This storm moved across Belize at 7 miles per hour with wings of 40 mph extending 230 miles from the center. Rainfall measured up to 15 inches over a 3 day period. Mud slides and life-threatening floods affected Southern Belize and Stann Creek districts the most. 29 villages were impacted. Communities worst hit included Mullins River, Gales Point Manatee, Hope Creek, Sittee River and Hopkins. Five deaths occurred. And approximately 1,023 families were directly or indirectly affected by the floods.

Made Landfall as a Category 5 hurricane. The districts of Corozal and Orange Walk were affected most. Corozal and Orange Walk at the time combined contained 41 % of the country’s poor and 9 % of the Country’s indigenous population. The Belize District, Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker was also significantly affected. Some 6, 140 people were severely affected of the 311, 480 in the country – this is 2 % of the population. A total of 37, 703 lost their livelihoods in Agriculture and Tourism as a result of the storm.

Severe category 4 storm made landfall on October 9, was small but severe, with winds as high as 138mph, the storm devastated Southern Belize. Due to the small size of
The storm damage was concentrated within a 60-mile wife area in South Belize. There was extensive damage caused to public utilities and houses. Hardest hit were Monkey River Town, Placencia and Independence with a 8 to 15 foot feet surge. Other areas in Stann Creek and Toledo Districts were also damaged. In Monkey River Town only 2 buildings remained standing and 1 of those the hurricane shelter lost its roof.