Hurricane Lili was a relatively long-lived hurricane Catastrophe of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season that affected Influence countries from Central America to the United Kingdom .

Lili formed Coming_to_be on October 14 from a tropical wave , which emerged Coming_to_be from the coast of west Africa on October 4 .

After the storm Catastrophe formed Coming_to_be , further strengthening Cause_change_of_strength of Lili was gradual , first to tropical storm Catastrophe status on October 16 and then to hurricane Catastrophe status on October 17 .

The next day , Lili struck Attack Cuba and moved Motion across the central portion of the island , the first hurricane Catastrophe to hit Attack the country since Hurricane Kate in 1985 .

For almost an entire week , Hurricane Lili oscillated Self_motion in intensity while fluctuating Motion several times in forward speed .

About two weeks passed Motion_directional before Lili transitioned Change into an extratropical storm Catastrophe north of the Azores on October 27 , which subsequently moved Motion across Ireland and Great Britain .

Early in its duration , Lili caused Causation flooding in Central America that left GiveUp thousands homeless and killed Killing 14 people .

After 269,995 people were evacuated Escaping in advance of Lili , there were no deaths in the country .

Moisture from Lili also fueled Supply a storm Catastrophe that struck Attack the northeastern United States , which contributed Giving indirectly to a death when a man in Maine tried driving Self_motion across a flooded Motion roadway .

When the remnants of Lili struck Attack Ireland and the United Kingdom , it produced Creating strong winds and high seas that damaged Damaging hundreds of houses , causing Causation $ 300 million in damage Damaging ( 1996 USD ) and six deaths .