Gerda (1969)

Cat 3 AL161969 · Atlantic
Peak winds
105 kt
121 mph
Min pressure
977 mb
ACE
4.50
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
23 observations

What happened during Gerda?

Gerda was a Cat 3 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 7 to September 12, 1969 (6 days). It reached peak winds of 120 mph (105 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 977 mb. The storm made one landfall on September 10 at 44.7°N, 67.3°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1969-09-07
Last obs
1969-09-12
Storm number
16
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
23

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1969-09-07 00:00 TD 26.30 -80.40 25 1011
1969-09-07 06:00 TD 27.00 -80.60 25
1969-09-07 12:00 TD 27.60 -80.70 25 1010
1969-09-07 18:00 TD 28.20 -80.40 30
1969-09-08 00:00 TS 28.80 -80.00 35
1969-09-08 06:00 TS 29.50 -79.60 40
1969-09-08 12:00 TS 30.40 -79.00 50 1000
1969-09-08 18:00 TS 31.70 -78.00 60 993
1969-09-09 00:00 HU 33.40 -76.30 70 991
1969-09-09 06:00 HU 35.40 -74.40 80 986
1969-09-09 12:00 HU 38.00 -72.20 90 984
1969-09-09 18:00 HU 40.90 -69.40 105 980
1969-09-10 00:00 HU 44.00 -67.50 75
1969-09-10 01:00 HU 44.70 -67.30 70 Landfall
1969-09-10 06:00 EX 48.50 -66.00 55 982
1969-09-10 12:00 EX 53.00 -65.00 40 984
1969-09-10 18:00 EX 56.00 -63.50 40 982
1969-09-11 00:00 EX 59.00 -62.00 45 977
1969-09-11 06:00 EX 61.00 -61.00 45 977
1969-09-11 12:00 EX 62.00 -60.00 45 977
1969-09-11 18:00 EX 63.50 -60.00 45 977
1969-09-12 00:00 EX 65.00 -62.00 45 980
1969-09-12 06:00 EX 66.50 -64.00 50 980

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.