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Hurricane Gilbert
September 8 - 19, 1988

Hurricane Gilbert 1988NOAA P-3 aircraft radar image of Gilbert just prior to landfall at Cozumel, Mexico on September 14, 1988. Image courtesy of the Hurricane Research Division. (29K GIF)
Hurricane Gilbert 1988Gilbert making landfall over Cozumel, Mexico at 1400 UTC September 14, 1988. (500K GIF)
Hurricane Gilbert 1988Gilbert over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on September 15, 1988. (71K JPEG)

1988 Track Chart showing track of Gilbert. (193K GIF)

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