Retirement
Due to its widespread impact, extensive damage, and extreme loss of life, the name Gilbert was retired in the spring of 1989 by the World Meteorological Organization during its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, and was the first Atlantic hurricane name to be retired in three years since Hurricane Gloria in 1985. The name will never again be used for another Atlantic hurricane. The name was replaced by Gordon during the 1994 Atlantic hurricane season.
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