Hurricane Keith (2000)

Keith formed in September 2000 and caused extensive damage in Central America, particularly in Belize and Mexico. Late on October 2 it came ashore at Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker in Belize as a minimal hurricane, and late on October 5 it made a third and final landfall near Tampico, Tamaulipas, as a moderately strong Category 1. Damage was put at $319 million in 2000 dollars.

Formed (UTC)

2000-09-28

Dissipated (UTC)

2000-10-06

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

120

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

Deaths, as sources state them

68

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2000273N16277

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hurricane, category 4, belize, mexico, central america, landfall

Coordinates: 19.58365600610033, -91.650968018301

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

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