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Hurricane Gordon (2000)

Hurricane Gordon was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 981 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Tampa, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 52 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst September 18, 2000
1
Lowest pressure
981 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. September 18, 2000, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 58 miles from Gainesville, FL

Modeled winds at cities (3)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tampa, FL52 mph42 mph76 milesSep 17, 2000, 3:45 PM EDT
Gainesville, FL52 mph42 mph39 milesSep 17, 2000, 11:00 PM EDT
Ocala, FL51 mph41 mph63 milesSep 17, 2000, 11:00 PM EDT

Best track (29 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 14, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1008 mb19.8°N, 87.3°W
Sep 14, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1007 mb20.4°N, 87.4°W
Sep 15, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1007 mb20.7°N, 87.7°W
Sep 15, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1006 mb21.0°N, 88.0°W
Sep 15, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1004 mb21.4°N, 88.7°W
Sep 15, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1004 mb21.6°N, 87.8°W
Sep 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1000 mb22.5°N, 86.7°W
Sep 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph997 mb22.9°N, 86.6°W
Sep 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph992 mb23.5°N, 86.3°W
Sep 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph983 mb24.3°N, 85.9°W
Sep 17, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph985 mb25.2°N, 85.4°W
Sep 17, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph981 mb26.1°N, 84.9°W
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