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Hurricane Georges (1998)
Hurricane Georges formed in the North Atlantic on 15 September 1998 and faded on 1 October 1998. Peak wind 250 km/h (135 kt), category 4, lowest pressure 937 hPa. Landfall: Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, United States.
250 km/hPeak wind · 135 kt
937 hPaLowest pressure
15.8 daysDuration
8,161 kmTrack length · ACE 40.5
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
Wind along the track
km/h · UTC
Landfalls
| Date | Countries hit | Landfall wind | Nearby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1998 04:30 UTC | C3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 185 km/h | Freetown · 5 km |
| 21 September 1998 08:00 UTC | C3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 185 km/h | Newcastle · 2 km |
| 21 September 1998 22:00 UTC | C3 | Puerto Rico | 185 km/h | – |
| 22 September 1998 12:30 UTC | C3 | Dominican Republic | 194 km/h | Boca de Yuma · 22 km |
| 23 September 1998 21:30 UTC | C1 | Cuba | 120 km/h | Imías · 14 km |
| 25 September 1998 15:30 UTC | C2 | United States | 167 km/h | Stock Island · 10 km |
| 28 September 1998 11:30 UTC | C2 | United States | 167 km/h | Biloxi · 2 km |
Towns within 100 km of the track
Santo Domingo25 km · 176 km/h
Port-au-Prince57 km · 120 km/h
Santo Domingo Oeste34 km · 176 km/h
Santo Domingo Este20 km · 176 km/h
Santiago de Cuba88 km · 120 km/h
Carrefour61 km · 120 km/h
Pétion-Ville58 km · 120 km/h
Gonaïves66 km · 120 km/h
Camagüey58 km · 139 km/h
Holguín29 km · 120 km/h
Delmas55 km · 120 km/h
Guantánamo51 km · 120 km/h
Saint-Marc64 km · 120 km/h
Cité Soleil53 km · 120 km/h
Croix-des-Bouquets49 km · 120 km/h
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes46 km · 139 km/h
Jacmel97 km · 120 km/h
Cap-Haïtien85 km · 120 km/h
Dessalines53 km · 120 km/h
Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite42 km · 120 km/h
Higüey46 km · 194 km/h
Gros-Morne77 km · 120 km/h
Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye48 km · 120 km/h
Verrettes39 km · 120 km/h
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