Unlike Mitch , little damage resulted Causation from Katrina and no fatalities were reported Reporting .

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

Both of Hendrix 's Experience bandmates , Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding , later stated Statement that they had been warned Warning about a planned Arranging drug bust the day before flying Motion to Toronto and they believed Know that drugs Bodily_harm had been planted Placing in Hendrix 's bag .

The effects Influence of Hurricane Mitch in Honduras included Cause_to_be_included the worst flooding Catastrophe in Honduras in the 20th century .

Hurricane Mitch , the strongest storm Catastrophe of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season , formed Creating on October 22 , and after becoming Becoming a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe , it weakened Cause_change_of_strength and struck Attack Honduras on October 29 .

While near peak intensity , Mitch struck Attack the offshore Guanaja island , where it nearly destroyed Destroying the mangrove forest .

The President of Honduras estimated that Mitch set back Hindering 50 years of economic development Cause_to_make_progress .

Mitch directly caused Causation $ 2.005 billion in damage Damaging , with an additional $ 1.8 billion in indirect costs Cost .

Due Causation to the heavy damage Damaging , the name Mitch was retired Process_end from the Atlantic hurricane naming Name_conferral list .

Hurricane Catastrophe Jeanne was the deadliest hurricane Catastrophe in the Atlantic basin since Mitch in 1998 .

Heavy rainfall Self_motion extended Expansion from Costa Rica to southeastern Mexico , causing Causation what was considered the worst natural disaster in the region since Hurricane Mitch in 1998 .

In neighboring El Salvador , the rains contributed to October 2008 being the third-wettest month across the country , after Hurricane Catastrophe Stan in 2005 and Hurricane Catastrophe Mitch in 1998 .

Hurricane Catastrophe Mitch 's meteorological history began Process_start with its origins over Africa as a tropical wave and lasted until its dissipation as an extratropical cyclone north of the United Kingdom .

After becoming Becoming disorganized due Causation to wind shear from a nearby upper-level low , Mitch quickly intensified Cause_change_of_strength in response Response to improving Cause_to_make_progress conditions which included Cause_to_be_included warm waters and good outflow .

After turning Becoming to the west , Mitch rapidly intensified Cause_change_of_strength , first into a major hurricane Catastrophe on October 25 and then into a Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale the next day .

Instead , Mitch turned Becoming to the south due Causation to a ridge that was not observed Perception_active while the storm Catastrophe was active .

Turning Becoming westward , Mitch slowly weakened Cause_change_of_strength over land and maintained Preserving deep convection over adjacent waters .

After moving Motion across mountainous terrain in Central America , the surface circulation of Mitch dissipated Dispersal on November 1 .

Mitch accelerated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to the northeast ahead of a cold front , moving Motion across the Yucatán Peninsula before striking Attack southwestern Florida on November 5 .