Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 4–15, 1979
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 Gloria (1979) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1979 Atlantic season. It formed on September 4, 1979, 156 mi ESE of Espargos, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb on September 12, 1979, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on September 7, 1979). The storm lasted 10.8 days and travelled about 3,470 miles (5,584 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 15.5°N 21.0°W | 136 mi ESE of Sal Rei, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 16.5°N 22.5°W | 34 mi ESE of Espargos, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1003 mb | 17.5°N 24.0°W | 77 mi ENE of Mindelo, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1002 mb | 18.5°N 25.5°W | 106 mi NNW of Porto Novo, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 19.0°N 27.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 19.8°N 28.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 20.5°N 30.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 21.2°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 22.0°N 33.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 22.5°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 23.2°N 36.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 24.4°N 37.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 25.6°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 26.4°N 38.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 27.0°N 39.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 27.5°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 28.0°N 40.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 28.6°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 29.3°N 41.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 29.9°N 42.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 30.4°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 31.0°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 31.5°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 31.2°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 993 mb | 31.0°N 46.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 31.1°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 31.3°N 47.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 31.4°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 31.6°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 31.8°N 48.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 32.2°N 48.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 32.4°N 48.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 32.8°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 33.2°N 47.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 33.9°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 34.5°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 977 mb | 35.0°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 36.0°N 43.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 37.0°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 38.5°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 40.2°N 37.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 42.0°N 35.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 43.4°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 994 mb | 45.0°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gloria.
At its peak on September 12, 1979, Gloria was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 975 mb.
10.8 days, from September 4, 1979 to September 15, 1979, including 168 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,470 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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