Atlantic 2023 season
Tropical Storm Gert (2023)
Tropical Storm Gert never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 58 mph sustained winds and was active from Aug 19, 2023 to Sep 4, 2023.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 50 kt / 58 mph / 93 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 998 mb |
| Active dates | Aug 19, 2023 – Sep 4, 2023 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 2.7 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Gert 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 14.7N 46.6W |
| Aug 20, 2023 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 16.9N 51.1W |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 16.6N 55.1W |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Tropical depression | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 17.0N 57.9W |
| Aug 23, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 18.1N 60.2W |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 18.1N 58.9W |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 16.5N 58.8W |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 16.1N 59.7W |
| Aug 27, 2023 | Disturbance | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 18.7N 59.4W |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Disturbance | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 20.5N 59.6W |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Disturbance | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 22.3N 59.4W |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Disturbance | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 25.4N 59.3W |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 28.0N 58.3W |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 28.8N 56.4W |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 27.7N 54.6W |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 28.6N 53.5W |
| Sep 4, 2023 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 33.9N 50.9W |
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.