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NHC AL072018 · Atlantic basin

Tropical Storm Gordon (2018)

September 2, 2018 – September 7, 2018

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Tropical Storm Gordon peaked at Tropical storm with 69 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 163 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Gordon in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Gordon from September 2, 2018 to September 7, 2018; its peak was 69 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks 3 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on September 3 at 52 mph (tropical storm), 2 miles from Tavernier, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 163 US cities, in 4 states, most in Florida (67) and Mississippi (51). The strongest pass was 69 mph (tropical storm) 3 miles from Pascagoula, MS; the centre came closest to Collins, MS, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

69 mph

Cities within 75 mi
163
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
4

Cities Gordon passed near, strongest first

Florida (67)

and 7 more

Mississippi (51)

Alabama (33)

Louisiana (12)

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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.