What is Hurricane Iris?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Hurricane Iris | Type=hurricane | Year=2001 | Basin=Atl | Image location=Iris 2001-10-08 1845Z.png | Image name=Hurricane Iris near peak intensity shortly before landfall in [[Belize]] on October 8 | Formed=October 4, 2001 | Dissipated=October 9, 2001 | 1-min winds=125 | Pressure=948 | Damages=250 | Inflated=0 | Fatalities=36 direct | Areas=[[Windward Islands]], [[Hispaniola]], [[Jamaica]], [[Honduras]], [[Belize]], [[Guatemala]], eastern [[Mexico]] | Hurricane season=[[2001 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''Hurricane Iris''' was the third major hurricane of the [[2001 Atlantic hurricane season]]. Hurricane Iris was also the second storm of 2001 to strike [[Belize]]. Iris was a category 4 hurricane when it struck Belize, but damage was rather low. It is likely because Iris weakened very quickly over land. People were thinking that Iris would cross [[Central America]] without dying and would keep the name Iris. This did not happen, Iris weakened over land very fast and died. Iris did however reformed in the [[Pacific Ocean]], it was given a new name, [[2001 Pacific hurricane season|Manuel]]. Iris left $150 million in damage and killed 49 people. ==Retirement== {{seealso|List of retired Atlantic hurricane names}} The name Iris was retired anyway. In [[Tropical Storm Ingrid (2007)|2007]] the name Ingrid was used instead. {{Retired Atlantic hurricanes}} {{2001 Atlantic hurricane season buttons}} [[Category:2001 Atlantic hurricane season|Iris]] [[Category:Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes|Iris]] [[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names|Iris]]