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Hurricane Gabrielle

Sep 11, 2001 to Sep 21, 2001Peak 81 mph975 mb

Hurricane Gabrielle passed within 50 miles of 23 counties in FL. It was strongest near Charlotte County, FL, as a tropical storm on September 14, 2001.

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Hurricane Gabrielle · 2001

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Gabrielle on September 13, 2001, about 20 hours before landfall in Sarasota County, FL.

Hurricane Gabrielle on September 13, 2001, about 20 hours before landfall in Sarasota County, FL.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 16:08 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
975 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
23
FL
Counties within 100 miles
37
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Charlotte County, FL, 17.5 mi, Sep 14, 2001
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
Brevard CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
Hillsborough CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Polk CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Osceola CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Orange CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Sarasota CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Manatee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Seminole CountyFL0.9Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
Volusia CountyFL1.0Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
Hardee CountyFL3.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Lake CountyFL4.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
DeSoto CountyFL17.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Charlotte CountyFL17.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Sumter CountyFL19.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Pasco CountyFL22.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Highlands CountyFL26.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Pinellas CountyFL27.6Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Marion CountyFL29.4Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
Lee CountyFL29.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Hernando CountyFL30.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Flagler CountyFL45.7Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
Citrus CountyFL46.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Okeechobee CountyFL47.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Putnam CountyFL52.9Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
Glades CountyFL53.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Indian River CountyFL53.7Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
Hendry CountyFL64.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Collier CountyFL68.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Alachua CountyFL70.3Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
St. Johns CountyFL70.9Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
St. Lucie CountyFL73.2Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
Levy CountyFL74.1Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
Clay CountyFL85.7Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
Bradford CountyFL86.7Tropical stormSep 15, 2001
Martin CountyFL87.9Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Monroe CountyFL88.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2001
Palm Beach CountyFL88.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2001

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.