the precursor and initial stages of opal brought heavy rainfall and flooding to guatemala and mexico. in the former, rivers near the border with mexico overflowed, resulting in the evacuation of 110 families in tecún umán. approximately 34,000 people were left homeless. landslides left damage to infrastructure and agriculture, with about $17 million in crop damage alone. thirty-one deaths occurred in guatemala. in mexico, more than 42,000 people were forced to evacuate as rivers overtopped their banks in campeche and tabasco, while an estimated 100,000 people evacuated due to the storm. around 500,000 acres of crops had been destroyed by the floods. agricultural losses in campeche alone were estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars. nineteen fatalities were reported in mexico. in florida, strong winds and storm surge left severe damage in the panhandle. from wakulla county westward, many structures including homes and buildings were swept away or suffered some degree of damage. in escambia, okaloosa, and santa rosa counties, nearly 300 homes were destroyed and 1,000 others suffered major damage. the storm left at least $2.1 billion in damage in florida.