Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 23–25, 2005
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Gert (2005) was a tropical storm of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed on July 23, 2005, 55 mi NNW of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico, reached its peak of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1005 mb on July 25, 2005, and made landfall 34 mi SSE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico on July 25, 2005 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 2.0 days and travelled about 607 miles (976 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2005 · 00:00 UTC | 34 mi SSE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico | TS 46 mph | 1005 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 22 mi | Jul 25 · 03:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 24 mi | Jul 25 · 16:00 UTC | TD 25 mph |
| Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 21 mi | Jul 25 · 16:00 UTC | TD 25 mph |
| Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico | 71 mi | Jul 25 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 19.3°N 92.9°W | 55 mi NNW of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 19.8°N 93.8°W | 104 mi NNW of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 20.8°N 95.0°W | 134 mi NNE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Jul 24 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 21.0°N 95.8°W | 91 mi ENE of Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Jul 24 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 21.4°N 96.6°W | 60 mi ENE of Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 21.8°N 97.6°W | 34 mi SSE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 22.3°N 98.6°W | 15 mi WNW of Ébano, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 22.5°N 100.0°W | 19 mi ENE of Cerritos, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 22.5°N 101.4°W | 22 mi ESE of Salinas de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Gert made landfall once: 34 mi SSE of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico on July 25, 2005 at 00:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on July 25, 2005, Gert was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a central pressure of 1005 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
2.0 days, from July 23, 2005 to July 25, 2005. It travelled about 607 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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