Hurricane Gilbert Closings, 1988

[TheUttexan]

good to know downtown Houstons skyline looks the same

[raymieX]

The music played during the scroll makes the entire thing look better.

[Anrkist713]

The Center for Retarded was closed...

[andromedasucks]

My parents were totally freaking out about Gilbert - but in their defense, that storm took up almost the entirety of the Gulf

[SailorCallie]

When Hurricane Gilbert struck the Texas Gulf Coast, San Antonio was lucky enough to allow their schools to be in session notwithstanding.

[thedolginone22]

School closed for all the same places just a couple months ago for hurricane Ike. Deer Park district was out for an entire week.

[radiolocalnews]

Actually, that's not the case. The area impacted by Ike locally was less than what would've been affected by Gilbert and several of the districts and institutions were open the entire time.

[thedolginone22]

Still some districts were out for weeks.

[fortdavid25]

Galveston ISD shut down, too (I was in the first grade back then). My family and I went to Texarkana. Good times.

[whutdahell31]

i remember this!! School was closed and nothig happened. I was going to Wells Middle at the time. My friends and I played football all day

[jimousine85]

Hey, my school district, Deer Park ISD, was closed! Unfortunately, I was only 3 at the time! *lol*

These are great videos Houstontvnews! Keep 'em coming!

[josh198869]

i was only a few months old and conroe ISD was my schools lol

[Urvy1A]

Did Gilbert accually hit? I was about 2 or 3.

[Houstontvnews]

No, it went into Mexico and did nothing here.

[updownturnaround]

Wow, schools closed for no reason! Lucky people you are.

[TheUttexan]

@Houstontvnews indeed it went into mexico at last minute