Hurricane Mitch (1998)
Oct 22, 12:00 AM UTC – Nov 9, 6:00 PM UTC (18.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 5
- Max sustained wind
- 180 mph (155 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 905 mb
- Landfalls
- 3
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Oct 29, 12:00 PM UTC · 15.9°N 85.7°W · Hurricane · 80 mph · 987 mb
- Nov 4, 2:00 AM UTC · 20.1°N 90.5°W · Tropical Storm · 40 mph · 998 mb
- Nov 5, 11:00 AM UTC · 26.2°N 81.9°W · Tropical Storm · 65 mph · 989 mb
Every track point (78)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-10-22 00:00 | TD | 11.6°N 76.1°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 1998-10-22 06:00 | TD | 11.9°N 77.1°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 1998-10-22 12:00 | TD | 12.0°N 77.9°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 1998-10-22 18:00 | TS | 11.6°N 77.9°W | 35 | 1001 | |
| 1998-10-23 00:00 | TS | 11.8°N 77.6°W | 40 | 1000 | |
| 1998-10-23 06:00 | TS | 12.2°N 77.6°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 1998-10-23 12:00 | TS | 12.5°N 77.8°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 1998-10-23 18:00 | TS | 12.9°N 78.0°W | 50 | 998 | |
| 1998-10-24 00:00 | TS | 13.4°N 77.9°W | 55 | 997 | |
| 1998-10-24 06:00 | HU | 13.9°N 77.8°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 1998-10-24 12:00 | HU | 14.5°N 77.9°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1998-10-24 18:00 | HU | 15.0°N 78.1°W | 90 | 980 | |
| 1998-10-25 00:00 | HU | 15.5°N 78.4°W | 100 | 965 | |
| 1998-10-25 06:00 | HU | 16.0°N 78.9°W | 105 | 951 | |
| 1998-10-25 12:00 | HU | 16.2°N 79.6°W | 115 | 945 | |
| 1998-10-25 18:00 | HU | 16.4°N 80.3°W | 125 | 926 | |
| 1998-10-26 00:00 | HU | 16.4°N 81.0°W | 130 | 923 | |
| 1998-10-26 06:00 | HU | 16.4°N 81.8°W | 135 | 922 | |
| 1998-10-26 12:00 | HU | 16.6°N 82.6°W | 145 | 914 | |
| 1998-10-26 18:00 | HU | 16.9°N 83.1°W | 155 | 905 | |
| 1998-10-27 00:00 | HU | 17.2°N 83.8°W | 155 | 910 | |
| 1998-10-27 06:00 | HU | 17.3°N 84.4°W | 150 | 917 | |
| 1998-10-27 12:00 | HU | 17.1°N 85.0°W | 150 | 922 | |
| 1998-10-27 18:00 | HU | 16.9°N 85.4°W | 145 | 928 | |
| 1998-10-28 00:00 | HU | 16.6°N 85.6°W | 140 | 933 | |
| 1998-10-28 06:00 | HU | 16.3°N 85.6°W | 130 | 938 | |
| 1998-10-28 12:00 | HU | 16.3°N 85.6°W | 115 | 948 | |
| 1998-10-28 18:00 | HU | 16.3°N 85.7°W | 95 | 959 | |
| 1998-10-29 00:00 | HU | 16.2°N 85.8°W | 85 | 970 | |
| 1998-10-29 06:00 | HU | 16.1°N 85.8°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 1998-10-29 12:00 | HU | 15.9°N 85.7°W | 70 | 987 | Landfall |
