| Kimster |
| (Weather Hobbyist) |
| Thu Sep 09 2004 12:49 PM |
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Re: Ivan Strong Category 5. TD#10 Forms in Eastern Atlantic
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Hurricane Gilbert had the lowest sea level pressure (888 Mb) ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. Gilbert reached category 5 status, but at the time of it's landfall over Cozumel, Mexico it had weakened to a category 3 storm. Gilbert tracked northeast into Texas and Oklahoma.