Hurricane Georges (1998)

It reached major hurricane strength on 19 September while 675 miles east-southeast of Antigua, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, and peaked at 155 mph on the 20th. Most of the deaths were on the island of Hispaniola; the figures given differ, at 603 and 615. Damage was extensive in the United States, and contemporary reports put the cost in Puerto Rico at $3.6 billion, with the total near $6 billion.

Formed (UTC)

1998-09-15

Dissipated (UTC)

1998-10-01

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

135

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

Deaths, as sources state them

603 to 615, estimates differ

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1998259N10335

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: atlantic, category 4, hispaniola, puerto rico, 1998

Coordinates: 17.2, -62.82386587049946

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 1990 to 1999 seasons

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