Hurricane Gerda
Sep 7, 1969 to Sep 12, 1969Peak 121 mph977 mb
Hurricane Gerda passed within 50 miles of 7 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Nantucket County, MA, as a Category 3 on September 9, 1969.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Hurricane Gerda · 1969
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- 121 mph, 105 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 977 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 7
- MA, ME, NC
- Counties within 100 miles
- 31
- FL, MA, ME, NC, RI
- Landfalls recorded
- 1
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Washington County | ME | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Hancock County | ME | 34.6 | Category 1 |
| Nantucket County | MA | 38.5 | Category 3 |
| Aroostook County | ME | 40.0 | Category 1 |
| Dare County | NC | 44.2 | Category 1 |
| Penobscot County | ME | 45.7 | Category 1 |
| Barnstable County | MA | 47.4 | Category 3 |
| Hyde County | NC | 52.4 | Category 1 |
| Knox County | ME | 52.5 | Category 1 |
| Carteret County | NC | 60.1 | Category 1 |
| Dukes County | MA | 63.0 | Category 3 |
| Waldo County | ME | 71.9 | Category 1 |
| Lincoln County | ME | 76.8 | Category 1 |
| Plymouth County | MA | 79.9 | Category 3 |
| Craven County | NC | 80.6 | Category 1 |
| Piscataquis County | ME | 81.2 | Category 1 |
| Pamlico County | NC | 84.4 | Category 1 |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 85.5 | Category 1 |
| Bristol County | MA | 87.7 | Category 3 |
| Onslow County | NC | 90.1 | Category 1 |
| Currituck County | NC | 91.0 | Category 1 |
| St. Johns County | FL | 92.3 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | NC | 92.9 | Category 1 |
| Brunswick County | NC | 93.9 | Category 1 |
| Jones County | NC | 94.9 | Category 1 |
| New Hanover County | NC | 96.1 | Category 1 |
| Sagadahoc County | ME | 96.2 | Category 2 |
| Somerset County | ME | 96.6 | Category 1 |
| Newport County | RI | 98.5 | Category 3 |
| Kennebec County | ME | 99.0 | Category 1 |
| Camden County | NC | 100.0 | Category 1 |
Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.
National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.