Hurricane Gilbert

Category 5 major hurricane ( SSHWS / NWS )
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Formed	September 8, 1988
Dissipated	September 19, 1988
Highest winds	1-minute sustained : 185 mph (295 km/h)
Lowest pressure	888 mbar ( hPa ); 26.22 inHg
Fatalities	341 direct
Damage	$5.5 billion (1988 USD )
Areas affected	Windward Islands , Venezuela , Haiti , Dominican Republic , Jamaica , Central America, Yucatan Peninsula , northern Mexico, Texas , South Central United States
Part of the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Gilbert was a very powerful tropical cyclone which caused much damage to the Caribbean , Mexico and parts of South Texas in the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season . Before Hurricane Wilma in 2005, Hurricane Gilbert was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic in terms of Barometric pressure .

This hurricane was similar to Hurricane Beulah and Hurricane Allen , but Hurricane Gilbert was unique in many ways. Gilbert killed 341 people and left $5.5 billion in damage.

Similar storms to Hurricane Gilbert [ change | change source ]

In addition to Beulah and Allen, Hurricanes Charlie (1951), Emily during 2005 and Dean in 2007 had tracks similar to Hurricane Gilbert. Emily and Dean were Category 5 hurricanes.

Retirement [ change | change source ]

Because Gilbert left a powerful impact, the name Gilbert was retired. The name "Gordon" was used in 1994 , 2000, and 2006 .

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