September 14th, 1988 Hurricane “Gilbert” slammed into Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula after forcing thousands of residents to leave the Peninsula. The crazy winds got up to 143 mph and torrential rains, which began flooding and at least a dozen tornadoes causing millions of dollars in damage to properties. After about 48 hours of it raining heavily it dumped about 20 inches of rain. The most dangerous reported things of the storm was the dozens of tornadoes and the extreme flooding. Thousands of people were left homeless after the Hurricane blew over the homeless began filling shelters and even hospitals for living.
