▁of ▁Bel ize ▁City ▁about ▁two ▁hours ▁later . ▁It ▁quickly ▁weak ened ▁over ▁land , ▁but ▁emer ged ▁into ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Campe che ▁on ▁August   5 ▁as ▁a ▁minimal ▁tropical ▁storm . ▁A ▁H urr icane ▁Hun ters ▁mission ▁fle w ▁into ▁Earl ▁later ▁on ▁August   5 , ▁meas uring ▁ 6 0   m ph ▁( 9 5   km / h ) ▁wind s . ▁The ▁cy clone ▁made ▁land fall ▁at ▁that ▁intensity ▁near ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁around ▁ 0 2 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁August   6 . ▁Once ▁in land , ▁Earl ▁quickly ▁weak ened , ▁falling ▁to ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁intensity ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 0 0   UTC ▁and ▁diss ip ating ▁by ▁ 1 8 : 0 0   UTC . ▁ ▁The ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁Earl ▁brought ▁heavy ▁rain ▁and ▁g ust y ▁wind s ▁to ▁the ▁L esser ▁Ant illes ▁and ▁Gre ater ▁Ant illes . ▁Str ong ▁wind s ▁in ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁down ed ▁a ▁power ▁line ▁onto ▁a ▁bus , ▁subsequently ▁causing ▁a ▁fire ▁that ▁killed ▁six ▁people . ▁A ▁boat ▁crash ▁in ▁Sam an á ▁Bay ▁killed ▁seven ▁people . ▁Sign ific ant ▁impact s ▁were ▁reported ▁in ▁Bel ize ▁after ▁Earl ▁moved ▁ash ore ▁as ▁a ▁h urr icane , ▁including ▁down ed ▁trees ▁and ▁power ▁lines , ▁blow n ▁transform ers , ▁dam aged ▁or ▁ri pped - off ▁roof s ,