Introduction and Case Profile
Hurricane Georges moved through the Caribbean from the 21st to the 24th of September. At 2200 UTC on September 21st, Georges made landfall on Puerto Rico and then moved on to Hispaniola where it made landfall at 1230 UTC on September 22nd. There were 600 directly related deaths in the Caribbean and billions of dollars worth of damage. Hurricane Georges began as a tropical depression off the western coast of Africa and had sustained winds of 115 mph when it made landfall in Puerto Rico. The system weakened slightly as it passed over Puerto Rico and then began intensifying over water before making landfall in the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola with winds of 120 mph.
