Georges at landfall in the Dominican Republic as a Category 3 hurricane
Category 1 hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds
75 mph (120 km/h)
Lowest pressure
990 mbar (hPa); 29.23 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities
209
Damage
$200 million (1998 USD)
Areas affected
Haiti
Part of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season
History
Meteorological history
Effects
Lesser Antilles
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Cuba
United States
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tornado outbreak
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