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For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Keith.Hurricane Keith was an Atlantic hurricane in October 2000 that caused extensive damage in Central America, especially in Mexico and Belize. It was the fifteenth tropical cyclone, eleventh named storm, and seventh hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. Keith developed as a tropical depression from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on September\u00a028. The depression gradually strengthened, and became Tropical Storm Keith on the following day. As the storm tracked westward, it continued to intensify and was upgraded to a hurricane on September\u00a030. Shortly thereafter, Keith began to rapidly deepen, and peaked as a Category\u00a04 hurricane less than 24\u00a0hours later. Keith then began to meander erratically offshore of Belize, which significantly weakened the storm due to land interaction. By late on October\u00a02, Keith made landfall in Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, Belize as a minimal hurricane. It quickly weakened to a tropical storm, before another landfall occurred near Belize City early on the following day. While moving inland over the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula, Keith weakened further, and was downgraded to a tropical depression before emerging into the Gulf of Mexico on October\u00a04. Once in the Gulf of Mexico, Keith began to re-strengthen and was upgraded to a tropical storm later that day, and a hurricane on the following day. By late on October\u00a05, Keith made its third and final landfall near Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico as a moderately strong Category 1 hurricane. The storm quickly weakened inland and dissipated as a tropical cyclone by 24\u00a0hours after landfall.Keith brought heavy rainfall to several countries in Central America, which resulted in extensive flooding, especially in Belize and Mexico. In Guatemala, the storm flooded 10 towns, and caused one fatality. Similarly, one fatality also occurred in El Salvador, and at least 300\u00a0people were affected by flooding in that country. Thirteen communities in Nicaragua were completely isolated after Keith made roads impassable. Twelve deaths were reported in Nicaragua, all of which were flood-related. Five people were presumed dead in Honduras after an aircraft disappeared near Roat\u00e1n; one other fatality occurred due to flooding. The storm brought torrential rainfall to Belize, with many areas reporting at least 10 inches (250\u00a0mm) of rain, while highest reported amount of precipitation was greater than 30 inches (760\u00a0mm). In Belize, a village reported that only 12\u00a0houses remained, while elsewhere in the country, at least 60 homes were destroyed or damaged; several houses in Belize City suffered minor roof damage. At least 19\u00a0people were killed in Belize and damages totaled to $280\u00a0million (2000\u00a0USD). Heavy rainfall also occurred in Mexico, especially in the states of Nuevo Le\u00f3n and Tamaulipas. Flooding from Keith caused several mudslides and a few rivers reached historic levels. Throughout Mexico, at least 460\u00a0houses were damaged or destroyed and other losses in infrastructure occurred. In addition, one person drowned due to heavy rainfall. Damages incurred in associated with Keith in Mexico totaled to approximately $365.9\u00a0million (2000\u00a0MXN, $38.7\u00a0million 2000\u00a0USD). Overall, Keith was responsible for 68 deaths and $319 million (2000 USD) in damage.[1]Table of ContentsMeteorological history[edit]Preparations[edit]Belize[edit]Mexico[edit]Elsewhere[edit]Aftermath[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Meteorological history[edit]  Map plotting the storm’s track and intensity, according to the Saffir\u2013Simpson scaleMap key \u00a0 Tropical\u00a0depression (\u226438\u00a0mph,\u00a0\u226462\u00a0km\/h)\u00a0 Tropical\u00a0storm (39\u201373\u00a0mph,\u00a063\u2013118\u00a0km\/h)\u00a0 Category\u00a01 (74\u201395\u00a0mph,\u00a0119\u2013153\u00a0km\/h)\u00a0 Category\u00a02 (96\u2013110\u00a0mph,\u00a0154\u2013177\u00a0km\/h)\u00a0 Category\u00a03 (111\u2013129\u00a0mph,\u00a0178\u2013208\u00a0km\/h)\u00a0 Category\u00a04 (130\u2013156\u00a0mph,\u00a0209\u2013251\u00a0km\/h)\u00a0 Category\u00a05 (\u2265157\u00a0mph,\u00a0\u2265252\u00a0km\/h)\u00a0 Unknown On September\u00a016, 2000 a tropical wave \u2013 an elongated area of low air pressure moving from east to west \u2013 exited the west coast of Africa. It moved westward across the Atlantic Ocean without development due to the presence of upper-level wind shear. After moving across the Caribbean Sea, a disturbance along the wave started to become better organized on September\u00a027.