C5category 5
Hurricane Mitch (1998)
Hurricane Mitch formed in the North Atlantic on 22 October 1998 and faded on 9 November 1998. Peak wind 287 km/h (155 kt), category 5, lowest pressure 905 hPa. Landfall: Honduras, Mexico, United States.
287 km/hPeak wind · 155 kt
905 hPaLowest pressure
18.8 daysDuration
11,943 kmTrack length · ACE 35.9
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
Wind along the track
km/h · UTC
Landfalls
| Date | Countries hit | Landfall wind | Nearby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 October 1998 12:00 UTC | C1 | Honduras | 130 km/h | Chapagua · 12 km |
| 4 November 1998 02:00 UTC | TS | Mexico | 65 km/h | Campeche · 29 km |
| 5 November 1998 11:00 UTC | TS | United States | 102 km/h | Pelican Bay · 10 km |
Towns within 100 km of the track
Tegucigalpa71 km · 74 km/h
Campeche20 km · 65 km/h
La Ceiba96 km · 83 km/h
Cape Coral41 km · 102 km/h
Siguatepeque18 km · 74 km/h
Tocoa33 km · 93 km/h
Santa Cruz de Yojoa57 km · 74 km/h
Fort Myers47 km · 102 km/h
North Port100 km · 102 km/h
Port Charlotte88 km · 102 km/h
Bonita Springs20 km · 102 km/h
Tizimín73 km · 74 km/h
Cojutepeque99 km · 65 km/h
San Martín92 km · 65 km/h
Estero28 km · 102 km/h
Sensuntepeque71 km · 65 km/h
Champotón74 km · 65 km/h
Chalatenango70 km · 65 km/h
Golden Gate21 km · 102 km/h
East Naples15 km · 102 km/h
San Francisco de Yojoa64 km · 74 km/h
Immokalee23 km · 102 km/h
La Entrada68 km · 65 km/h
Englewood96 km · 102 km/h