Hurricane Gert (1993)
Hurricane Gert was a destructive and very deadly tropical cyclone in September 1993. It struck Central America and Mexico. The storm affected almost the same region devastated by Hurricane Diana three years prior, except winds were a little stronger than for Diana. Winds for Gert were 105 miles per hour; ninety lives were lost, and forty three other people were missing due to Hurricane Gert. Despite the devastation, the name Gert was not retired in Spring of 1994.
Hurricane Gert (1993) Media
The Manuel Antonio National Park, located in the Central Pacific Conservation Area, suffered great destruction from the storm.
Flooding from Gert was especially severe around Lake Nicaragua, affecting the region's ecology and inundating many communities, including the cities of Riva and Granada shown.
Surface weather analysis map of Gert as a tropical depression, with the center L located inland near the Honduras–Nicaragua border
Rainfall from Gert across Mexico, showing high concentrations in the Huasteca region