Hurricane Iris (2001)

A small but powerful cyclone, Iris intensified rapidly on reaching the western Caribbean Sea and caused widespread destruction in Belize. It reached peak winds of 145 mph before coming ashore in southern Belize near Monkey River Town on October 9. Of the 24 people killed in Belize, 20 died when a scuba diving boat capsized near Big Creek.

Formed (UTC)

2001-10-04

Dissipated (UTC)

2001-10-09

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

125

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

Deaths, as sources state them

24 in Belize

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2001278N12302

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hurricane, category 4, belize, caribbean, rapid intensification, landfall

Coordinates: 16.9, -74.72077533221166

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 2000 to 2007 seasons

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