The storm hit Belize on the 30th September 2000. It remained in the area for 4 days with winds of 60-135 mph and torrential rains. Hurricane Keith affected the coastal islands of Belize as a Category 3 hurricane but weakened to a tropical storm before actually making landfall in mainland Belize. The Keys (San Pedro and Caulker) were hardest hit, where more than 2,000 persons were affected. Approx. 30,000 people were affected by flooded communities in the rural districts of Belize, Orange Walk, Corozal and Cayo. Many houses were destroyed as much as 60 % in the Keys.

Belize which was known as British Honduras as the time was hit on the 28th September, 1928, winds of more than 175 m.p.h. recorded at the Airport however the anemometer broke, the wind continued to increase and the max. winds were estimated at 200 mph. Janet was described as the fiercest hurricane in the history of the county accompanied by torrential downpours and flooding in large parts of the Northern Districts, Little flooding from the sea except in the area of Sarteneja where the water is reported to have risen by 8 feet.