&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Katrina_10-29-1999_1915Z.png) Tropical Storm Katrina near the coast of Honduras on October 29 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | October 28, 1999 |
| Dissipated | November 1, 1999 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 40 mph (65 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 999 mbar (hPa); 29.50 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | None reported |
| Damage | $9,000 (1999 USD) |
| Areas affected | Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, Yucatán Peninsula |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Tropical Storm Katrina was a short-lived, weak tropical cyclone that produced minor damage across areas previously devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Forming out of a broad area of low pressure in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 28, 1999, the disorganized tropical storm made landfall near Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) on October 30 before weakening to a tropical depression. The remnants of the storm persisted until November 1, at which time it was absorbed by a cold front on the northern end of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Throughout Central America, Katrina produced heavy rains, estimated up to 15 in (380 mm) in mountainous areas, triggering mudslides and flash flooding. Unlike Mitch, little damage resulted from Katrina and no fatalities were reported. Due to the lack of damage caused by the storm, the name was not retired and was re-used during 2005 at which time it was retired due to catastrophic damage in the United States.[1]
- ^ Richard D. Knabb; Jamie R. Rhome & Daniel P. Brown (August 10, 2006). "Hurricane Katrina Tropical Cyclone Report" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved August 11, 2009.