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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Georges (1998)
15 September 1998 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Georges formed in the North Atlantic basin on 15 September 1998 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 937 hPa. It made landfall in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the United States of America, Cuba and Haiti. It killed at least 827 people.
- Formed
- 15 September 1998
- Dissipated
- 1 October 1998
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 937 hPa
- Deaths
- 827
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Puerto Rico185 km/h
- Cat. 2Dominican Republic176 km/h
- Cat. 1United States of America144 km/h
- Cat. 1Cuba139 km/h
- Cat. 1Haiti120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Mitch287 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Bonnie185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Danielle167 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Earl157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Lisa120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Charley111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Frances102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Alex83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth