Hurricane Georges was a powerful and long-lived tropical cyclone which caused severe destruction as it traversed the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in September 1998, making seven landfalls along its path. Georges was the seventh tropical storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. It became one of the most destructive storms of the season, the costliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and remained the costliest until Hurricane Charley in 2004, and the deadliest since Hurricane Gordon in 1994. Georges killed 615 people, mainly on the island of Hispaniola, caused extensive damage resulting in just under $10 billion in damages and leaving nearly 500,000 people homeless in St. Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Cuba. Category 4 hurricane: peak winds of 155 mph (135 knots), lowest pressure 937 mb. September 15 – October 1, 1998. Landfalls: September 21 at 115 mph, 17.0°N 61.7°W; September 21 at 115 mph, 17.2°N 62.6°W; September 21 at 115 mph, 18.1°N 65.8°W; September 22 at 120 mph, 18.2°N 68.7°W; September 23 at 75 mph, 20.1°N 74.5°W; September 25 at 105 mph, 24.5°N 81.8°W; September 28 at 105 mph, 30.4°N 88.9°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 39.4. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL071998 (public domain).