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Hurricane Lili, a Category 3 hurricane during the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season, caused...

Hurricane Lili, a Category 3 hurricane during the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season, caused considerable damage across Central America, Cuba, and the Bahamas, and left £150 million in damage in the United Kingdom. A tropical depression formed off the coast of Nicaragua on October 14, and moved slowly to the northwest. On October 16, it reached tropical storm strength and was named Lili. The storm reached hurricane strength on the 17th. Lili grazed the Isle of Youth on October 18 and then hit Matanzas Province, Cuba as a Category 2 hurricane. Despite the mountainous terrain, the storm barely weakened and Lili emerged over water twelve hours later on Cuba's northern coast. Lili further strengthened as it approached the Bahamas. The eye passed over San Salvador Island and Great Exuma on the 19th before heading out into the North Atlantic. Over open water, Lili briefly reached Category 3 strength before being declared extratropical. The remnants of Lili maintained tropical storm force winds as it crossed the British Isles on October 28. Lili killed ten people: eight in Central America and two in the United Kingdom. Damage figures for Central America and the Bahamas are unavailable but