The hurricane Mitch was the mos powerful hurricane (category 5,the highest possible on the Saffir -Simpson Hurricane Scale.) on the 1998. It started in the coast of Africa like a tropical wave on October 10 and finished like a tropical storm in Jamaica on Octboer 23. The hurricane Mitch dropped historics rainfalls in Honduras,Guatemala and Nicaragua 'cause its motion was really slowly (between October 29 and November 3) The deaths caused for the catastrophic flooding made it the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history. 11.000 were killed and over 8.000 people left missing at the end of 1998.

Before bitting Honduras,the hurricane formed waves of up 6.7 m (22 feet).

Althought the hurricane necer entered in Nicaragua,its motion caused extensive rainfall.

In the Caribbean Sea, the hurricane was responsible for the loss of the Fantome windjammer. The 31 men of the crew died.