Hurricane Francelia brought Bringing significant flooding Motion to Central America , especially Belize and Guatemala .

The sixth named storm Catastrophe and fourth hurricane Catastrophe of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season , Francelia developed Coming_to_be from a tropical wave in the southeastern Caribbean Sea on August 29 .

On September 1 , Francelia reached Arriving hurricane Catastrophe status , shortly before re-curving west-southwest .

Francelia weakened Cause_change_of_strength slightly before making landfall near Punta Gorda , Belize ( then British Honduras ) late on September 3 .

During its early stages , Francelia brought Bringing gusty winds and light rainfall Catastrophe to several islands in the Caribbean Sea .

Francelia ranked Placing as the deadliest tropical cyclone Catastrophe in Guatemala , until Hurricane Mitch in 1998 .