Hurricane Gilbert
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Hurricane Gilbert was a large and extremely powerful tropical cyclone that formed during the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season, which peaked as a Category 5 hurricane. The storm brought widespread destru
Buildings destroyed after Hurricane Gilbert
Damage at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas
Aftermath in San Antonio
1935 Labor Day hurricane
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The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was an extremely powerful and devastating Atlantic hurricane that struck the southeastern United States in early September 1935. For several decades, it was the most inten
Hurricane Gilbert
…Hurricane Gilbert attained a record low central pressure of 888 mb (hPa; 26.22 inHg), surpassing the previous minimum of 892 hPa (26.34 inHg) set by the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. This made it the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the north Atlantic basin at the time. It was surpassed by Hurricane Wilma in 2005, which…
Surface weather analysis showing the hurricane rapidly intensifying in the Florida Straits early on September 2, just several hours prior to landfall in the Upper Florida Keys
Florida East Coast Railway Overseas Railroad relief train derailed near Islamorada
Wreckage and destroyed homes in the Florida Keys after the hurricane
The Matecumbe Ferry Slip after the hurricane