Hurricane Gordon (2000)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 14–21, 2000

Peak wind

81 mph

130 km/h · Sep 17

Peak category

Cat 1

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

981 mb

Landfalls

Florida

Lifetime

6.8 d

Sep 14 – Sep 21

Distance

2,371 mi

3,815 km

ACE

3.4

storm energy

Deaths

per Wikidata

Damage

$11 M

nominal USD

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

What happened with Gordon

Hurricane Gordon (2000) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic season. It formed on September 14, 2000, 54 mi SSW of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 981 mb on September 17, 2000, and made landfall 43 mi WSW of Newberry, Florida on September 18, 2000 as a tropical storm (63 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on September 16, 2000). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 2,371 miles (3,815 km). According to Wikidata, it caused 26 deaths and about $11 million in damage (nominal USD).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 18, 2000 · 03:00 UTC	43 mi WSW of Newberry, Florida	TS 63 mph	991 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico	63 mi	Sep 14 · 21:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico	67 mi	Sep 15 · 12:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Jacksonville, Florida	55 mi	Sep 18 · 10:00 UTC	TD 38 mph
Washington, District of Columbia	57 mi	Sep 19 · 17:00 UTC	TD 28 mph
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	41 mi	Sep 19 · 22:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
New York City, New York	37 mi	Sep 20 · 01:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Brooklyn, New York	31 mi	Sep 20 · 01:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Queens, New York	29 mi	Sep 20 · 02:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Manhattan, New York	39 mi	Sep 20 · 02:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
The Bronx, New York	37 mi	Sep 20 · 02:00 UTC	TD 29 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

Every official fix 29 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 14 12:00	TD	29 mph	1008 mb	19.8°N 87.3°W	30 mi SSE of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 14 18:00	TD	29 mph	1007 mb	20.4°N 87.4°W	14 mi NNE of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 15 00:00	TD	29 mph	1007 mb	20.7°N 87.7°W	16 mi ENE of Chemax, Yucatán, Mexico
Sep 15 06:00	TD	29 mph	1006 mb	21.0°N 88.0°W	14 mi SE of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Sep 15 12:00	TD	29 mph	1004 mb	21.4°N 88.7°W	40 mi WNW of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Sep 15 18:00	TD	35 mph	1004 mb	21.6°N 87.8°W	39 mi NE of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico
Sep 16 00:00	TS	46 mph	1000 mb	22.5°N 86.7°W	92 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 16 06:00	TS	58 mph	997 mb	22.9°N 86.6°W	120 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 16 12:00	TS	63 mph	992 mb	23.5°N 86.3°W	164 mi NNE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 16 18:00	TS	69 mph	983 mb	24.3°N 85.9°W	171 mi NW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 17 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	985 mb	25.2°N 85.4°W	open ocean
Sep 17 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	981 mb	26.1°N 84.9°W	166 mi WSW of Venice, Florida
Sep 17 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	987 mb	27.1°N 84.3°W	110 mi WSW of St. Petersburg, Florida
Sep 17 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	985 mb	28.0°N 83.8°W	61 mi W of Clearwater, Florida
Sep 18 00:00	TS	69 mph	989 mb	28.9°N 83.4°W	50 mi W of Homosassa Springs, Florida
Sep 18 03:00	TS LANDFALL	63 mph	991 mb	29.3°N 83.2°W	51 mi NW of Homosassa Springs, Florida
Sep 18 06:00	TS	46 mph	1000 mb	29.8°N 83.0°W	35 mi SW of Lake City, Florida
Sep 18 12:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	31.0°N 82.3°W	15 mi SSE of Waycross, Georgia
Sep 18 18:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	1011 mb	32.3°N 81.5°W	19 mi ESE of Statesboro, Georgia
Sep 19 00:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	1011 mb	33.5°N 80.2°W	30 mi SSE of Sumter, South Carolina
Sep 19 06:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1011 mb	35.0°N 79.0°W	near Fayetteville, North Carolina
Sep 19 12:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	1010 mb	37.0°N 78.2°W	43 mi SW of Brandermill, Virginia
Sep 19 18:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	1008 mb	38.5°N 76.0°W	near Cambridge, Maryland
Sep 20 00:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	1007 mb	40.0°N 74.0°W	near Brick, New Jersey
Sep 20 06:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	1005 mb	41.5°N 72.0°W	near Norwich, Connecticut
Sep 20 12:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1005 mb	42.0°N 69.5°W	37 mi NE of Harwich, Massachusetts
Sep 20 18:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1005 mb	42.5°N 67.2°W	158 mi ENE of Harwich, Massachusetts
Sep 21 00:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1004 mb	43.0°N 65.0°W	134 mi SSW of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sep 21 06:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	1003 mb	43.5°N 63.0°W	84 mi SSE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Gordon make landfall?

Gordon made landfall once: 43 mi WSW of Newberry, Florida on September 18, 2000 at 03:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds.

What category was Gordon?

At its peak on September 17, 2000, Gordon was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 981 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Gordon last?

6.8 days, from September 14, 2000 to September 21, 2000, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,371 miles.

How many people died in Gordon?

Wikidata records 26 deaths for Hurricane Gordon. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.

Where can I download the track data for Gordon?

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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Every storm named Gordon

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1994	Hurricane Gordon Atlantic	Cat 1 86 mph	Florida, Guantánamo Province, Cuba	→
2000	Hurricane Gordon · this page Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	Florida
2006	Hurricane Gordon Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
2012	Hurricane Gordon Atlantic	Cat 2 109 mph	Portugal	→
2018	Tropical Storm Gordon Atlantic	TS 69 mph	Mississippi, Florida	→
2024	Tropical Storm Gordon Atlantic	TS 46 mph	—

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2000

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2000	Hurricane Carlotta Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 155 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Isaac Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Keith Atlantic	Cat 4 138 mph	Tamaulipas, Mexico, Belize	→
2000	Hurricane Alberto Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Daniel Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Aletta Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Michael Atlantic	Cat 2 98 mph	—	→
2000	Hurricane Lane Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 98 mph	—	→

See every 2000 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Gordon on Wikipedia.

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