Hurricane Nana Hits Belize, Drives Across Guatemala

Hurricane Nana brushed past Honduras and barreled toward Belize, where thousands of people were stocking up on food, water and other materials.

This satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Nana approaching Belize on Sept. 2, 2020. NOAA via AP

PUNTA GORDA, Belize—Hurricane Nana made landfall in Belize, pelting a relatively sparsely populated stretch of the country’s coast with heavy rain and wind before weakening to a tropical storm while pushing across Guatemala on Thursday.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported that Nana hit land between the coastal towns of Dangriga and Placencia shortly after midnight at an area around 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Belize City with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), making it barely a hurricane. The storm was moving west-southwest at 15 mph (24 kph).