Oh, yes, that 1955 storm got its name retired - the reason I don’t ever have to worry about being teased as a hurricane. And I remember it!
Didn’t know about Chetumal at the time, but have become intimately familiar with the area over the years since. Thanks for that tidbit to add to my hurri-lore I often tell.
Dean is at 918 - not much of a drop to match those two. There have been a LOT of bad hurricanes in that neck of the woods - Wilma, Gilbert, Mitch, Allen, Janet and now Dean.