Tropical Storm Gerda (1958)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 14–22, 1958

Peak wind
58 mph
93 km/h · Sep 14
Peak category
TS
Lowest pressure
1001 mb
Landfalls
2
Dominican Republic · Tamaulipas, Mexico
Lifetime
7.8 d
Sep 14 – Sep 22
Distance
2,844 mi
4,577 km
ACE
1.3
storm energy

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

What happened with Gerda

Tropical Storm Gerda (1958) was a tropical storm of the 1958 Atlantic season. It formed on September 14, 1958, 60 mi SSW of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb on September 14, 1958, and made landfall 2 times — first near Paraíso, Dominican Republic on September 14, 1958 as a tropical storm (58 mph). Later landfalls: 37 mi SE of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico on September 20, 1958 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 2,844 miles (4,577 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
September 14, 1958 · 21:00 UTCnear Paraíso, Dominican RepublicTS 58 mph1004 mb
September 20, 1958 · 08:00 UTC37 mi SE of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, MexicoTS 46 mph—

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic59 miSep 14 · 15:00 UTCTS 55 mph
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic57 miSep 14 · 16:00 UTCTS 56 mph
Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic57 miSep 14 · 16:00 UTCTS 56 mph
Port-au-Prince, Haiti26 miSep 15 · 02:00 UTCTS 46 mph
Carrefour, Haiti25 miSep 15 · 02:00 UTCTS 46 mph
Kingston, Jamaica39 miSep 15 · 14:00 UTCTS 40 mph
New Kingston, Jamaica39 miSep 15 · 14:00 UTCTS 40 mph
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico31 miSep 20 · 14:00 UTCTD 38 mph
Austin, Texas64 miSep 21 · 06:00 UTCTD 29 mph
Houston, Texas63 miSep 21 · 13:00 UTCTD 29 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

Every official fix 34 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Sep 14 06:00TS 46 mph—17.4°N 67.5°W53 mi SSW of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Sep 14 12:00TS 52 mph—17.5°N 69.4°W66 mi S of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Sep 14 18:00TS 58 mph1004 mb17.8°N 70.6°W38 mi SSW of Baní, Dominican Republic
Sep 14 21:00TS LANDFALL 58 mph1004 mb18.0°N 71.2°W16 mi SSW of Santa Cruz de Barahona, Dominican Republic
Sep 15 00:00TS 46 mph—18.1°N 71.9°Wnear Grand Gosier, Haiti
Sep 15 06:00TS low/wave46 mph—18.3°N 73.4°W23 mi WSW of Miragoâne, Haiti
Sep 15 12:00TS low/wave40 mph—18.5°N 75.9°W42 mi ENE of Port Antonio, Jamaica
Sep 15 18:00TS low/wave40 mph—18.7°N 78.6°W34 mi NNW of Negril, Jamaica
Sep 16 00:00TD low/wave35 mph—18.8°N 81.5°W35 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Sep 16 06:00TD low/wave35 mph—18.5°N 84.5°W179 mi NNE of Iriona, Honduras
Sep 16 12:00TD low/wave29 mph—18.1°N 87.0°W65 mi ENE of San Pedro, Belize
Sep 16 18:00TD low/wave29 mph—17.6°N 89.2°W32 mi NNW of San Ignacio, Belize
Sep 17 00:00TD low/wave29 mph—17.6°N 90.5°W61 mi NW of San Benito, Guatemala
Sep 17 06:00TD low/wave29 mph—18.0°N 91.4°W16 mi NE of Balancán, Tabasco, Mexico
Sep 17 12:00TD low/wave29 mph—18.6°N 92.0°W12 mi WSW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Sep 17 18:00TD low/wave29 mph—19.3°N 92.5°W53 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico
Sep 18 00:00TD low/wave29 mph—19.9°N 93.0°W97 mi NNW of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico
Sep 18 06:00TD low/wave29 mph—20.4°N 93.5°W139 mi N of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico
Sep 18 12:00TD low/wave29 mph—20.8°N 94.0°W173 mi NNW of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico
Sep 18 18:00TD low/wave29 mph—21.2°N 94.4°W180 mi NE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Sep 19 00:00TD low/wave29 mph—21.6°N 94.8°W167 mi ENE of Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz, Mexico
Sep 19 06:00TD low/wave29 mph—21.8°N 95.2°W154 mi ENE of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico
Sep 19 12:00TD 35 mph—22.1°N 95.8°W131 mi E of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 19 18:00TS 40 mph1004 mb22.5°N 96.5°W87 mi ENE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 20 00:00TS 46 mph1001 mb23.3°N 97.2°W61 mi ENE of Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 20 06:00TS 46 mph—24.1°N 97.6°W45 mi ENE of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 20 08:00TS LANDFALL 46 mph—24.5°N 97.7°W37 mi SE of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 20 12:00TS 40 mph1003 mb25.5°N 97.8°W12 mi S of Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 20 18:00TD 35 mph1003 mb27.0°N 97.8°W36 mi S of Kingsville, Texas
Sep 21 00:00TD 35 mph—28.4°N 97.5°W15 mi E of Beeville, Texas
Sep 21 06:00TD 29 mph—29.6°N 97.0°W45 mi ESE of Lockhart, Texas
Sep 21 12:00TD 29 mph—30.5°N 96.0°W22 mi ESE of College Station, Texas
Sep 21 18:00TD 29 mph—31.1°N 94.6°W18 mi SSE of Lufkin, Texas
Sep 22 00:00TD 29 mph—31.3°N 93.0°W33 mi W of Alexandria, Louisiana

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Gerda make landfall?

Gerda made landfall 2 times: near Paraíso, Dominican Republic on September 14, 1958 at 21:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds; 37 mi SE of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico on September 20, 1958 at 08:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.

What category was Gerda?

At its peak on September 14, 1958, Gerda was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 1001 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Gerda last?

7.8 days, from September 14, 1958 to September 22, 1958. It travelled about 2,844 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Gerda?

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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