#Hurricaneiris - Twitter Hashtag

almost 3 years ago

#OTD in 2001, #HurricaneIris was rapidly intensifying into a Category 4 #hurricane, reaching an intensity of 145mph/946mb while striking #Belize early the next night. This small but ferocious storm caused 31 deaths and $250m in damages in Belize and #Guatemala.

CycloneHistory's tweet photo. #OTD in 2001, #HurricaneIris was rapidly intensifying into a Category 4 #hurricane, reaching an intensity of 145mph/946mb while striking #Belize early the next night.

This small but ferocious storm caused 31 deaths and $250m in damages in Belize and #Guatemala. https://t.co/Qsi5WDhc0u

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Cyclone History @CycloneHistory

almost 5 years ago

#OTD 20 years ago, the tiny but ferocious #HurricaneIRIS peaked as a Category 4 #hurricane, bringing widespread death and destruction to #Belize. Due to Iris' small size, damage was not as severe as it could've been, but was still enough to see Iris get replaced with Ingrid.