Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 11–21, 2001
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 (2001) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2001 Atlantic season. It formed on September 11, 2001, 136 mi SW of Venice, Florida, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb on September 17, 2001, and made landfall near Venice, Florida on September 14, 2001 as a tropical storm (69 mph). The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 3,819 miles (6,144 km). According to Wikidata, it caused 3 deaths.
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2001 · 12:00 UTC | near Venice, Florida | TS 69 mph | 983 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral, Florida | 55 mi | Sep 14 · 12:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 33 mi | Sep 14 · 15:00 UTC | TS 60 mph |
| Clearwater, Florida | 47 mi | Sep 14 · 15:00 UTC | TS 60 mph |
| Tampa, Florida | 29 mi | Sep 14 · 16:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Brandon, Florida | 21 mi | Sep 14 · 16:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Lakeland, Florida | 10 mi | Sep 14 · 18:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Orlando, Florida | direct hit | Sep 15 · 00:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 43 mi | Sep 15 · 06:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 25.8°N 84.1°W | 136 mi SW of Venice, Florida |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 25.7°N 84.6°W | 164 mi SW of Venice, Florida |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 25.7°N 85.0°W | 185 mi WSW of Venice, Florida |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 25.6°N 85.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 25.4°N 85.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 25.1°N 85.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 25.2°N 85.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 25.3°N 84.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 25.4°N 84.5°W | 178 mi WSW of Cape Coral, Florida |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 25.4°N 84.1°W | 156 mi WSW of Cape Coral, Florida |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 25.8°N 83.6°W | 115 mi WSW of Cape Coral, Florida |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS LANDFALL | 69 mph | 983 mb | 27.1°N 82.6°W | near Venice, Florida |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 994 mb | 28.0°N 81.8°W | near Winter Haven, Florida |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 995 mb | 28.6°N 81.4°W | near Orlando, Florida |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 995 mb | 28.6°N 80.9°W | near Titusville, Florida |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 28.9°N 80.1°W | 47 mi ENE of Titusville, Florida |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 29.8°N 79.0°W | 128 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 30.4°N 77.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 30.8°N 76.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 31.6°N 74.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 32.3°N 72.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 33.1°N 70.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 34.0°N 68.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 35.3°N 66.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 36.2°N 64.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 36.9°N 62.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 37.9°N 61.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 39.0°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 980 mb | 40.2°N 58.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 975 mb | 41.5°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 976 mb | 42.8°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 978 mb | 43.5°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 986 mb | 46.5°N 52.0°W | 81 mi SSE of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 988 mb | 48.5°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 986 mb | 50.0°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 984 mb | 52.0°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 981 mb | 54.0°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 981 mb | 55.0°N 37.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 981 mb | 55.0°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 984 mb | 56.0°N 32.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 987 mb | 57.5°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
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Questions
Gabrielle made landfall once: near Venice, Florida on September 14, 2001 at 12:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.
At its peak on September 17, 2001, Gabrielle was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 975 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
10.0 days, from September 11, 2001 to September 21, 2001, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,819 miles.
Wikidata records 3 deaths for Hurricane Gabrielle. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.
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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