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Hurricane Gordon (1994)

Hurricane Gordon was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 86 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 980 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Port St. Lucie, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 58 mph.

Peak strength86 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst November 10, 1994
6
Lowest pressure
980 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane Gordon’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. November 10, 1994, tropical depression at 35 mph, in Nicaragua
  2. November 13, 1994, tropical storm at 40 mph, in Jamaica
  3. November 13, 1994, tropical storm at 46 mph, in Cuba
  4. November 15, 1994, tropical storm at 52 mph, about 107 miles from Naples, FL
  5. November 16, 1994, tropical storm at 52 mph, about 25 miles from Naples, FL
  6. November 21, 1994, tropical depression at 29 mph, about 85 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL

Modeled winds at cities (2)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Port St. Lucie, FL58 mph47 mph26 milesNov 16, 1994, 5:00 PM EST
Naples, FL50 mph40 mph19 milesNov 16, 1994, 4:00 AM EST

Best track (59 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Nov 8, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1009 mb11.9°N, 82.3°W
Nov 8, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1008 mb12.0°N, 82.5°W
Nov 9, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1007 mb12.3°N, 82.8°W
Nov 9, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1007 mb12.5°N, 83.0°W
Nov 9, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1007 mb12.8°N, 83.2°W
Nov 9, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1007 mb13.2°N, 83.4°W
Nov 10, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1007 mb13.6°N, 83.4°W
Nov 10, 06:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical depression35 mph1008 mb14.0°N, 83.4°W
Nov 10, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1008 mb14.3°N, 83.2°W
Nov 10, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1006 mb14.6°N, 82.7°W
Nov 11, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1006 mb15.1°N, 82.4°W
Nov 11, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1003 mb15.7°N, 82.3°W
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