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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Gilbert (1988)
8 September 1988 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Gilbert formed in the North Atlantic basin on 8 September 1988 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 296 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 888 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico, Jamaica and the United States of America. It is the 28th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 8 September 1988
- Dissipated
- 20 September 1988
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 296 km/h (160 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 888 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Mexico241 km/h
- Cat. 3Jamaica204 km/h
- TSUnited States of America46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Helene232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Joan:miriam232 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Florence130 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Debby120 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Keith120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Ernesto102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Beryl83 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Chris83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth