Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 27 – October 4, 1974
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 Gertrude (1974) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1974 Atlantic season. It formed on September 27, 1974, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb on September 29, 1974, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on September 29, 1974). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 1,607 miles (2,585 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.7°N 45.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.7°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.7°N 47.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 10.6°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 10.6°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 999 mb | 10.8°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 11.1°N 53.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 992 mb | 11.4°N 54.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 1000 mb | 11.5°N 55.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 1001 mb | 11.6°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 1004 mb | 11.6°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 1005 mb | 11.4°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1007 mb | 11.1°N 56.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1008 mb | 11.4°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 11.8°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 12.0°N 57.6°W | 156 mi ESE of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1009 mb | 12.1°N 58.2°W | 118 mi SE of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 12.2°N 58.9°W | 79 mi SE of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 12.4°N 59.8°W | 50 mi SSW of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | — | 12.5°N 60.7°W | 55 mi SE of Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 12.6°N 61.5°W | 42 mi SSW of Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 12.7°N 62.4°W | 85 mi WSW of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 12.7°N 63.2°W | 124 mi NNE of Pampatar, Venezuela |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 12.8°N 64.1°W | 119 mi N of Juan Griego, Venezuela |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 12.8°N 65.0°W | 138 mi NNW of Juan Griego, Venezuela |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 12.9°N 66.0°W | 161 mi ENE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba |
| Oct 4 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 13.0°N 67.0°W | 104 mi NE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 13.1°N 68.0°W | 68 mi NNE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gertrude.
At its peak on September 29, 1974, Gertrude was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 992 mb.
6.8 days, from September 27, 1974 to October 4, 1974, including 36 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,607 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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