s ▁in ▁Tr in idad . ▁Ch antal ▁dropped ▁light ▁to ▁moder ate ▁ra inf all ▁across ▁its ▁path , ▁most ▁significantly ▁in ▁Quint ana ▁Ro o ▁in ▁Mexico ▁where ▁it ▁caused ▁w ides p read ▁mud sl ides . ▁Dam age ▁in ▁Bel ize ▁tot aled ▁$ 4   mill ion ▁( 2 0 0 1   US D ; ▁$ ▁  US D ), ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁combined ▁impact ▁of ▁high ▁waves , ▁moder ate ▁wind s , ▁and ▁ra inf all . ▁Over all ▁damage ▁was ▁minor . ▁ ▁Meteor ological ▁history ▁ ▁A ▁tropical ▁wave ▁moved ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Africa ▁on ▁August   1 1 . ▁Associ ated ▁deep ▁con ve ction ▁quickly ▁decre ased ▁after ▁tracking ▁west ward ▁through ▁the ▁tropical ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean , ▁although ▁by ▁August   1 3 ▁a ▁broad ▁low ▁pressure ▁area ▁and ▁closed ▁circul ation ▁developed ▁along ▁the ▁wave . ▁Environment al ▁conditions ▁fav ored ▁tropical ▁development , ▁and ▁the ▁system ▁gradually ▁became ▁better ▁organized , ▁although ▁con ve ction ▁was ▁initially ▁limited ▁near ▁the ▁center . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁con ve ction ▁increased ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁center ▁and ▁became ▁sufficiently ▁well - organ ized ▁for ▁the ▁system ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ; ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁located ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 0   m iles ▁( 2 4 0 0   km ) ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁Wind ward ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Situ ated ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁a ▁strong ▁subt rop