Hurricane Fifi ( later known as Hurricane Orlene ) was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that killed Killing between 8,000 and 10,000 people in Honduras in September 1974 , ranking it as the fourth deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record Recording .

Fifi is also the first billion-dollar hurricane Catastrophe not to make landfall in the U.S. , Originating Coming_to_be from a strong tropical wave on September 14 , the system steadily tracked Self_motion west-northwestward through the eastern Caribbean .

Maintaining hurricane Catastrophe intensity , Fifi brushed Damaging the northern coast of Honduras before making Manufacturing landfall in Belize the following day .

Along its path , Fifi impacted Damaging nine countries , leaving Departing over 8,200 fatalities and $ 1.8 billion ( 1974 USD ; $ USD ) in damages Damaging .

Fifi brought Bringing continuous rainfall to the area for three days , hampering Hindering relief efforts in what was the worst disaster Catastrophe in Honduras ' history at the time .

In nearby Guatemala , an additional 200 people were killed Killing by severe flooding Motion , making Manufacturing Fifi the worst hurricane Catastrophe to impact Influence the country in nearly 20 years .

Taking a similar path to Hurricane Fifi four years prior , Greta threatened Warning to reproduce the devastating Catastrophe effects of the catastrophic storm Catastrophe ; however , damage Damaging and loss of life was significantly less than feared Change_sentiment .