Tropical Storm Gordon (2018)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 2–7, 2018

Peak wind

69 mph

111 km/h · Sep 4

Peak category

Lowest pressure

996 mb

Landfalls

Mississippi · Florida

Lifetime

5.0 d

Sep 2 – Sep 7

Distance

1,335 mi

2,147 km

ACE

2.3

storm energy

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

What happened with Gordon

Tropical Storm Gordon (2018) was a tropical storm of the 2018 Atlantic season. It formed on September 2, 2018, 62 mi NNE of Nuevitas, Camagüey, Cuba, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb on September 4, 2018, and made landfall 3 times — first near Key Largo, Florida on September 3, 2018 as a tropical storm (52 mph). Later landfalls: 26 mi NW of Islamorada, Florida on September 3, 2018 as a tropical storm (52 mph); near Moss Point, Mississippi on September 5, 2018 as a tropical storm (69 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on September 4, 2018). The storm lasted 5.0 days and travelled about 1,335 miles (2,147 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 3, 2018 · 11:00 UTC	near Key Largo, Florida	TS 52 mph	1006 mb
September 3, 2018 · 13:00 UTC	26 mi NW of Islamorada, Florida	TS 52 mph	1006 mb
September 5, 2018 · 03:00 UTC	near Moss Point, Mississippi	TS 69 mph	996 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Miami, Florida	56 mi	Sep 3 · 12:00 UTC	TS 52 mph
Hialeah, Florida	59 mi	Sep 3 · 12:00 UTC	TS 52 mph
Pembroke Pines, Florida	69 mi	Sep 3 · 12:00 UTC	TS 52 mph
Hollywood, Florida	72 mi	Sep 3 · 12:00 UTC	TS 52 mph
Miramar, Florida	68 mi	Sep 3 · 12:00 UTC	TS 52 mph
Miami Gardens, Florida	65 mi	Sep 3 · 12:00 UTC	TS 52 mph
Cape Coral, Florida	43 mi	Sep 3 · 20:00 UTC	TS 59 mph
Mobile, Alabama	34 mi	Sep 5 · 03:00 UTC	TS 69 mph
Jackson, Mississippi	direct hit	Sep 5 · 16:00 UTC	TD 31 mph
Little Rock, Arkansas	direct hit	Sep 7 · 09:00 UTC	TD 17 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 25 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 2 18:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1012 mb	22.4°N 77.0°W	62 mi NNE of Nuevitas, Camagüey, Cuba
Sep 3 00:00	TD low/wave	29 mph	1011 mb	23.3°N 78.2°W	87 mi NNE of Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba
Sep 3 06:00	TD	35 mph	1009 mb	24.2°N 79.4°W	90 mi SE of Key Largo, Florida
Sep 3 09:00	TS	40 mph	1008 mb	24.6°N 80.0°W	44 mi SE of Key Largo, Florida
Sep 3 11:00	TS LANDFALL	52 mph	1006 mb	25.0°N 80.5°W	near Key Largo, Florida
Sep 3 12:00	TS	52 mph	1006 mb	25.1°N 80.7°W	16 mi W of Key Largo, Florida
Sep 3 13:00	TS LANDFALL	52 mph	1006 mb	25.2°N 80.9°W	32 mi SW of Homestead, Florida
Sep 3 18:00	TS	58 mph	1004 mb	25.8°N 81.9°W	15 mi SW of Marco Island, Florida
Sep 4 00:00	TS	63 mph	1003 mb	26.6°N 83.3°W	63 mi WSW of Venice, Florida
Sep 4 06:00	TS	63 mph	1002 mb	27.2°N 84.9°W	139 mi WSW of Clearwater, Florida
Sep 4 12:00	TS	63 mph	1001 mb	28.1°N 86.2°W	146 mi SSW of Panama City, Florida
Sep 4 18:00	TS	69 mph	1000 mb	28.9°N 87.2°W	98 mi SSE of Gulf Shores, Alabama
Sep 5 00:00	TS	69 mph	999 mb	29.8°N 88.0°W	36 mi SSW of Gulf Shores, Alabama
Sep 5 03:00	TS LANDFALL	69 mph	996 mb	30.4°N 88.5°W	near Moss Point, Mississippi
Sep 5 06:00	TS	52 mph	1002 mb	30.9°N 88.9°W	35 mi N of Biloxi, Mississippi
Sep 5 12:00	TD	35 mph	1007 mb	31.9°N 89.8°W	28 mi SSE of Brandon, Mississippi
Sep 5 18:00	TD	29 mph	1012 mb	32.5°N 90.4°W	12 mi NNW of Clinton, Mississippi
Sep 6 00:00	TD	23 mph	1013 mb	33.0°N 90.9°W	30 mi SSE of Greenville, Mississippi
Sep 6 06:00	TD	23 mph	1014 mb	33.5°N 91.4°W	21 mi WNW of Greenville, Mississippi
Sep 6 12:00	TD	17 mph	1014 mb	33.9°N 91.7°W	29 mi SE of Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Sep 6 18:00	TD low/wave	17 mph	1014 mb	34.2°N 91.9°W	near Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Sep 7 00:00	TD low/wave	17 mph	1014 mb	34.4°N 92.0°W	12 mi N of Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Sep 7 06:00	TD low/wave	17 mph	1014 mb	34.6°N 92.1°W	15 mi SE of Little Rock, Arkansas
Sep 7 12:00	TD low/wave	17 mph	1014 mb	35.0°N 92.2°W	11 mi NNW of Jacksonville, Arkansas
Sep 7 18:00	TD low/wave	17 mph	1014 mb	35.5°N 92.3°W	30 mi NNE of Conway, Arkansas

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Gordon make landfall?

Gordon made landfall 3 times: near Key Largo, Florida on September 3, 2018 at 11:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds; 26 mi NW of Islamorada, Florida on September 3, 2018 at 13:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds; near Moss Point, Mississippi on September 5, 2018 at 03:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.

What category was Gordon?

At its peak on September 4, 2018, Gordon was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 996 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Gordon last?

5.0 days, from September 2, 2018 to September 7, 2018. It travelled about 1,335 miles.

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 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 · this page 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 2018

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2018	Hurricane Michael Atlantic	Cat 5 161 mph	Florida	→
2018	Hurricane Lane Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 161 mph	—	→
2018	Hurricane Walaka Central Pacific	Cat 5 161 mph	yes	→
2018	Hurricane Willa Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 161 mph	Sinaloa, Mexico	→
2018	Hurricane Hector Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 155 mph	—	→
2018	Hurricane Florence Atlantic	Cat 4 150 mph	North Carolina	→
2018	Hurricane Norman Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 150 mph	—	→
2018	Hurricane Rosa Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 150 mph	Baja California, Mexico	→

See every 2018 storm on one map →

Background reading: Tropical Storm Gordon on Wikipedia.

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