[2] The next day, a Hurricane Hunters flight indicated a closed circulation and winds of 37\u00a0mph (60\u00a0km\/h); upon receiving the data, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) initiated advisories on Tropical Depression Fifteen at 2100\u00a0UTC.[3] The NHC later estimated the depression had formed three hours earlier, about 70\u00a0mi (110\u00a0km) north-northeast of Cabo Gracias a Dios.[2] Upon forming, the depression had good outflow, although the convection was not as organized.[3] With an anticyclone over the system, the depression was expected to gradually intensify while moving slowly to the west-northwest, a motion caused by weak steering winds.[4] Late on September\u00a028, the NHC upgraded the depression to tropical storm status and named it Keith,[2] after another Hurricane Hunters mission reported flight-level winds of 61\u00a0mph (98\u00a0km\/h).[5]  Hurricane Keith near landfall in Belize on October 1By the time Keith became a tropical storm, it was beginning to undergo rapid deepening,[2] fueled by warm waters, low wind shear, and an organizing cloud pattern.[5] There initially was uncertainty in the storm’s future movement, due to a ridge in the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical cyclone prediction models differed on their assessments; three models anticipated a turn to the northeast toward Florida due to a trough, while others predicted a continued slow motion to the west-northwest, eventually reaching the Bay of Campeche.[6] After continued strengthening, Keith became a hurricane on September\u00a030, just 18\u00a0hours after becoming a tropical storm,[2] and making it the seventh such storm of that intensity of the season.[7] That day, an eye began developing as the structure became much better organized.[8] In a 13\u2011hour period beginning at 1808\u00a0UTC on September\u00a030, Keith underwent explosive deepening, as its barometric pressure dropped at a rate of nearly 3\u00a0mbar (0.089\u00a0inHg) per hour.[2] The NHC noted that Keith experienced conditions “ideal for strengthening”, with the exception of the approaching land interaction with the Yucat\u00e1n peninsula.[9] The hurricane slowed until stalling offshore eastern Belize, caused by the ridge to the north and the precursor to Tropical Storm Leslie forming over Cuba.[2] By early on October\u00a01, Keith had developed a well-defined eye about 20\u00a0mi (32\u00a0km) in diameter, with what the NHC described as a “spectacular appearance.”[10] Later that day, Hurricane Hunters estimated a minimum pressure of 939\u00a0mbar (27.7\u00a0inHg) and deployed a dropsonde that observed peak winds of 176\u00a0mph (283\u00a0km\/h). Based on the data, the NHC estimated that Keith attained peak winds of 140\u00a0mph (220\u00a0km\/h) at 0700\u00a0UTC on October\u00a01, while just offshore eastern Belize. This made it a Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.[2]Shortly after Keith reached peak intensity, the eye had moved over portions of Belize, causing it to lose definition. Outflow became restricted, and the developing disturbance to the northeast increased wind shear. As a result, Keith began to weaken steadily on October\u00a01.[11] While remaining nearly stationary, Keith made a landfall on Ambergris Cay late on October\u00a02 as a minimal hurricane. Shortly thereafter, Keith weakened into a tropical storm,[2] and its convection became limited to the southeastern quadrant.[12] At 0300\u00a0UTC, the storm made its second landfall about 29\u00a0mi (47\u00a0km) north of Belize City, and within nine hours weakened into a tropical depression.[2] The building ridge to the north caused the system to accelerate more to the west-northwest across the Yucat\u00e1n peninsula.[13] Early on October\u00a04, Keith emerged into the Bay of Campeche,[2] where favorable conditions allowed convection to quickly redevelop.[14] Later that day, it re-intensified into a tropical storm,[2] with improved outflow and convective organization.[15] On October\u00a05, the Hurricane Hunters reported a circular eye had reformed along with winds supporting an upgrade to hurricane status.[16] Keith intensified further that day, until it made its final landfall 23\u00a0mi (37\u00a0km) north of Tampico with winds of 90\u00a0mph (150\u00a0km\/h).[2] It rapidly weakened over the high terrain of northeastern Mexico,[17] dissipating late on October\u00a06.