Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 30 – September 13, 1989
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Gabrielle (1989) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1989 Atlantic season. It formed on August 30, 1989, 286 mi SE of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb on September 5, 1989, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on September 1, 1989). The storm lasted 14.0 days and travelled about 4,643 miles (7,470 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 11.6°N 21.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 11.3°N 23.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.3°N 24.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.4°N 26.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 11.5°N 28.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 11.5°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 11.5°N 31.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 11.8°N 33.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.3°N 35.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.8°N 36.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 13.4°N 38.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 13.9°N 40.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 14.4°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.8°N 43.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 15.2°N 45.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.6°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 948 mb | 16.1°N 48.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 937 mb | 16.5°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 21:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 935 mb | 16.8°N 50.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 937 mb | 17.0°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 940 mb | 17.4°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 942 mb | 18.0°N 53.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 942 mb | 18.6°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 944 mb | 19.3°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 941 mb | 19.9°N 56.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 941 mb | 20.6°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 941 mb | 21.4°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 944 mb | 22.2°N 58.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 942 mb | 23.1°N 58.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 944 mb | 24.0°N 59.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 944 mb | 25.1°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 26.4°N 60.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 948 mb | 27.7°N 60.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 950 mb | 29.0°N 59.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 951 mb | 30.5°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 951 mb | 32.1°N 59.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 955 mb | 33.7°N 59.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 961 mb | 35.1°N 59.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 970 mb | 36.4°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 37.2°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 38.0°N 59.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 38.5°N 60.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 38.9°N 60.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 39.1°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 39.1°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 39.1°N 60.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 39.1°N 61.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 39.1°N 61.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 39.0°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 39.4°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 39.9°N 61.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 40.2°N 60.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 40.3°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 40.5°N 58.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 41.0°N 57.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 41.8°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 42.7°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 43.8°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gabrielle.
At its peak on September 5, 1989, Gabrielle was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 935 mb.
14.0 days, from August 30, 1989 to September 13, 1989, including 222 hours at hurricane strength (102 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,643 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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