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7 unusual facts about Hurricane Gilbert


1988 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Alabama's road game against Texas A&M, originally scheduled for September 17, was postponed to December 1 when Coach Curry declined to make the trip, worried about oncoming Hurricane Gilbert.

Bill Curry

In September 1988, he refused to fly his Alabama team to play Texas A&M because of fears that Hurricane Gilbert would harm his players.

Heriberto Félix Guerra

To measure the phenomenon in a comparative way, the Hurricane Gilbert struck the region in 1988 resulted in 280mm of water in 24 hours, while Alex 446.5mm generated the same amount of hours.

Jorge Alonso Treviño

As governor, he built the first line of Metrorrey and coordinated the relief and reconstruction efforts after Hurricane Gilbert.

Rail transport in Jamaica

1988 - Hurricane Gilbert causes extensive damage to railway infrastructure.

Robert A. Schuller

In 1987, he raised $250,000 to rebuild La Carbonera, Mexico, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Gilbert.

Sylvia Tella

In the late 1980s she had a major success on the UK reggae chart with "Spell", and contributed to a charity record in aid of victims of Hurricane Gilbert released under the collective name Windjammer.



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