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Hurricane Georges 1998

Category 4 hurricane · Atlantic · September 15 to October 1, 1998

Georges's 120 mph landfall in the Dominican Republic on September 22, 1998 ranks the second-strongest of the 21 storms with a landfall record there. Its 115 mph landfall in Antigua and Barbuda on September 21, 1998 ranks the third-strongest of the 12 storms with a landfall record there. Its 115 mph landfall in Puerto Rico on September 21, 1998 ranks the third-strongest of the 9 storms with a landfall record there. The name Georges is on the National Hurricane Center's list of retired Atlantic hurricane names.

Track of Georges (1998) from the best-track record, coloured by strength10°N20°N30°N80°W70°W60°W50°W40°W30°WAntigua and Barbuda, 115 mphSaint Kitts and Nevis, 115 mphPuerto Rico, 115 mphDominican Republic, 120 mphCuba, 75 mphFlorida, 105 mphMississippi, 105 mphPeak 155 mphFirst recordDepressionTropical stormCategory 1Category 2Category 3Category 400 and 12 UTCLandfall

Strength over time

Maximum sustained wind of Georges (1998) over time, in mphTSCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 504080120160Sep 16Sep 18Sep 20Sep 22Sep 24Sep 26Sep 28Sep 30mph
  1. First record (tropical depression) far out at sea, at 9.7°N, 25.1°W
  2. Tropical storm far out at sea, at 10.6°N, 31.3°W
  3. Hurricane 1,125 miles east-northeast of Paramaribo, Suriname
  4. Major hurricane 525 miles east-northeast of Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
  5. Peak, 155 mph 300 miles northeast of Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados; lowest pressure 937 mb
  6. Landfall Antigua and Barbuda
  7. Landfall Saint Kitts and Nevis: Category 3, 115 mph, 966 mb
  8. Landfall Puerto Rico
  9. Landfall Dominican Republic
  10. Landfall Cuba: Category 1, 75 mph, 993 mb
  11. Landfall Florida: Category 2, 105 mph, 981 mb
  12. Landfall Mississippi: Category 2, 105 mph, 964 mb
  13. Last record (tropical depression) 15 miles north-northwest of Jacksonville, Florida

Against every Atlantic storm since 1851

Peak sustained wind155 mph · tied 45th of 1,98830 mph190 mph
Lowest central pressure937 mb · tied 91st of 1,277882 mb1016 mb
Accumulated cyclone energy39.4 · 44th of 1,7520.173.6
Days as a tropical or subtropical cyclone15.8 days · tied 29th of 1,9880.0 days31.8 days

More from the record

It has landfall records in 7 different places: Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Florida and Mississippi.

It generated 22% of the season's accumulated cyclone energy, more than any other 1998 storm.

In the 1998 season

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Storm 7 of 14 in 1998, hurricane 4 of 10; it formed after Frances and before Hermine. Georges ranks second by peak wind in the season. See the season.

Places the center passed

The center came within 50 miles of at least 8 towns or cities of 10,000 people or more while the system was tropical. Distances are to the interpolated track line, not the storm's edge.

PlaceClosestWind thenDate
Crestview, Florida1 mi35 mphSeptember 30
San Pedro de Macorís, the Dominican Republic1 mi115 mphSeptember 22
Biloxi, Mississippi1 mi105 mphSeptember 28
Holguín, Cuba1 mi75 mphSeptember 24
Christiansted, the US Virgin Islands1 mi105 mphSeptember 21
San Juan, the Dominican Republic4 mi80 mphSeptember 23
Key West, Florida4 mi105 mphSeptember 25
Comendador, Elias Pina, the Dominican Republic4 mi75 mphSeptember 23

Every storm within 50 miles of Holguín, Cuba

Similar landfalls in Dominican Republic

Storms whose strongest landfall record in the Dominican Republic came closest to Georges's 120 mph:

All 21 storms with a landfall record in Dominican Republic

Also peaked at 155 mph

Of 11 storms from other Atlantic seasons, the nearest in time: