Hurricane Gilbert hit Jamaica with sustained winds of 125 mph as its 15 mile-wide eye moved […] across the length of the island leaving a swathe of destruction. Unlike Charlie, Gilbert, in its eight hour rampage, traversed the entire length of the country. Gilbert was the most destructive storm in the history of Jamaica and the most severe storm since Hurricane Charlie in 1951. Image courtesy of the Hurricane Research Division. Oh off on the side. After re-emerging into the warm open waters of the northwest Caribbean Sea, the storm rapidly intensified. Hurricane Gilbert was the most intense hurricane ever documented in the Atlantic Basin, a title held until 2005 when Hurricane Wilma surpassed it. Vintage pictures of Jamaica. Hurricane Gilbert differed from Charlie in several respects. 2 shows the path of the eye across the island. Hurricane Gilbert on coastal and marine resources in Jamaica. 21. The eye passed over the Kingston Metropolitan Area around noon. Fig.
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(71K JPEG) Anyway I’m gonna get back to work and also finish watching this movie…. In terms of the value of the losses incurred as a result of Hurricane Gilbert, Jamaica Broilers chairman, Levy remembers clearly – it cost them as much as US$50 million. But we sold truckloads of ice, which we manufacture for our daily operations at the Processing Plant,” Levy shared. It produced a 19 ft storm surge and brought up to 32 inches of rain, causing flash flooding. NOAA P-3 aircraft radar image of Gilbert just prior to landfall at Cozumel, Mexico on September 14, 1988. Lucea MONTEG0 BAY Sangster Airport HURRICANE GILBERT (tracl4 and eye) St. Catherines Peak- 1500m JAMAICA Hayes I I I I t 0 10 20 MILES 0 10 20 30 KILOMETRES ~J KINGSTON Marcus Manley Airport Garvey ~- Morant Bay YallahsTM FIG.1 TRACK OF HURRICANE GILBERT IN JAMAICA Vg I00 , "~i~...-~ S P E E O UP IOta 1 "' v, OPEN SEA TREED, WINDWARD SPEED UP OVER SHELTERED COAST … Immediate losses of coastal and marine resources are estimated at about US$200M.
“However, the biggest loss was the fact that we had no chicken to sell for some time.
Jamaica's last experience of a direct hit by a hurricane was in 1951—Hurricane Charlie. You certainly cannot talk about hurricanes in Jamaica and not talk about Hurricane Gilbert or what some would call “Wild Gilbert”. Rest in peace Aunt Amy… I will drink a beer for you….
Of course I was so excited, I could barely contain myself. I can remember being about 8 years old and heard that this storm was coming. 49 people died and US$700 million in damage was sustained. Long-term losses can be expected to be much higher. Posted by JamaicanZ on April 30, 2012 in Uncategorized .
23. 24. (29K GIF) Gilbert making landfall over Cozumel, Mexico at 1400 UTC September 14, 1988. Most of the resources are expected to recover naturally, although the economic loss period may be several years in some cases. Because of its devastating impact, the name Gilbert was retired from the list of hurricane names. 22. For those of us who experienced it, the memories are forever etched in our minds.
Gilbert was the first hurricane in 37 years to hit Jamaica directly. From 10:00am-6:00pm on 12 September, Hurricane Gilbert traversed the entire length of Jamaica. (500K GIF) Gilbert over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on September 15, 1988. Multi-tasking mi seh.
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