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Hurricane Gilbert was the second most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Atlantic basin in terms of barometric pressure, only behind Hurricane Wilma in 2005.An extremely powerful tropical cyclone that formed during the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season, Gilbert peaked as a Category 5 hurricane that brought widespread destruction to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, and is tied with ...
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The 1988 Atlantic hurricane season was a near average season that proved costly and deadly, with 15 tropical cyclones directly affecting land. The season officially began on June 1, 1988, and lasted until November 30, 1988, although activity began on May 30 when a tropical depression developed in the Caribbean.
Hurricane Gilbert at landfall in northern Mexico. August 10, 1987 – An unnamed storm makes landfall near High Island, Texas, producing over 1 in (25 mm) of rain to eastern portions of the state, peaking at 4.25 in (108 mm) in Umbarger. [19] [40] [41] August 12, 1988 – Tropical Storm Beryl produces heavy rainfall over East Texas. Some areas ...
It caused $30 billion in damage and more than 40 deaths. It was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the U.S. at the time. When the 1992 hurricane season ended, the name Andrew was ...
September 12, 1988 – Hurricane Gilbert was the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in Jamaica, impacting as a high-end Category 3 hurricane. Gilbert would cause severe damage across the island with a storm surge produced as high as 19 ft (5.8 m), and brought up to 34.3 in (823 mm) of rain leading to inland flash flooding. [46]
1500 UTC – Hurricane Gilbert makes landfall in the Yucatán Peninsula, winds were at 165 mph (265 km/h). 1800 UTC – Hurricane Gilbert weakened to a category 4 hurricane. September 15. 0000 UTC – Hurricane Gilbert weakened to a category 3 hurricane. 0600 UTC – Hurricane Gilbert weakened to a category 2 hurricane. September 16. 0000 UTC ...
The hurricane comes less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Big Bend, killing more than 220 and causing hundreds of billions of dollars worth of damage across the ...