[2]Preparations[edit]On September\u00a029, shortly after Keith formed, a hurricane watch was issued for the Yucat\u00e1n peninsula from Chetumal to Cabo Catoche in Quintana Roo. The next day as Keith was nearing hurricane intensity, the watch was upgraded to a warning, and a tropical storm warning and hurricane watch was issued for the Belize coastline from Belize City to the Mexican border. At that time, the trajectory was expected to go more to the northwest, and when the storm turned to a slow westward drift, hurricane warnings were issued for the Belize coast with only about 24\u00a0hours of lead time for the offshore islands. The warnings for the Yucat\u00e1n peninsula were dropped as Keith weakened.[2]On October\u00a02, the government of Belize declared a state of emergency and activated the entire Belize Defence Force due to the storm’s threat.[18] The airport in Belize City was closed during Keith’s passage, limiting transportation from the country’s mainland to its offshore islands.[19] In Corozal, Belize, authorities evacuated the entire city of 10,000\u00a0people to numerous shelters in Orange Walk.[20] Officials were also ordered evacuations for Belize City, setting up shelters in Belmopan.[21] Overall, about 25,000\u00a0people evacuate, or about 10% of Belize’s population.[22] Three hospitals were evacuated in the country.[23] In a post-storm assessment, residents on the offshore islands acknowledged they were unprepared for the storm and did not anticipate such intensity.[24]In Quintana Roo, 5,000\u00a0people from Chetumal and surrounding low-lying areas were forced to evacuate to 30\u00a0shelters.[25][26] Offshore along a coral reef, about 50\u00a0fishermen stayed on a coral reef during the storm.[25] In the Bay of Campeche, Pemex evacuated about 6,300\u00a0workers from its offshore oil platforms.[27] Officials in Yucat\u00e1n and Veracruz declared states of emergency.[18] When Keith reached the Gulf of Mexico and began re-intensifying, a hurricane warning was issued from Tuxpan to Matamoros in northeastern Mexico, with a tropical storm watch issued northward to Port Mansfield, Texas.[2] About 3,000\u00a0residents in Tamaulipas evacuated to 250\u00a0shelters, and in neighboring Veracruz, about 175\u00a0people left their houses before the storm struck. The threat of Hurricane Keith caused Mexican authorities to close most ports along the gulf coast,[28] and many schools in the area were closed.[29]Keith’s slow and erratic movement caused it to produce strong winds and heavy rainfall in Central America. Belize bore the brunt of the storm, with about $280\u00a0million in damage and 19\u00a0confirmed fatalities, primarily related to flooding. Several other countries reported significant but less severe flooding, including El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Overall, Keith was responsible for 40\u00a0deaths,[2][30] as well as approximately $319\u00a0million in damage.[1][32]Belize[edit]  Destruction to an airplane hangar in BelizeWhile Keith was offshore from Belize, northerly winds blew water out of the Bay of Chetumal. There were reports of people walking onto the temporarily dry bay floor, despite the potential for the waters to return in the event of shifting winds. At Caye Caulker, the hurricane produced a 4\u00a0ft (1.2\u00a0m) storm surge from the west. Winds were unofficially estimated to have reached 125\u00a0mph (201\u00a0km\/h) in the offshore islands of Belize. Wind gusts on the mainland reached 61\u00a0mph (98\u00a0km\/h) at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport. Due to its slow motion, Keith dropped heavy rainfall, amounting to over 10\u00a0in (250\u00a0mm) in many parts of the country. The highest recorded precipitation total was 32.67 inches (830\u00a0mm) at the international airport in Belize City.[2]The strong winds destroyed 130\u00a0houses in Belize.[22] Two hotel roofs were wrecked, and the winds knocked down trees and power lines. Widespread areas of Belize lost power and telephone service, including Belize City. There, the heavy rainfall flooded streets,[26] reaching 3\u00a0ft (0.91\u00a0m) deep.[33] Twenty homes were damaged to some degree in the capital, while many more suffered minor roof damage.[20] The rains flooded the first floor of the primary hospital in the city,[34] causing severe damage.[35] Nationwide, 11\u00a0health facilities were damaged.[36]  Elsewhere in the country, the rains increased levels along rivers,[18] including the Belize River, Rio Hondo, and New River.[37] The Belize River rose for several days after the storm,[38] reaching record levels of 21\u00a0ft (6.6\u00a0m) in width,[37] which isolated 15\u00a0villages.