Hurricane Georges
1998 hurricane
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Hurricane Georges was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde Category 4 hurricane which caused severe destruction as it traversed the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in September 1998, making seven landfalls along its path. Wikipedia
Highest wind speed: 155 mph
Total fatalities: 615
Date: September 15, 1998 – October 1, 1998
Category: Category 4 Hurricane (SSHWS)
Damage: $9.37 billion (1998 USD); (Costliest in Dominican Republic history)
Affected areas: Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Florida, and more
Location: Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba