Between November 4 and 5, 2020 Hurricane Eta, a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, made landfall along the north-eastern coast of Nicaragua, which is approximately 500 kilometres (km) southeast of Belize, with maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour (mph) or 224 kilometres per hour (km/h). Hurricane Eta quickly weakened as it travelled inland across Central America for two days before turning northwards into the Caribbean Sea. The outer bands of the hurricane produced gusty winds and heavy rainfall (10-20 inches) in Belize. This caused severe flooding in the Western District of Cayo, Southern District of Stann Creek, and Belize District, including Belize City.