| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Joan making landfall in Nicaragua. | |
| Formed | October 10, 1988 |
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| Dissipated | November 2, 1988 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained:145 mph (230 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 932mbar (hPa); 27.52inHg |
| Fatalities | 216-334 total (all as Joan) |
| Damage | $2 billion (1988USD) |
| Areas affected | Windward Islands,Aruba,Bonaire,Curaçao,Colombia,Venezuela,Costa Rica,Panama (as Joan),El Salvador,Guatemala,Mexico (as Miriam),Nicaragua (as both) |
| Part of the1988 Atlantic hurricane season 1988 Pacific hurricane season | |
Hurricane Joan was a powerful and deadlyhurricane during 1988. Over 200 people died because of Joan. The hurricane reached Category 4 strength.
