Hurricane Keith (2000)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 28 – October 6, 2000

Peak wind

138 mph

222 km/h · Oct 1

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

939 mb

Landfalls

Tamaulipas, Mexico · Belize

Lifetime

7.8 d

Sep 28 – Oct 6

Distance

1,359 mi

2,186 km

ACE

12.2

storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Keith

Hurricane Keith (2000) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic season. It formed on September 28, 2000, 146 mi NNE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 939 mb on October 1, 2000, and made landfall 3 times — first near San Pedro, Belize on October 2, 2000 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). Later landfalls: 15 mi W of San Pedro, Belize on October 3, 2000 as a tropical storm (69 mph); 15 mi N of Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico on October 5, 2000 as a Category 1 hurricane (92 mph). It rapidly intensified by 75 mph in 24 hours (to 138 mph on October 1, 2000). The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 1,359 miles (2,186 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 2, 2000 · 23:00 UTC	near San Pedro, Belize	Cat 1 75 mph	988 mb
October 3, 2000 · 03:00 UTC	15 mi W of San Pedro, Belize	TS 69 mph	990 mb
October 5, 2000 · 18:00 UTC	15 mi N of Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico	Cat 1 92 mph	980 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico	15 mi	Oct 5 · 17:00 UTC	Cat 1 91 mph
Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico	33 mi	Oct 6 · 02:00 UTC	TS 46 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 35 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 28 18:00	TD	29 mph	1005 mb	16.1°N 82.9°W	108 mi ENE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Sep 29 00:00	TD	29 mph	1004 mb	16.2°N 83.3°W	85 mi ENE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Sep 29 06:00	TD	35 mph	1003 mb	16.6°N 83.6°W	83 mi NE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Sep 29 12:00	TD	35 mph	1002 mb	16.9°N 84.0°W	86 mi NNE of Brus Laguna, Honduras
Sep 29 18:00	TS	46 mph	1000 mb	17.4°N 84.8°W	101 mi N of Iriona, Honduras
Sep 30 00:00	TS	52 mph	993 mb	17.7°N 85.4°W	121 mi N of Iriona, Honduras
Sep 30 06:00	TS	63 mph	987 mb	17.9°N 86.0°W	129 mi E of San Pedro, Belize
Sep 30 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	982 mb	17.9°N 86.4°W	103 mi E of San Pedro, Belize
Sep 30 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	977 mb	17.9°N 86.7°W	83 mi E of San Pedro, Belize
Oct 1 00:00	Cat 3	115 mph	955 mb	17.9°N 86.9°W	70 mi E of San Pedro, Belize
Oct 1 06:00	Cat 4	138 mph	941 mb	17.9°N 87.2°W	50 mi E of San Pedro, Belize
Oct 1 07:00	Cat 4	138 mph	939 mb	17.9°N 87.3°W	44 mi E of San Pedro, Belize
Oct 1 12:00	Cat 4	132 mph	944 mb	17.9°N 87.4°W	37 mi E of San Pedro, Belize
Oct 1 18:00	Cat 3	127 mph	950 mb	17.9°N 87.7°W	18 mi E of San Pedro, Belize
Oct 2 00:00	Cat 3	115 mph	959 mb	17.8°N 87.9°W	near San Pedro, Belize
Oct 2 06:00	Cat 1	92 mph	974 mb	17.6°N 87.8°W	27 mi ENE of Belize City, Belize
Oct 2 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	980 mb	17.7°N 87.8°W	18 mi SE of San Pedro, Belize
Oct 2 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	17.7°N 87.9°W	16 mi SSE of San Pedro, Belize
Oct 2 23:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	75 mph	988 mb	17.9°N 88.0°W	near San Pedro, Belize
Oct 3 00:00	TS	69 mph	989 mb	17.9°N 88.0°W	near San Pedro, Belize
Oct 3 03:00	TS LANDFALL	69 mph	990 mb	17.9°N 88.2°W	15 mi W of San Pedro, Belize
Oct 3 06:00	TS	52 mph	990 mb	18.0°N 88.4°W	12 mi ESE of Orange Walk, Belize
Oct 3 12:00	TD	35 mph	995 mb	18.3°N 88.8°W	22 mi NW of Orange Walk, Belize
Oct 3 18:00	TD	35 mph	998 mb	18.6°N 89.5°W	71 mi WNW of Orange Walk, Belize
Oct 4 00:00	TD	29 mph	1000 mb	19.0°N 90.4°W	32 mi SE of Champotón, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 4 06:00	TD	35 mph	1000 mb	19.5°N 91.4°W	45 mi WNW of Champotón, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 4 12:00	TS	40 mph	999 mb	19.9°N 92.5°W	97 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 4 18:00	TS	46 mph	996 mb	20.3°N 93.5°W	133 mi N of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico
Oct 5 00:00	TS	69 mph	988 mb	20.7°N 94.8°W	136 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 5 06:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	21.2°N 96.1°W	86 mi ENE of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 5 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	983 mb	21.8°N 97.0°W	54 mi NE of Naranjos, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 5 18:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	92 mph	980 mb	22.6°N 97.9°W	15 mi N of Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 6 00:00	TS	52 mph	988 mb	23.2°N 99.0°W	32 mi N of Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 6 06:00	TD	35 mph	1002 mb	23.5°N 100.0°W	17 mi SE of Doctor Arroyo, Nuevo León, Mexico
Oct 6 12:00	TD	23 mph	1007 mb	23.8°N 101.0°W	17 mi W of Cedral, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Keith make landfall?

Keith made landfall 3 times: near San Pedro, Belize on October 2, 2000 at 23:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds; 15 mi W of San Pedro, Belize on October 3, 2000 at 03:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds; 15 mi N of Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico on October 5, 2000 at 18:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds.

What category was Keith?

At its peak on October 1, 2000, Keith was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 939 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Keith last?

7.8 days, from September 28, 2000 to October 6, 2000, including 78 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,359 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Keith?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

Related storms

Keep exploring

Every storm named Keith

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1988	Hurricane Keith Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	Quintana Roo, Mexico, Florida	→
2000	Hurricane Keith · this page Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	Tamaulipas, Mexico, Belize

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2000

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2000	Hurricane Carlotta Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 155 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Isaac Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Alberto Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Daniel Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Aletta Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Michael Atlantic	Cat 2 98 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Lane Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 98 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Joyce Atlantic	Cat 1 92 mph	—	→

See every 2000 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Keith on Wikipedia.

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