Hurricane Gilbert
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1988 Atlantic hurricane season storm
Atlantic hurricane
Cape Verde-type hurricane
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane
Hurricane Gilbert was a powerful and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane of 1988 that caused widespread devastation and flooding across the Caribbean, Mexico, and parts of the United States.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1988 Atlantic hurricane season storm
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Atlantic hurricane ⓘ Cape Verde-type hurricane ⓘ Category 5 Atlantic hurricane ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Cayman Islands
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Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Hispaniola NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Antilles NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Gulf Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Gilbert (1988) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basin | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| categoryAtJamaicaLandfall | Category 3 or 4 hurricane ⓘ |
| categoryAtYucatanLandfall | Category 5 hurricane ⓘ |
| causedDeaths_estimate | 318 ⓘ |
| causedDeathsIn |
Central America
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Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causedDeathsRange | 300–350 ⓘ |
| damageUSD_1988 | 5000000000 ⓘ |
| damageUSD_adjusted | over 10000000000 ⓘ |
| developedFrom | tropical wave ⓘ |
| dissipatedOn | 1988-09-19 ⓘ |
| formedOn | 1988-09-08 ⓘ |
| laterSurpassedBy |
Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Rita NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurricane Wilma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeLandfallIn |
Jamaica
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Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeastern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSustainedWinds_knots | 161 ⓘ |
| maximumSustainedWinds_mph | 185 ⓘ |
| minimumCentralPressure_hPa | 888 ⓘ |
| minimumCentralPressure_mbar | 888 ⓘ |
| nameReplacedWith | Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameRetiredBy | World Meteorological Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameRetiredInSeason | 1988 Atlantic hurricane season ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rapid intensification in the western Caribbean Sea
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severe wind damage in Jamaica ⓘ widespread flooding ⓘ |
| originatedNear | Cape Verde Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1988 Atlantic hurricane season ⓘ |
| reachedCategory5On | 1988-09-13 ⓘ |
| record |
lowest central pressure in the Atlantic at the time
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most intense Atlantic hurricane on record at the time ⓘ |
| remnantsAffected | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remnantsCaused | tornado outbreaks in Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| stormSurge_ft | 19 ⓘ |
| stormSurge_m | 5.8 ⓘ |
| surpassedPreviousRecordOf | Hurricane Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackedBy | National Hurricane Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1988 ⓘ |
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