No. While Mitch was one of the deadliest hurricanes other hurricanes have been much bigger.
Hurricane Mitch of 1998 was a category 5.
Honduras was the Latin American country affected the most by Hurricane Mitch in late October 1998. Hurricane Mitch was a category 5 hurricane.
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Not in hurricane form. However - we DID experience gale-force winds, as the remnants of Mitch crossed the Atlantic.
Hurricane Mitch in 1998
No. For one thing, a storm that strikes Japan will be called a typhoon, not a hurricane. Hurricane Mitch was in the Atlantic hurricane basin, and had its worst impacts in the Central American countries of Honduras and Nicaragua.
1998
categrory 5
yes
The hurricane hit in late August, and the effects were felt for about a week.
November 5, 1998.
Hurricanes are not anticyclones, they are cyclones.