Remembering the 1988 Wrath of Hurricane Gilbert

Hurricane Gilbert attacked Jamaica on the afternoon of 12th September 1988 and left a great road of destruction in the land of the island.

Gilbert crossed the entire island from the west to the east, 5 feet of rain, a storm tide reaching 20 feet, and a wind speed of 140 miles per hour.

Dozens of people lost their lives in the storm.

At least $ 4 billion in damage, including flat crops, hurricanes, storm surges, heavy rains, destruction of destroyed houses and businesses

Gilbert is one of the most destructive storms in Jamaican history, one of the strongest hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin.

When the plane passed near the Cayman Islands on September 13, the maximum flight speed of the aircraft was 185 mph.

Gilbert lost more than 400 lives in the rage in the Caribbean Sea and the Southwest Mexico Bay and in 1988 lost more than $ 7 billion.

Hurricane Gilbert was the most violent Atlantic hurricane ever before until Hurricane Wilma broke through in 2005. Gilbert became a Category 5 intensity hurricane formed during the 1988 Atlantic Hurricane season and was a very powerful tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Gilbert is also one of the largest tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin. At one point, the tropical storm was 575 miles (925 kilometers) in diameter. In addition, Gilbert is the strongest tropical cyclone that attacked Mexico so far

There were many hurricanes in the past, but the most memorable one is Hurricane Gilbert of 1988. This is the most powerful hurricane in the history of the Western Hemisphere. In 1989, there were fruits of wind and rain. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew attacked Florida and caused a loss of $ 22 billion. Recently, Hurricane Bonnie attacked Carolina, causing great damage and destruction.

Hurricane Gilbert in 1988 was the second hardest hurricane in the Atlantic basin. It passed Cozumel Island and landed on the Yucatan peninsula. In the Cancun area, an estimated $ 87 million (1989) was lost in October, November and December 1988 due to the decrease in tourists. On October 21, 2005, Hurricane Wilma landed a Category 4 hurricane on Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, and the strong wind exceeded 150 miles per hour (240 km / h). Hurricane eyes first passed through Cozumel Island and officially descended near Playa del Carmen in Quintana Roo State around midnight on the 22nd of the EST. Wind speed is close to 140 mph (230 km / h). . In some areas of Cozumel, a few hours of peaceful eyes of the car are sometimes experienced in the blue sky and the sun. Eyes slowly drifted north, centering around Cincin 's south west of Quintana Roo.