[Nexus]

OMG, 915, hls. GTHON

[jslade]

Listening to WWL in NO, that 915 is lower than Andrew.

[newzjunkey]

It could be worse. Hurricane Gilbert, Cat 5 from Sept 1988

Gilbert’s remarkable intensification trend continued as the cyclone reached Category 5 status on the afternoon of the 13th and eventually reached peak winds of 185 mph. The minimum central pressure of the cyclone plummeted to 888 millibars, which represented a 70-millibar drop in only a 24-hour period. This minimum central pressure recorded by NOAA aircraft remains the lowest pressure ever recorded in the western hemisphere.