Central America faces a hurricane threat from Julia, but if the storm follows precedent, it will be the rainfall, not the winds, that cause widespread destruction throughout the region.
Eight countries make up Central America and many are mountainous with poorly constructed infrastructure.
The combination of the torrential rainfall and the terrain have produced deadly consequences from systems that were merely just a tropical depression or tropical storm.
The more organized cyclones have caused thousands of deaths because communities simply give way or are buried in landslides.
Fortunately, not all of the countries see a yearly threat from tropical cyclones, but some are impacted several times a season by either a close pass or a direct hit.
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which holds the record for having the most named storms, led to several disasters across the region.
During the record-breaking season, tropical cyclones Cristobal, Marco, Nana, Gamma, Delta, Zeta, Eta and Iota all produced significant impacts for parts of Central America.
Hurricane Eta made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm, causing landslides and floods that displaced thousands.
And just a few weeks later, the same region was struck by Category 4 Iota in November.
According to the United Nations, more than 7.5 million people were impacted by the cyclones and disasters were declared in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Many of the countries have a long history of dealing with tropical trouble since the water surrounding the coasts is annually some of the warmest in the basin.