Hurricane Mitch was an extremely powerful, deadly and catastrophic tropical cyclone in 1998 that caused 11,374 fatalities in Central America, becoming the second-deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record. It was the deadliest hurricane in Central American history, surpassing Hurricane Fifi, which killed slightly fewer people in the same area in 1974. Mitch was the deadliest Atlantic hurricane in the satellite era, and the second-deadliest on record in the Atlantic, only behind the Great Hurricane of 1780, which killed at least 22,000 people. Category 5 hurricane: peak winds of 180 mph (155 knots), lowest pressure 905 mb. October 22 – November 9, 1998. Landfalls: October 29 at 80 mph, 15.9°N 85.7°W; November 4 at 40 mph, 20.1°N 90.5°W; November 5 at 65 mph, 26.2°N 81.9°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 35.9. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL131998 (public domain).