Hurricane Nate was a 2017 Atlantic hurricane . The storm developed on October 4, 2017. It was the costliest natural disaster in the history of Costa Rica . It caused heavy damage and fatalities in Central America while a tropical storm . ^[1]

The storm became a hurricane while moving through the Yucatan Channel . Nate moved north-northwest at 29 miles an hour. It was the fastest-moving tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico . The hurricane later struck southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi as a Category 1 hurricane. Nate was the fourth hurricane in the year to strike the United States or its territories. That had not happened in 12 years. ^[2]

Nate caused 16 deaths in Nicaragua , 14 in Costa Rica , 7 in Panama , five in Guatemala , three in Honduras , two in the United States and one in El Salvador . The number of people killed by Nate was 48. Damage from Nate was $787 million USD .

The name Nate was retired on April 11, 2018 for its damage and death toll. It was replaced with Nigel for the 2023 season.

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1. ↑ "Nate downgraded to tropical storm, moves farther inland" . ABC News . Retrieved 2019-10-17 .
2. ↑ "Nate Slams Mississippi" . The Washington Post . Retrieved May 9, 2018 .

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