Today’s punishing blow by Melissa to Jamaica will far exceed the island’s previous worst hurricane, Hurricane Gilbert of 1988. Gilbert hit the eastern end of the island as a Cat 4 with 130 mph winds, then plowed straight across Jamaica from east to west. Gilbert did $1 billion in damage ($2.7 billion 2025 USD) — about 26% of Jamaica’s GDP at the time.
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