Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 16–30, 1973
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01 · The story
Tropical Storm Gilda (1973) was a tropical storm of the 1973 Atlantic season. It formed on October 16, 1973, 128 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 968 mb on October 18, 1973, and made landfall 16 mi SE of La Sierpe, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba on October 18, 1973 as a tropical storm (69 mph). The storm lasted 13.5 days and travelled about 4,017 miles (6,463 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 1973 · 20:00 UTC | 16 mi SE of La Sierpe, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba | TS 69 mph | 992 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.5°N 81.9°W | 128 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 16 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 17.8°N 81.8°W | 106 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 17 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.1°N 81.6°W | 83 mi S of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 17 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.4°N 81.2°W | 62 mi S of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 17 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 18.8°N 80.7°W | 47 mi SE of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 17 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 19.1°N 80.2°W | 66 mi ESE of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 18 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 996 mb | 19.5°N 79.7°W | 98 mi E of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands |
| Oct 18 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.1°N 79.5°W | 106 mi WSW of Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Oct 18 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 20.6°N 79.6°W | 87 mi SSE of Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba |
| Oct 18 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 21.2°N 79.3°W | 40 mi S of La Sierpe, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba |
| Oct 18 20:00 | TS LANDFALL | 69 mph | 992 mb | 21.6°N 79.1°W | 16 mi SE of La Sierpe, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba |
| Oct 19 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 22.0°N 79.0°W | 10 mi S of Florencia, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba |
| Oct 19 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 996 mb | 22.3°N 78.7°W | 14 mi NNW of Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba |
| Oct 19 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 996 mb | 22.9°N 78.3°W | 59 mi NNE of Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba |
| Oct 19 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 23.2°N 77.6°W | 100 mi NE of Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba |
| Oct 20 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 23.8°N 77.1°W | 88 mi S of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 20 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 24.2°N 76.5°W | 80 mi SE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 20 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 24.6°N 76.1°W | 84 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 20 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 25.0°N 75.7°W | 103 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 21 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 25.1°N 75.8°W | 97 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 21 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.2°N 75.8°W | 97 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 21 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 25.4°N 76.0°W | 87 mi ENE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 21 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 25.3°N 75.8°W | 98 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 999 mb | 25.5°N 75.8°W | 101 mi ENE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 999 mb | 25.3°N 75.5°W | 116 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 25.2°N 75.4°W | 122 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 22 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 25.3°N 75.5°W | 116 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 23 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 25.5°N 75.6°W | 113 mi ENE of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 23 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 25.3°N 75.6°W | 110 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 23 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 25.3°N 75.7°W | 104 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 23 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 25.4°N 75.3°W | 130 mi E of Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 26.0°N 74.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 27.3°N 72.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 28.6°N 71.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 996 mb | 29.7°N 71.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 994 mb | 30.8°N 71.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 993 mb | 31.7°N 71.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 32.5°N 70.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 985 mb | 33.3°N 70.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 985 mb | 33.6°N 70.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 34.6°N 69.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 35.3°N 68.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 36.1°N 67.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 984 mb | 36.7°N 66.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 38.5°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 41.2°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 983 mb | 43.4°N 58.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 977 mb | 45.4°N 55.2°W | 179 mi SW of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Oct 28 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 968 mb | 47.5°N 51.5°W | 57 mi E of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Oct 28 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 51.2°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 54.9°N 44.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 57.5°N 42.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 59.6°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 970 mb | 60.8°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 61.4°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 61.8°N 40.4°W | open ocean |
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Questions
Gilda made landfall once: 16 mi SE of La Sierpe, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba on October 18, 1973 at 20:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.
At its peak on October 18, 1973, Gilda was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 968 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
13.5 days, from October 16, 1973 to October 30, 1973. It travelled about 4,017 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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