Both hit with gusts of around 150 mph or 215-250 kilometers per hour. Hurricane David, which hit in 1979, did not pass through the center of the island, and thus caused less damages. Georges was a slower hurricane, and thus more destructive. Santo Domingo received the brunt of the hurricane with winds of 120 mph and gusts of 150 mph. In the capital city the hurricane was felt from 12 noon to approximately 7 pm.