[39] Flooding covered Northern Highway and Western Highway as well as the primary bridge from Belmopan to the rest of Cayo District.[40] Residual floodwaters persisted due to the low-lying land of the country and poor drainage.[41] Floods contaminated water supply in the northern four districts,[42] causing an E. coli outbreak and food poisoning.[43] In Belize, Corozal, and Orange Walk districts, about 30% of the houses were severely damaged by flooding.[42]Damage was heaviest in the northern offshore islands and in the northern portion of the mainland.[44] On the offshore islands, downed trees and power lines blocked most roads.[42] In Caye Caulker and San Pedro, Keith damaged the roofs of about 90% of houses and damaged or destroyed 676\u00a0houses,[28] leaving 3,279\u00a0people homeless.[42] About 50% of the houses in Caye Caulker were destroyed,[35][45] In San Pedro, about 30% of houses,[35] or at least 50, were wrecked.[45] On Ambergris Caye, four airplanes were destroyed.[42] At Turneffe Atoll, about 35% of the landmass was affected, with many trees in that section uprooted and numerous tree branches snapped.[46]Five individuals died in maritime accidents involving at least one catamaran.[2] There was an accident involving a bus carrying evacuees, killing four people on board.[35] Three people died on the offshore Ambergris Caye.[47] Overall, 19\u00a0people perished in the country.[30] Several injuries, mainly from flying debris, were reported in San Pedro,[1] and there were 142\u00a0people who were injured in the storm.[42] Throughout the country, approximately 3,279\u00a0homes were either damaged or destroyed.[47] The damage total from Keith was initially estimated at $200\u00a0million, about half of which was to tourism facilities; the remainder was roughly split between crop and infrastructure damage.[48] About 75% of the crops in the country were damaged, including much of the corn harvest that was expected to begin in October.[47] The damage total was later estimated at $280\u00a0million,[1] most of it on the offshore Ambergris Cay and Caye Caulker.[2]Mexico[edit]Damage totals in Mexicoin thousands of Mexican pesos, year 2000, unadjusted for inflation[32]StateDirect damageIndirect damageTotalSonora63,936500\u00a064,436Nuevo Le\u00f3n115,6000\u00a0115,600Tamaulipas117,1670.683\u00a0117,850Quintana Roo39,7162.767\u00a042,483Chiapas25,5690\u00a025,569Totals$361,988$3,950\u00a0$365,938  Keith rainfall across MexicoHurricane Keith caused damage in three Mexican states \u2013 Quintana Roo along the Yucat\u00e1n peninsula, Tamaulipas where the hurricane made landfall, and Sonora farther inland. In Quintana Roo, Keith left $2.7\u00a0million (2000\u00a0MXN, $294,000 2000\u00a0USD) in damage, and caused an additional $39.7\u00a0million (2000\u00a0MXN, $4.2\u00a0million 2000\u00a0USD) in indirect costs.[32] While crossing the Yucat\u00e1n peninsula, Keith dropped heavy rainfall, including over 10\u00a0in (250\u00a0mm) in Campeche state.[49]Chetumal, Quintana Roo reported 9.65\u00a0in (245\u00a0mm) of precipitation.[2]When Keith made its final landfall, Tampico reported tropical storm force winds, with gusts to 63\u00a0mph (101\u00a0km\/h).[2] The winds damaged billboards and some trees in the city, and elsewhere along the coast, Keith knocked down trees and power lines.[28] About 200,000\u00a0people in northeastern Mexico lost power, and 100,000\u00a0people were left without water.[50] About 400\u00a0houses were damaged in Veracruz, and many roads and bridges were destroyed.[51] Heavy rainfall occurred in the interior of northeastern Mexico, peaking at 24.55\u00a0in (624\u00a0mm) in Gonz\u00e1lez, Tamaulipas.[2] In a reporting station in the municipality of G\u00f3mez Far\u00edas, the pluviometer reported a 24-hour rain total of 13.24 inches (336\u00a0mm), and a storm total of 18.44 inches (468\u00a0mm), which broke the precipitation record for that location, which counted with 35\u00a0years of data.[32] This rain also caused rivers to reach record levels, as the Sabinas River rose 10.95\u00a0m (35.9\u00a0ft) on October 6, to a new historical peak, and the Guayalejo River rose 77.46\u00a0ft (23.61\u00a0m), slightly under the 1976 record. This rainfall caused the Las \u00c1nimas dam to catch 525,000 acre-feet (648,000,000\u00a0m3) of water between October 5 and October 17; however, some of this water had to be released, as the upstream face of the dam was damaged by debris, and had to be repaired. Overall, the storm produced $117.8\u00a0million in damage (2000 MXN, $12.4\u00a0million 2000\u00a0USD) in the state.