Hurricane Iris was a Category 4 storm that devastated Belize in October of 2001. The storm formed as a tropical depression on October 4th just southeast of Barbados. The depression continued moving westward into the Caribbean Sea and formed into a tropical storm given the name "Iris" on October 5th just to the south of Puerto Rico. The storm formed into a hurricane on the 6th, and thereafter strengthened very quickly, with its pressure dropping from 990 millibars to 950 millibars in 18 hours. Just before landfall on the coast of Belize, the very small hurricane reached its peak intensity, with its winds at 145 miles per hour and its pressure at 948 millibars. After moving ashore at Belize on the 9th, the storm quickly weakened over the mountains of Central America, and its circulation disappeared in less than 18 hours. Summary Hurricane Iris as a category four hurricane before landfall in Belize. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2001 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation in the northern hemisphere. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea is a body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, south of the Gulf of Mexico. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. ...
HurricaneIris was a Category 4 storm that devastated Belize in October of 2001.
The storm formed into a hurricane on the 6th, and thereafter strengthened very quickly, with its pressure dropping from 990 millibars to 950 millibars in 18 hours.
Just before landfall on the coast of Belize, the very small hurricane reached its peak intensity, with its winds at 145 miles per hour and its pressure at 948 millibars.
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