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Hurricane Gordon

Sep 14, 2000 to Sep 21, 2000Peak 81 mph981 mb

Hurricane Gordon passed within 50 miles of 20 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Manatee County, FL, as a Category 1 on September 17, 2000.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Gordon · 2000

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Gordon on September 17, 2000, about 11 hours before landfall in Dixie County, FL.

Hurricane Gordon on September 17, 2000, about 11 hours before landfall in Dixie County, FL.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 16:05 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure
981 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
20
FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
38
FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Manatee County, FL, 71.9 mi, Sep 17, 2000
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.

Counties within 100 miles
Hamilton CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Columbia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Dixie CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Suwannee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Levy CountyFL2.2Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Gilchrist CountyFL3.9Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Lafayette CountyFL4.3Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Union CountyFL17.1Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Alachua CountyFL17.9Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Taylor CountyFL18.0Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Madison CountyFL27.3Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Bradford CountyFL28.3Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Lowndes CountyGA32.8Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Citrus CountyFL33.0Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Clay CountyFL38.7Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Marion CountyFL40.0Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Brooks CountyGA42.5Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Hernando CountyFL46.2Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Pasco CountyFL48.4Tropical stormSep 17, 2000
Pinellas CountyFL49.9Tropical stormSep 17, 2000
Putnam CountyFL53.3Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Jefferson CountyFL56.5Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Sumter CountyFL58.5Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Hillsborough CountyFL60.8Tropical stormSep 17, 2000
Thomas CountyGA66.3Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Wakulla CountyFL67.6Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Manatee CountyFL71.9Category 1Sep 17, 2000
Leon CountyFL72.2Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Lake CountyFL78.8Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Franklin CountyFL78.9Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Sarasota CountyFL82.3Category 1Sep 17, 2000
Flagler CountyFL84.5Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Grady CountyGA85.1Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Volusia CountyFL85.8Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Polk CountyFL89.3Tropical stormSep 17, 2000
Liberty CountyFL92.3Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Mitchell CountyGA93.0Tropical stormSep 18, 2000
Gadsden CountyFL95.4Tropical stormSep 18, 2000

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.