Hurricane Gilbert: impact and recovery across the Caribbean (1988–1991)

1. Tropical Depression Twelve forms east of Barbados

   Sep 8, 1988Labels: Tropical Depression, Eastern Caribbean

   • NWS
   • HSociety

2. System strengthens to Tropical Storm Gilbert

   Sep 9, 1988Labels: Tropical Storm, Lesser Antilles

   • NWS
   • HSociety

3. Gilbert becomes a hurricane in the Caribbean

   Sep 10, 1988Labels: Hurricane Gilbert, Caribbean Sea

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   • HSociety

4. Hurricane warnings and early impacts hit Hispaniola region

   Sep 11, 1988Labels: Dominican Republic, Hispaniola region

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5. Major landfall devastates Jamaica

   Sep 12, 1988Labels: Jamaica, Landfall Jamaica

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   • History

6. Rapid intensification to peak intensity in western Caribbean

   Sep 13, 1988Labels: Rapid intensification, Western Caribbean

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   • NASA

7. Category 5 landfall at Cozumel and near Playa del Carmen

   Sep 14, 1988Labels: Cozumel landfall, Playa del

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   • NWS

8. Storm crosses the Yucatán and weakens over land

   Sep 15, 1988Labels: Yucat n, Storm weakening

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   • HSociety

9. Final landfall near La Pesca, Tamaulipas

   Sep 16, 1988Labels: La Pesca, Northeastern Mexico

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   • AOML

10. Emergency measures and relief operations expand in Jamaica

    Sep 17, 1988Labels: Jamaica government, Relief operations

    • UPI
    • NWS

11. IDB approves technical cooperation for Jamaica recovery

    Dec 14, 1988Labels: Inter-American Development, Jamaica recovery

    • IDB

12. WMO retires the name “Gilbert”

    Jan 1, 1989Labels: World Meteorological, Name retirement

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