A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft recorded the first Doppler radar data in a tropical cyclone with a minimum sea level pressure (MSLP) 50 m s−1 extended to 12 km, higher than has been reported in previous hurricanes. The inner eyewall contained weak inflow throughout most of its depth. In contrast, the portion of the outer eyewall described here had shallow inflow and a broad region of outflow. The stratiform region between the two eyewalls had lower reflectivities and was the only region where the vertically incident Doppler radar data seemed to show downward motion below the freezing level. Gilbert’s structure is compared with other intense Atlantic and eastern North Pacific hurricanes with MSLP >900 mb. Storms with lower MSLP have higher wind speeds in both inner and outer eyewalls, and wind speeds >50 m s−1 extend higher in storms with lower MSLP. Hurricanes Gilbert and Gloria (1985), the strongest Atlantic hurricanes yet analyzed by the Hurricane Research Division, had different outer eyewall structures. Gloria’s outer eyewall had a deep region of inflow, while Gilbert’s inflow layer was shallow. This may explain differences in the subsequent evolution of the two storms.