Hurricane Bret (2029)
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| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Bret shortly after making landfall in Nicaragua on August 25 | |
| Formed | August 22, 2029 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | August 26, 2029 |
| Highest winds |
1-minute sustained: 80 mph (130 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 987 mbar (hPa); 29.15 inHg |
| Fatalities | Unknown |
| Damage | $150 million (2029 USD) |
| Areas affected | Venezuela, Colombia, Central America, Mexico |
| Part of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Bret was the first hurricane to make landfall in Nicargua since Hurricane Nadine in 2024, and caused extensive damage and loss of life in that country and elsewhere in Central America. The second named storm and second hurricane of the 2029 Atlantic hurricane season, Bret formed on August 22 from a tropical wave in the central Caribbean Sea.
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See also[edit]
- Other tropical cyclones named Bret
- Hurricane Cesar (1996) – Took a similar track in July 1996.
- Tropical Storm Matthew (2010) – Caused widespread destruction in Central America in September 2010.