Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 12–18, 2017
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
Hurricane Gert (2017) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic season. It formed on August 12, 2017, 276 mi N of San Juan, Puerto Rico, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 962 mb on August 16, 2017, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 3,095 miles (4,980 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 22.4°N 66.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 22.7°N 67.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 23.2°N 68.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1013 mb | 24.0°N 69.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1012 mb | 24.9°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1012 mb | 25.8°N 70.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1012 mb | 26.8°N 71.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1012 mb | 27.7°N 71.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1009 mb | 28.5°N 71.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 29.2°N 72.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1002 mb | 29.7°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 30.2°N 72.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 30.8°N 72.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 31.5°N 72.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 32.3°N 72.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 33.2°N 71.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 34.2°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 973 mb | 35.4°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 969 mb | 36.8°N 67.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 38.2°N 64.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 964 mb | 39.4°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 968 mb | 40.7°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 981 mb | 42.2°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 988 mb | 44.0°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 991 mb | 45.9°N 44.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 994 mb | 47.7°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 996 mb | 48.8°N 37.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 998 mb | 50.5°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ 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 August 16, 2017, Gert was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 962 mb.
6.8 days, from August 12, 2017 to August 18, 2017, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,095 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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