| 1998-10-29 18:00 | TS | 15.8°N 85.6°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 1998-10-30 00:00 | TS | 15.6°N 85.7°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1998-10-30 06:00 | TS | 15.4°N 85.9°W | 50 | 996 | |
| 1998-10-30 12:00 | TS | 15.2°N 86.1°W | 45 | 997 | |
| 1998-10-30 18:00 | TS | 14.9°N 86.5°W | 45 | 998 | |
| 1998-10-31 00:00 | TS | 14.7°N 87.0°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 1998-10-31 06:00 | TS | 14.5°N 87.7°W | 40 | 1000 | |
| 1998-10-31 12:00 | TS | 14.5°N 88.5°W | 35 | 1000 | |
| 1998-10-31 18:00 | TD | 14.6°N 89.2°W | 30 | 1001 | |
| 1998-11-01 00:00 | TD | 14.6°N 90.0°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 1998-11-01 06:00 | TD | 14.7°N 90.8°W | 25 | 1003 | |
| 1998-11-01 12:00 | TD | 14.9°N 91.5°W | 25 | 1005 | |
| 1998-11-01 18:00 | TD | 15.5°N 92.2°W | 25 | 1005 | |
| 1998-11-02 00:00 | LO | 16.3°N 92.7°W | 20 | 1005 | |
| 1998-11-02 06:00 | LO | 17.1°N 93.1°W | 20 | 1005 | |
| 1998-11-02 12:00 | LO | 17.9°N 93.4°W | 20 | 1005 | |
| 1998-11-02 18:00 | LO | 18.7°N 93.7°W | 20 | 1005 | |
| 1998-11-03 00:00 | LO | 19.2°N 93.4°W | 20 | 1003 | |
| 1998-11-03 06:00 | LO | 19.3°N 92.7°W | 20 | 1003 | |
| 1998-11-03 12:00 | LO | 19.4°N 92.1°W | 25 | 1002 | |
| 1998-11-03 18:00 | TS | 19.6°N 91.4°W | 40 | 997 | |
| 1998-11-04 00:00 | TS | 20.0°N 90.6°W | 35 | 997 | |
| 1998-11-04 02:00 | TS | 20.1°N 90.5°W | 35 | 998 | Landfall |
| 1998-11-04 06:00 | TD | 20.8°N 89.6°W | 30 | 998 | |
| 1998-11-04 12:00 | TS | 21.8°N 88.2°W | 40 | 998 | |
| 1998-11-04 18:00 | TS | 23.3°N 86.5°W | 40 | 993 | |
| 1998-11-05 00:00 | TS | 24.8°N 84.8°W | 45 | 993 | |
| 1998-11-05 06:00 | TS | 25.6°N 83.1°W | 50 | 990 | |
| 1998-11-05 11:00 | TS | 26.2°N 81.9°W | 55 | 989 | Landfall |
| 1998-11-05 12:00 | TS | 26.6°N 81.3°W | 55 | 987 | |
| 1998-11-05 18:00 | EX | 27.5°N 78.3°W | 50 | 992 | |
| 1998-11-06 00:00 | EX | 30.0°N 75.0°W | 50 | 993 | |
| 1998-11-06 06:00 | EX | 32.5°N 72.0°W | 50 | 992 | |
| 1998-11-06 12:00 | EX | 35.0°N 68.0°W | 50 | 990 | |
| 1998-11-06 18:00 | EX | 37.0°N 63.0°W | 50 | 989 | |
| 1998-11-07 00:00 | EX | 39.0°N 58.0°W | 50 | 990 | |
| 1998-11-07 06:00 | EX | 41.0°N 53.0°W | 50 | 992 | |
| 1998-11-07 12:00 | EX | 42.5°N 47.5°W | 50 | 986 | |
| 1998-11-07 18:00 | EX | 44.5°N 42.0°W | 60 | 972 | |
| 1998-11-08 00:00 | EX | 46.5°N 36.5°W | 60 | 974 | |
| 1998-11-08 06:00 | EX | 48.5°N 31.0°W | 60 | 972 | |
| 1998-11-08 12:00 | EX | 50.0°N 25.0°W | 60 | 962 | |
| 1998-11-08 18:00 | EX | 53.5°N 20.5°W | 60 | 956 | |
| 1998-11-09 00:00 | EX | 55.5°N 14.5°W | 60 | 956 | |
| 1998-11-09 06:00 | EX | 58.0°N 10.5°W | 60 | 956 | |
| 1998-11-09 12:00 | EX | 61.0°N 10.0°W | 60 | 956 | |
| 1998-11-09 18:00 | EX | 63.5°N 5.0°W | 55 | 960 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.