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NHC AL151981 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Gert (1981)

September 7, 1981 – September 15, 1981

Hurricane Gert peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 86 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

104 mph

Cities within 75 mi
86
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Gert passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (86)

and 26 more

About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.