 During its existence , areas of the Lesser Antilles , ABC islands , and Central America were affected by Janet . At least $ 65 @.@ 8 million in damages and 1 @,@ 023 deaths were caused by the hurricane , mostly in Quintana Roo . The large number of deaths and damage caused by Janet helped make the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season the deadliest and costliest hurricane season documented since comprehensive record of such statistics began in 1942 . 
