#12 Typhoon Gilbert (1988)
Duration: September 8-19, 1988
Origin: Atlantic Ocean east of Barbados
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 185 mph (295 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 888 millibars
Hurricane Gilbert was a very powerful tropical cyclone that intensified into a Category-5 hurricane as it brought havoc to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. It is the most intense storm in history to hit Mexico and is also one of the largest storms in terms of size, measuring 575 miles (925 km) in diameter. The hurricane left 318 people dead and caused almost $3 billion in damages along its course