[32]In Nuevo Le\u00f3n, the remnants of Keith interacted with a cold front to produce heavy rainfall,[49] reaching 14.43\u00a0in (367\u00a0mm) in Sabinas.[2] The average precipitation in the state was 5 inches (130\u00a0mm), and the deluge caused causing mudslides in several cities, including San Pedro, Guadalupe and Escobedo. High rainfall also caused flash flood in mountainous areas near Monterrey, forming swift river currents that rose up to 9,000\u00a0ft\u00b3\/s (250\u00a0m\u00b3\/s), and dragged 130\u00a0people into local rivers; however, all were rescued. The rivers also dragged 30 vehicles, all of which were moderate to total losses. The storm runoff caused the El Cuchillo dam to receive 105,000 acre-feet (130,000,000\u00a0m3) of water daily, and the La Boca dam to receive 810 acre-feet (1,000,000\u00a0m3) per hour. About 13,000\u00a0residents lost power. About 5,000\u00a0people were forced evacuated from several municipalities in the state, including 2,465 from Monterrey and 1,900 from rural areas, at a cost of $400,000 (2000 MXN).[32] The total damages in the state rose to $115.6\u00a0million (2000 MXN, US$12.2\u00a0million in year 2000), with the damage to urban infrastructure being the most expensive portion of the damage, with $44.2\u00a0million (2000 MXN, US$4.6\u00a0million in 2000) used to repair damage in eight municipalities; in particular, San Pedro Garza Garc\u00eda received approximately three quarters of the infrastructure damage, with $30.8\u00a0million (2000 MXN, $3.3\u00a0million 2000\u00a0USD). Additionally, about 460\u00a0homes were damaged or destroyed, and 300\u00a0families had to be relocated to safer areas.[32]  Hurricane Keith making its final landfall in Mexico with Tropical Storm Olivia in the Pacific on October 5In other states, damage was lighter, but still significant. In Sonora, total damages rose to $64.4\u00a0million (2000 MXN, $6.8\u00a0million 2000\u00a0USD); in Chiapas, $25.6\u00a0million (2000 MXN, $2.7\u00a0million 2000\u00a0USD) of property damage were caused by the storm. This brings up the total damage in Mexico to $365.9\u00a0million (2000 MXN, $38.7\u00a0million 2000\u00a0USD).[32] In Tabasco, flooding damaged 7,896\u00a0houses.[51] Approximately 24,000\u00a0residents in the state were impacted by flooding. At the capital city of Villahermosa, large rivers in the area overflowed, flooding some streets. However, dikes and sandbags along the banks of the rivers prevented further flooding.[52] Overall, about 46,000\u00a0people had to evacuate Mexico due to the storm and its flooding.[29] There was one fatality when a man in Tampico was electrocuted by a downed power line.[28] In Xicot\u00e9ncatl, Tamaulipas, a swollen river killed a family of six when their house was flooded.[53] Overall, Keith killed 23\u00a0people in Mexico \u2013 13 in Veracruz, 4 in Puebla, and 6 in Tamaulipas. There were six indirect deaths when a plane crashed while attempting to land in Reynosa, Tamaulipas.[31]Elsewhere[edit]The outer bands of Keith brought intermittent rainfall to several areas of Cuba, though the amounts were very light.[54] While Keith was organizing, the storm drew moisture from the eastern Pacific Ocean across Central America, producing heavy rainfall.[55] In Guatemala, the rains caused flooding in ten towns and inundated approximately 500\u00a0farms in the Melchor de Mencos municipality with about 4 inches (100\u00a0mm) of water.[2] Additionally, one fatality was reported.[56] Governor of Pet\u00e9n Department Ad\u00e1n Regalado remarked that, “many communities are cut off by flooded rivers”.[52] In El Salvador, a 20-year-old man drowned in a river,[57] and 200\u00a0families had to evacuate after several houses were damaged or destroyed.[58] Rainfall in Honduras forced over 200\u00a0families to evacuate their houses. One person died when a wall collapsed,[59] and there were five other fatalities an aircraft disappeared near Roatan Island.[2] A bridge along the Pan-American Highway between Honduras and Nicaragua was destroyed, which had been rebuilt following Hurricane Mitch.[58] Additionally, a government agency reported that as many as 80,000\u00a0people in southern Honduras were left isolated.[52]In Nicaragua, floods from the storm forced 3,962\u00a0people to evacuate their houses to 57\u00a0shelters,[60] many of which were schools.[61] Floods affected 11 of the 17\u00a0Departments of Nicaragua, which began receding on October\u00a05 as Keith exited the region. The floods caused several landslides and covered roads, which isolated communities.[62] Keith damaged 436\u00a0houses in the country and destroyed another 160.