caused significant flooding central_america despite remaining offshore thirteenth tropical cyclone thirteenth named storm ninth hurricane atlantic hurricane season developed western caribbean_sea november interaction cold tropical waves initially tropical depression remained weak tracked southwestward eventually southward november depression strengthened shortly slowly curving general eastward direction briefly hurricane november upper level winds caused weaken tropical storm later day storm tracked northeastward hispaniola later nearly stationary curve eastward doubled west weakening tropical depression november strengthened tropical storm following day tracked northwestward fluctuating intensity finally weakening dissipating november despite making landfall produced heavy rainfall cuba hispaniola central_america jamaica caused significant flooding areas honduras homes destroyed bridges washed away nearly acres banana fruit plantations flooded deaths reported flooding effected central american countries albeit effects severe heavy rainfall reported cuba flood damage unknown contributed ongoing flood jamaica caused additional fatalities dominican_republic overall caused fatalities approximately million usd damage meteorological history november cold moved northwest caribbean_sea shortly strong high pressure system entered area nearly stationary interacted tropical waves week active causing southwesterly flow enter system november surface weather analysis indicated weak low pressure area developed north colombia despite defined low level circulation system meet criteria tropical cyclone convective activity organized concentrated vicinity center small weak centers low pressure formed general area entire system drifted northward couple days combination high pressure area united_states system produced gale force winds florida cuba bahamas gulf_of_mexico convection gradually developed broad low pressure area post storm analysis indicated tropical depression thirteen developed utc november centered miles southwest kingston jamaica operationally national_hurricane_center issue advisories utc november depression tracked generally southward soon encountering favorable environment tropical cyclone development environmental conditions favorable intensification depression initially failed strengthen depression later developed significant amounts deep convection intensified november intensifying tropical storm headed slowly east northeastward continued strengthen early november upgraded hurricane simultaneously attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg shortly began favorable environment strong upper level westerly winds result weakened tropical storm later november hurricane hours despite lesser favorable environment began strengthen starting following day november nearly gained hurricane status winds remaining mph subsequently weakened tropical depression utc november south jamaica mid level ridge rebuilt bahamas florida forced westward northwestward cyclone organized intensified tropical storm november tropical storm reached peak intensity winds mph november utc weakened storm maintained tropical storm status utc november weakened tropical depression interacted cold causing remnant low pressure system utc november hours later national_hurricane_center issued final advisory stating storm merely low level devoid deep convection dissipating remnants drifted southward produced heavy rainfall belize honduras preparations utc november tropical storm watch issued jamaica upgraded hurricane warning hours later utc november hurricane warning downgraded tropical storm warning downgraded tropical storm watch discontinued november hurricane tropical storm watches warnings flash flood warning posted november sailors advised remain port disaster committees cautioned residents stock supplies batteries food utc november hurricane watch issued haiti areas east cuba downgraded tropical storm watch hours later following day tropical storm watch dropped addition tropical storm warning issued november del cuba discontinued hours later impact hurricane landfall large storm unusual erratic path result caused heavy rainfall central_america western caribbean nations dominican_republic people drowned north santo domingo families fled homes flooding contributed ongoing flood jamaica caused total million damage roads left families shelter significant damage hurricane previous month minimal effects occurred cuba large amounts precipitation fell cuba especially heavy rains caused thousands flee homes damage country unknown torrential rainfall honduras caused flooding forced people homes addition homes destroyed wooden bridges washed away roads significantly affected roads national highway damaged damage highway infrastructure totaled approximately television broadcast images showed houses submerged roofs flood waters inundated nearly acres banana fruit plantations owned crops sustained damage beans rice agricultural losses associated storm totaled approximately million caribbean coastline honduras houses destroyed overall caused fatalities country pacific northern regions nicaragua numerous houses washed away floods addition civil defense authorities reported fatalities north guatemala death occurred flood waters damaged destroyed hundreds homes swollen rivers costa_rica flooded towns numerous banana plantations formative stage high pressure area combined low pressure resulted tight pressure gradient led beach erosion gale force winds florida coast counties heavy surf generated combination systems caused feet beach erosion additionally feet sand lost region north severe beach erosion caused loss feet line martin counties impact minimal hurricanes enter caribbean_sea landfall flights recorded volatile center structure severe extreme rainfall hail flight storm overall caused fatalities approximately million damage aftermath spinning western caribbean government honduras allotted million million usd emergency assistance following storm countries contributed cash recovery honduras including germany italy netherlands norway spain united_kingdom united_states cash donations collectively totaled slightly addition contributed emergency grant worth japan donated tents water emergency health kits lieu money norway donated worth food clothing spain contributed medicine transportation costing united_states donated plastic water containers family food bags primary contributor non government aid red_cross storm red_cross set temporary shelters additionally distributed pounds milk clothing sheets boxes pounds rice pounds beans pounds sugar butter
Hurricane Marco (1996)