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Hurricane Keith
was the strongest hurricane of the
2000 Atlantic hurricane season
. Keith struck
Belize
and
Mexico
before it died on
October 6
. Keith killed 24 people and caused
$
225 million in damage. Most of this damage happened in Belize. It was because it struck Belize while stronger than when it struck Mexico.
The beginning of the hurricane was from a tropical wave that moved into the
Atlantic Ocean
off of
Africa
on
September 16
. The wave moved across much of the
Caribbean Sea
, until September 28, at that time it became Tropical Depression Fifteen. Fifteen moved a little northwest and became Tropical Storm Keith on September 29.
Keith changed its course and moved west. On September 30 Keith became a hurricane. Keith rapidly gained strength and later on September 30, Keith reached its highest wind speed with which at 140 mph. The hurricane was blocked and was forced to make a loop.
Since Keith was close to land, the block caused Keith to weaken a lot. On October 2 as a weak hurricane, Keith made landfall in Ambergris Caye, Belize. The next day, Keith made another landfall in Belize, this time in
Belize City
as a very strong tropical storm.
Keith moved over Belize and the
Yucatan Peninsula
and weakened to a tropical depression. Tropical Depression Keith moved off of the Peninsula and into the
Gulf of Mexico
, where it quickly became a tropical storm again.
On October 4, Keith again became a hurricane. Hurricane Keith made its last landfall in Mexico near
Tampico
in
Tamaulipas
on October 5. Keith weakened over Mexico until it finally died on October 6.
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The name Keith was retired in the Spring of 2001. The name Kirk was put on the list in 2006, but Kirk was not used, so it must be used again in 2012.
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