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August 4

1980: Hurricane Allen reached category 5 strength for the first time in the late evening. Allen was at this strength for a total of almost three days, the longest of any Atlantic hurricane on record, and the third-longest in the world.

2016: Hurricane Earl moved onshore near Belize City, Belize. After landfall Earl moved westward into Mexico, where heavy rain caused landslides that killed at least 81 people.