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Hurricane Gordon

Nov 8, 1994 to Nov 21, 1994Peak 86 mph980 mb

Hurricane Gordon passed within 50 miles of 18 counties in FL. It was strongest near Carteret County, NC, as a Category 1 on November 18, 1994.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Gordon · 1994

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
980 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
18
FL
Counties within 100 miles
25
FL, NC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Carteret County, NC, 78.0 mi, Nov 18, 1994
Landfalls recorded
6
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Lee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Okeechobee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Highlands CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Monroe CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 15, 1994
Charlotte CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Indian River CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Glades CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
St. Lucie CountyFL1.4Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
DeSoto CountyFL5.4Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Hendry CountyFL6.6Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Collier CountyFL10.7Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Osceola CountyFL12.4Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Hardee CountyFL19.4Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Martin CountyFL20.6Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Polk CountyFL21.0Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Palm Beach CountyFL26.5Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Sarasota CountyFL29.9Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Manatee CountyFL37.0Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Hillsborough CountyFL55.1Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Broward CountyFL57.4Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Miami-Dade CountyFL65.9Tropical stormNov 15, 1994
Carteret CountyNC78.0Category 1Nov 18, 1994
Pinellas CountyFL86.0Tropical stormNov 16, 1994
Hyde CountyNC96.4Category 1Nov 18, 1994
Craven CountyNC98.7Category 1Nov 18, 1994

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.