What is Hurricane Keith?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Hurricane Keith | Type=hurricane | Year=2000 | Basin=Atl | Image location=Keith 2000-10-01 0645Z.jpg | Image name=Hurricane Keith at its peak intensity while approaching Belize on October 1 | Formed=September 28, 2000 | Dissipated=October 6, 2000 | 1-min winds=120 | Pressure=939 | Damages=225 | Inflated=0 | Fatalities=24 direct | Areas=Much of [[Central America]], [[Belize]], [[Mexico]] | Hurricane season=[[2000 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''Hurricane Keith''' was the strongest hurricane of the [[2000 Atlantic hurricane season]]. Keith struck [[Belize]] and [[Mexico]] before it died on [[October 6]]. Keith killed 24 people and caused [[United States dollar|$]]225 million in damage. Most of this damage happened in Belize. It was because it struck Belize while stronger than when it struck Mexico. ==Meteorological history== {{storm path|Keith 2000 track.png}} The beginning of the hurricane was from a tropical wave that moved into the [[Atlantic Ocean]] off of [[Africa]] on [[September 16]]. The wave moved across much of the [[Caribbean Sea]], until September 28, at that time it became Tropical Depression Fifteen. Fifteen moved a little northwest and became Tropical Storm Keith on September 29. Keith changed its course and moved west. On September 30 Keith became a hurricane. Keith rapidly gained strength and later on September 30, Keith reached its highest wind speed with which at 140 mph. The hurricane was blocked and was forced to make a loop. Since Keith was close to land, the block caused Keith to weaken a lot. On October 2 as a weak hurricane, Keith made landfall in Ambergris Caye, Belize. The next day, Keith made another landfall in Belize, this time in [[Belize City]] as a very strong tropical storm. Keith moved over Belize and the [[Yucatan Peninsula]] and weakened to a tropical depression. Tropical Depression Keith moved off of the Peninsula and into the [[Gulf of Mexico]], where it quickly became a tropical storm again. On October 4, Keith again became a hurricane. Hu