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...yesterday, the storm center was about 340 miles southeast of Brownsville, moving west-northwest at about 15 mph and dumping about 10 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: South Texas Braces for Hurricane | 9/16/1988 | See Source »

...hurricane, traveling westward across the Caribbean Sea, was upgraded yesterday to Category 5, the strongest and most deadly type of hurricane. Such storms have winds greater than 155 mph and cause catastrophic damage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: `Gilbert' Heading Toward Mexican Coast | 9/14/1988 | See Source »

Hurricane Gilbert, one of the strongest storms in history, roared toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula yesterday with 160 mph winds and torrential rains after lashing the tiny, low-lying Cayman Islands...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: `Gilbert' Heading Toward Mexican Coast | 9/14/1988 | See Source »

Witnesses said a blue Chevy station wagon, traveling up JFK Street at about 15 mph, was approaching the intersection just after 4 p.m. when it veered to the left. A local woman, who requested anonymity, said the car did not appear to slow down as it struck a bystander near the curb...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Car Hits Pedestrian, Scooter on Mt. Auburn | 3/17/1988 | See Source »

...happily driving his car 55 mph. He approaches a four-way intersection where the traffic light is broken. He and three other cars are driving full speed toward each other--it's too late to avoid a collision. Horrific screeches and cries are audible as the vehicles crash head-on, and ignite into a massive cloud of smoke and fire. The Camera then pans back to a bird's-eye view of the carnage...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: Morons and Millions | 10/8/1987 | See Source »

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