[38] There were 12\u00a0fatalities due to the storm in Nicaragua,[2] one of whom a boy who was swept away by a fast moving flooded river northeast of Managua,[57] while another death occurred after a man drowned in Lake Managua. A man in the western portions of the country died after stepping on a power lines, which had fallen due to strong winds. Fifty communities were isolated, with at least thirteen of them due to impassable roads.[36] Several neighborhoods in Corinto flooded, forcing the Civil Defense to evacuate 9\u00a0families. One house collapsed in Los \u00c1ngeles, though its ten occupants escaped without injury. After rainfall lashed in Villanueva, Chinandega, for six days, the resultant flooding forced 300\u00a0families evacuated, while there was significant losses the corn, beans and plantains crops. An additional 20\u00a0families left their homes due to flooding in Poneloya. About 15\u00a0families in the port city of Puerto Sandino were evacuated after the El Contrabando river overflowed. Another 18\u00a0homes were flooded in the region of Salinas Grandes. About 52\u00a0fled Troilo after at least 11\u00a0homes flooded.[63]Aftermath[edit]On October\u00a03, a Belize ambassador issued an appeal to the international community for food and money due to the damage from Keith.[22]United Nations Development Programme received $30,000 from the Government of Norway to give immediate relief to the country of Belize. United Nations Children’s Fund also gave out $150,000 for relief in areas not focused on by other relief groups.[64] The Peace Corps, the Red Cross, and the United States Navy black hawk helicopters worked together to deliver rice, corn, sugar, salt, cooking oil, toilet paper, and medications to about 700\u00a0families in Bermuda Landings and adjacent isolated villages. The American Red Cross donated about $28,500 and 4,080\u00a0family hygiene kits.[47] Between October and November 2000, the National Society distributed 5,289\u00a0food and hygiene parcels to 26,293\u00a0people in Belize City, Orange Walk, and Belmopan. Around that time, the Belize Red Cross Society (BRCS) distributed relief items to 4,622\u00a0victims in Belize City. The BRCS also shipped  two containers with kitchen sets and water buckets for 1,600\u00a0families, donated by the German Red Cross.[65] A donation account to help the relief effort, titled Hurricane Keith Relief Fund, was set up by the town of Placencia, in the local Atlantic Bank. The Belize Consulate in California also set up a donation fundraiser. Placencia also delivered a boat full of donated food, clothing, and building supplies to the San Pedro and Caye Caulker area.[66]In the immediate aftermath, officials enacted a curfew for Belize City, Caye Caulker and San Pedro to curtail looting, and the latter two areas were declared disaster areas. The entirety of the northern three districts (out of six total) were also declared disaster areas.[40] There were initial difficulties in determining the needs in the affected residents, due to cut communications.[45] The government sent planes with emergency supplies to the most affected offshore islands.[67] Several emergency teams were sent to Caye Caulker and San Pedro as soon as weather conditions permitted it. Widespread road repairs also began almost immediately after Keith’s occurrence. The Belize International Airport was back online by the morning of October 4, only a single day after the tropical cyclone passed through the area.[66] By that time, boat service was re-instated with the most affected areas to pick up stranded tourists.[67] Workers quickly restored power and water in Belize City.[43] In the days after the storm struck, residual flooding sparked fears for the spread of disease.[35] In Orange Walk and Cayo District, residents were advised to stay indoors to avoid bites from poisonous snakes.[45]In Nicaragua, the United States ambassador declared a disaster, which prompted various United Nations departments to provide $25,000 to the country.[61]The name Keith was retired in the spring of 2001 and will never again be used for a North Atlantic hurricane.[68] The name was replaced with Kirk for the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season.[69] However, since the name Kirk was not used during the course of 2006, it was first used during the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.See also[edit]References[edit]^ a b c d United Nations (November 30, 2000). “Belize: Assessment of the Damage Caused By Hurricane Keith, 2000” (PDF). 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