Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 11–23, 1999
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 Gert (1999) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1999 Atlantic season. It formed on September 11, 1999, 168 mi SSW of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb on September 16, 1999, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on September 13, 1999). The storm lasted 12.0 days and travelled about 4,332 miles (6,970 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.6°N 24.2°W | 160 mi S of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 12.9°N 26.1°W | 175 mi SW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.3°N 28.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 13.8°N 29.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 14.2°N 31.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 14.8°N 33.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 15.1°N 35.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 15.4°N 37.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 15.9°N 39.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 16.1°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 16.3°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 16.6°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 16.8°N 44.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 17.1°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 955 mb | 17.2°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 948 mb | 17.4°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 940 mb | 17.5°N 48.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 933 mb | 17.7°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 930 mb | 17.8°N 50.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 933 mb | 18.0°N 51.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 941 mb | 18.2°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 940 mb | 18.6°N 53.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 944 mb | 19.0°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 942 mb | 19.4°N 55.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 945 mb | 19.9°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 20.4°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 20.9°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 954 mb | 21.6°N 57.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 953 mb | 22.2°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 950 mb | 22.8°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 947 mb | 23.4°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 24.1°N 58.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 24.7°N 59.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 25.5°N 60.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 947 mb | 26.2°N 60.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 947 mb | 26.8°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 948 mb | 27.6°N 62.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 949 mb | 28.3°N 62.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 950 mb | 29.2°N 62.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 952 mb | 30.1°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 955 mb | 31.3°N 62.6°W | 146 mi ESE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 958 mb | 32.7°N 62.1°W | 159 mi E of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 960 mb | 34.3°N 61.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 961 mb | 36.2°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 962 mb | 38.1°N 59.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 963 mb | 40.3°N 57.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 964 mb | 42.2°N 55.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 968 mb | 44.6°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 972 mb | 46.6°N 51.9°W | 77 mi SSE of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gert.
At its peak on September 16, 1999, Gert was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 930 mb.
12.0 days, from September 11, 1999 to September 23, 1999, including 228 hours at hurricane strength (144 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,332 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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