Today is the 21st anniversary of Hurricane Gilbert's barometric pressure getting down to 888mb or 26.13 inches of mercury... At the time this was the all time record low pressure in the Carribean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean... Gilbert smashed the Grand Cayman Islands (156mph wind gust), and then headed for the Yucatan Pennisula as a MONSTER hurricane with maximum sustained winds as high as 185mph... For 17 years this record stood until Hurricane Wilma got down to 882mb on October 19th 2005... Ironically where Wilma reached 882mb is almost the same area where Gilbert reached 888mb...
Tomorrow I'm going to post Conway Springs tornado video... This was a half mile wide + multiple vortex wedge tornado that we got VERY close to a few times... By far the best/strongest tornado I have ever chased... Look for that tomorrow!
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