June 18 as the system tracked across Mississippi and Tennessee. Its entanglement with an approaching cold front on June 18 signaled the storm's transition into an extratropical cyclone. The storm continued towards the northeastern United States and the Canadian Maritimes, tracking across Nova Scotia and the northern shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence before it was last documented on June 21 over Labrador. Impact Central America and Southeastern Mexico Between June 5–8, the center of the storm slowly tracked across British Honduras, southeastern Mexico, and Guatemala, with estimated peak sustained winds of along this path. These peak winds were measured in San Salvador, El Salvador. Lesser winds of 34 mph (55 km/h) were recorded in Belize City, British Honduras, where the storm initially made landfall. The slow-moving tropical cyclone produced torrential rainfall, resulting in widespread flooding that killed several thousand people. Estimates of the death toll in Central America vary; a list of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones compiled by meteorologists Edward Rappaport and Jose Fernandez-Partagás in 1996 indicates that the hurricane may have caused over 3,000 fatalities, with a low-end estimate of 506. Between 1,000 and 3,000 casualties occurred across Honduras according to the U.S. Weather Bureau's report in the Monthly Weather Review. Relief workers in Honduras suggested approximately 2,000 fatalities occurred, while reporting by the Associated Press estimated at least 2,000 deaths near San Salvador with at least 2,500 deaths across Central America. Rainfall totals exceeded in some locations, increased by the effects of the mountains of the Trifinio region. In El Salvador, the storm contributed to the country's wettest year on record; this record stood until 2005. Rivers and lakes rose from the excessive rains. Banana and timber regions were heavily impacted by the storm. The worst effects were felt in El Salvador and Honduras, with lesser impacts occurring in Guatemala. The heaviest damage in El Salvador occurred in the departments of Cabañas, Cuscatlán, La Paz, San Miguel, San Vicente, and Usulután. Fourteen rivers throughout the country overflowed their banks, with floods along the Lempa proving to be particularly devastating in northwestern El Salvador. Entire villages in El Salvador were destroyed, including those along the Pacific coast of El Salvador from La Libertad to La Unión. On a single estate along the coast, 100,000 head of cattle perished. All Pacific ports were flooded; few buildings withstood the storm in Acajutla, whose port was rendered inoperable. Verapaz