about north-northwest of Barranquilla, Colombia, early on October 11. The depression moved slowly westward and then northwestward without significant intensification for a few days. By October 15, the depression had reached tropical storm status. Late on October 16, the cyclone began intensifying at a quicker pace, becoming the equivalent of a modern-day Category 2 hurricane on October 17. Around 00:00 UTC the next day, it peaked with maximum sustained winds of . Early on October 18, a ship reported a minimum pressure of near the center, the lowest pressure measured during the life span of the storm. The hurricane weakened slightly prior to making landfall near Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, with winds of around 12:00 UTC on October 18. Crossing the Yucatán Peninsula, the cyclone weakened to a tropical storm by 00:00 UTC the next day. Early on October 20, the storm emerged into the Bay of Campeche and quickly re-strengthened into a hurricane. The system then drifted slowly south-southwestward. Shortly after 18:00 UTC on October 21, the hurricane made landfall near Paraíso, Tabasco, with winds of . The storm rapidly weakened after moving inland and dissipated near Cárdenas by 06:00 UTC the next day. The storm's precursor caused extensive damage to banana plantations in the Magdalena Department of Colombia. In Quintana Roo, the storm caused significant damage to property and crops along the entire coast, while Cozumel and Isla Mujeres were reportedly left desolate. The hurricane destroyed nearly every home on the latter. A few fatalities occurred in the Yucatán Peninsula. Yucatán governor Felipe Carrillo Puerto estimated that damaged totaled about 60,000 MX$. Several small vessels sank offshore, including the motor canoe Nieves, drowning one passenger. The sloop Rosita also capsized, with only one crewman surviving. About two weeks after the storm, the federal government distributed about 50 tons of corn and 10 tons of beans to the destitute residents. Farther west, several fishing vessels sank and some ocean liners, including the , were stranded outside Veracruz harbor because violent seas made it too dangerous to enter. The hurricane caused considerable damage to shipping in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Five A low-pressure area previously associated with a frontal boundary developed into a tropical depression just north of Honduras on October 12. Initially moving northeastward, the depression intensified into a tropical storm around 12:00 UTC on October 13 and then began heading northward. Around 06:00 UTC