Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
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118 NOUS43 KICT 131200 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-131500- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 700 AM CDT Fri Sep 13 2024 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... In 1988, `Gilbert the Great`, a huge Category 5 hurricane, barreled across the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds that reached an incredible 185 mph. He is still the second most intense hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic Basin, exceeded only by Hurricane Wilma in 2005. The central barometric pressure dropped to 26.22 inches, at the time the lowest such pressure ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. He caused around $7.1 billion damage. $$ Auto