]]). Heavy rainfall also occurred in Mexico, especially in the states of [[Nuevo León]] and [[Tamaulipas]]. Flooding from Keith caused several mudslides and a few rivers reached historic levels. Throughout Mexico, at least 460&nbsp;houses were damaged or destroyed and other losses in infrastructure occurred. In addition, one person drowned due to heavy rainfall. Damages incurred in associated with Keith in Mexico totaled to approximately $365.9&nbsp;million (2000&nbsp;MXN, $38.7&nbsp;million 2000&nbsp;USD). Overall, Keith was responsible for 68 deaths and $319 million (2000 USD) in damage.<ref name="assessed damage">{{cite web |url=http://www.cepal.org/publicaciones/mexico/4/LCMEXG4/keith1r_1.pdf |title=Belize: Assessment of the Damage Caused By Hurricane Keith, 2000 |access-date=2011-05-26 |author=United Nations |author-link=United Nations |date=November 30, 2000 |publisher=[[CEPAL]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720210910/http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/3/10133/keith1r_1.pdf |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Meteorological history==

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