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Hurricane Gerda (1969)

Atlantic storm, 09/07/1969 to 09/12/1969. Peak: Category 3.

Peak strength
Category 3
Peak winds
121 mph
105 knots
Lowest pressure
977 mb
Duration
5 days

Storm track

23 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

  • Maine09/10/1969 08:00 UTC · 81 mph (Category 1) · 44.7°N, 67.3°W
All track points (23)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
09/07/1969 07:00 UTC26.3°N, 80.4°WTropical depression29 mph1,011 mb
09/07/1969 13:00 UTC27.0°N, 80.6°WTropical depression29 mph-
09/07/1969 19:00 UTC27.6°N, 80.7°WTropical depression29 mph1,010 mb
09/08/1969 01:00 UTC28.2°N, 80.4°WTropical depression35 mph-
09/08/1969 07:00 UTC28.8°N, 80.0°WTropical storm40 mph-
09/08/1969 13:00 UTC29.5°N, 79.6°WTropical storm46 mph-
09/08/1969 19:00 UTC30.4°N, 79.0°WTropical storm58 mph1,000 mb
09/09/1969 01:00 UTC31.7°N, 78.0°WTropical storm69 mph993 mb
09/09/1969 07:00 UTC33.4°N, 76.3°WHurricane81 mph991 mb
09/09/1969 13:00 UTC35.4°N, 74.4°WHurricane92 mph986 mb
09/09/1969 19:00 UTC38.0°N, 72.2°WHurricane104 mph984 mb
09/10/1969 01:00 UTC40.9°N, 69.4°WHurricane121 mph980 mb
09/10/1969 07:00 UTC44.0°N, 67.5°WHurricane86 mph-
09/10/1969 08:00 UTC44.7°N, 67.3°WHurricane (landfall)81 mph-
09/10/1969 13:00 UTC48.5°N, 66.0°WExtratropical63 mph982 mb
09/10/1969 19:00 UTC53.0°N, 65.0°WExtratropical46 mph984 mb
09/11/1969 01:00 UTC56.0°N, 63.5°WExtratropical46 mph982 mb
09/11/1969 07:00 UTC59.0°N, 62.0°WExtratropical52 mph977 mb
09/11/1969 13:00 UTC61.0°N, 61.0°WExtratropical52 mph977 mb
09/11/1969 19:00 UTC62.0°N, 60.0°WExtratropical52 mph977 mb
09/12/1969 01:00 UTC63.5°N, 60.0°WExtratropical52 mph977 mb
09/12/1969 07:00 UTC65.0°N, 62.0°WExtratropical52 mph980 mb
09/12/1969 13:00 UTC66.5°N, 64.0°WExtratropical58 mph980 mb

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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