Hurricane Joan–Miriam
| 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 | 932 mbar (hPa); 27.52 inHg |
| Fatalities | 216-334 total (all as Joan) |
| Damage | $2 billion (1988 USD) |
| 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 the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season 1988 Pacific hurricane season | |
Hurricane Joan was a powerful and deadly hurricane during 1988. Over 200 people died because of Joan. The hurricane reached Category 4 strength.
