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Hurricane Gladys (1968)

Atlantic storm, 10/13/1968 to 10/22/1968. Peak: Category 2.

Peak strength
Category 2
Peak winds
98 mph
85 knots
Lowest pressure
977 mb
Duration
8 days

Storm track

36 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point

  • Depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Cat 1
  • Cat 2
  • Cat 3
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5

U.S. landfalls

  • Florida10/19/1968 11:00 UTC · 98 mph (Category 2) · 28.7°N, 82.7°W
All track points (36)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
10/13/1968 19:00 UTC14.0°N, 80.5°WTropical depression29 mph-
10/14/1968 01:00 UTC14.6°N, 81.3°WTropical depression29 mph-
10/14/1968 07:00 UTC15.6°N, 82.0°WTropical depression29 mph-
10/14/1968 13:00 UTC16.5°N, 82.5°WTropical depression29 mph-
10/14/1968 19:00 UTC17.2°N, 82.6°WTropical depression35 mph-
10/15/1968 01:00 UTC17.7°N, 82.5°WTropical storm40 mph1,002 mb
10/15/1968 07:00 UTC18.3°N, 82.7°WTropical storm40 mph1,003 mb
10/15/1968 13:00 UTC18.9°N, 83.0°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/15/1968 19:00 UTC19.4°N, 83.3°WTropical storm52 mph999 mb
10/16/1968 01:00 UTC19.9°N, 83.4°WTropical storm58 mph998 mb
10/16/1968 07:00 UTC20.5°N, 83.5°WTropical storm63 mph994 mb
10/16/1968 13:00 UTC21.1°N, 83.6°WTropical storm63 mph-
10/16/1968 19:00 UTC21.7°N, 83.5°WTropical storm63 mph996 mb
10/16/1968 22:00 UTC22.2°N, 83.4°WTropical storm (landfall)63 mph994 mb
10/17/1968 01:00 UTC23.0°N, 83.3°WTropical storm63 mph-
10/17/1968 07:00 UTC24.3°N, 83.3°WTropical storm69 mph990 mb
10/17/1968 13:00 UTC25.1°N, 83.7°WHurricane75 mph-
10/17/1968 19:00 UTC25.8°N, 84.0°WHurricane81 mph986 mb
10/18/1968 01:00 UTC26.3°N, 84.1°WHurricane81 mph986 mb
10/18/1968 07:00 UTC26.7°N, 84.2°WHurricane81 mph985 mb
10/18/1968 13:00 UTC27.0°N, 84.2°WHurricane86 mph-
10/18/1968 19:00 UTC27.4°N, 84.1°WHurricane92 mph980 mb
10/19/1968 01:00 UTC27.8°N, 83.7°WHurricane92 mph-
10/19/1968 07:00 UTC28.3°N, 83.1°WHurricane98 mph977 mb
10/19/1968 11:00 UTC28.7°N, 82.7°WHurricane (landfall)98 mph978 mb
10/19/1968 13:00 UTC28.8°N, 82.5°WHurricane92 mph-
10/19/1968 19:00 UTC30.0°N, 81.0°WHurricane81 mph987 mb
10/20/1968 01:00 UTC31.3°N, 79.7°WHurricane86 mph981 mb
10/20/1968 07:00 UTC32.9°N, 78.2°WHurricane86 mph-
10/20/1968 13:00 UTC34.3°N, 76.6°WHurricane86 mph985 mb
10/20/1968 19:00 UTC35.5°N, 74.6°WHurricane81 mph983 mb
10/21/1968 01:00 UTC37.0°N, 72.0°WExtratropical81 mph981 mb
10/21/1968 07:00 UTC38.6°N, 68.3°WExtratropical75 mph-
10/21/1968 13:00 UTC40.7°N, 64.9°WExtratropical75 mph-
10/21/1968 19:00 UTC43.9°N, 62.9°WExtratropical69 mph-
10/22/1968 01:00 UTC46.0°N, 61.0°WExtratropical58 mph-

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained

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