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 1969's Hurricane Camille as the second-most intense tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Atlantic Ocean. Gilbert ...

Hurricane Gilbert was the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the western hemisphere since Camille struck in 1969. Wild fires, fueled by debris left by the storm, became out of control in 1989, burning 740 km2 (460 mi2) in Mexico.

Hurricane Gilbert produced the largest tornado outbreak associated with a tropical cyclone across Texas since Hurricane Allen in 1980 and Hurricane Alicia in 1983. No tornadoes were observed across Louisiana west of the Atchafalaya River or Southeast Texas.

2009年11月13日 · Hurricane Gilbert slams into Jamaica, killing hundreds of people, on September 12, 1988. The storm went on to cause death and destruction in Mexico and spur a batch of tornadoes in Texas....

On Monday, September 12, 1988, Hurricane Gilbert pounded Jamaica, causing an estimated US$4 billion worth of damage and claiming 45 lives across the island. Gilbert was formed on September 8, 1988 and made first landfall on the east coast of …

2022年4月12日 · The most destructive storm in the history of Jamaica, Hurricane Gilbert, was recorded in the 1988 Atlantic Hurricane season and lasted for about nine days. It caused intensive damage to the Caribbean islands, Mexico and Texas.

On September 16, 1988, Hurricane Gilbert made landfall at the Mexican city of La Pesca,Tamaulipas, with winds of 125 mph (200 km/hr). It had already brought destruction upon the Yucatan peninsula and the Caribbean islands. Along the way it set a new low-pressure record that would stand for 17 years. Gilbert was a classic Cape Verde hurricane.

2023年9月12日 · Gilbert, which peaked at Category Five strength before leaving the island, was the first hurricane to make landfall in Jamaica in 37 years; the previous disaster was Hurricane Charlie in the 1950s. Gilbert still holds the distinction of being one of the most devastating Atlantic hurricanes in history, second only to Hurricane Wilma in 2005.

Hurricane Gilbert - September 14-21, 1988. On September 3rd, a westward moving tropical wave showing no signs of organization emerged off the northwest African coast into the North Atlantic. Over the next several days, a broad area of low pressure formed whose circulation extended nearly to the equator. An organized center

1999年6月17日 · 1988 Track Chart showing track of Gilbert. (193K GIF) Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Gilbert