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Hurricane Gabrielle (2001)

Hurricane Gabrielle was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 975 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was North Port, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 68 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst September 14, 2001
1
Lowest pressure
975 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 Gabrielle’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 14, 2001, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 25 miles from North Port, FL

Modeled winds at cities (4)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
North Port, FL68 mph55 mph21 milesSep 14, 2001, 8:00 AM EDT
Cape Coral, FL61 mph50 mph49 milesSep 14, 2001, 8:00 AM EDT
Lakeland, FL50 mph41 mph10 milesSep 14, 2001, 11:00 AM EDT
Tampa, FL49 mph40 mph31 milesSep 14, 2001, 9:30 AM EDT

Best track (41 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 11, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1010 mb25.8°N, 84.1°W
Sep 12, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1009 mb25.7°N, 84.6°W
Sep 12, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1008 mb25.7°N, 85.0°W
Sep 12, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph1008 mb25.6°N, 85.3°W
Sep 12, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1007 mb25.4°N, 85.4°W
Sep 13, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1005 mb25.1°N, 85.7°W
Sep 13, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1005 mb25.2°N, 85.3°W
Sep 13, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1003 mb25.3°N, 84.9°W
Sep 13, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph998 mb25.4°N, 84.5°W
Sep 14, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph997 mb25.4°N, 84.1°W
Sep 14, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph992 mb25.8°N, 83.6°W
Sep 14, 12:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm69 mph983 mb27.1°N, 82.6°W
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