Atlantic 2018 season
Tropical Storm Gordon (2018)
Tropical Storm Gordon never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 69 mph sustained winds and was active from Sep 2, 2018 to Sep 7, 2018, with 3 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 60 kt / 69 mph / 111 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 996 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 2, 2018 – Sep 7, 2018 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 3.2 |
| Documented landfalls | 3 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Gordon 2018. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2018 | Disturbance | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 23.3N 78.2W |
| Sep 4, 2018 | Tropical storm | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 26.6N 83.3W |
| Sep 5, 2018 | Tropical storm | 60 kt (111 km/h) | 29.8N 88.0W |
| Sep 6, 2018 | Tropical depression | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 33.0N 90.9W |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Post-tropical low | 15 kt (28 km/h) | 34.4N 92.0W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 1 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.