Tropical Storm Gordon

Sep 2, 2018 to Sep 7, 2018Peak 69 mph996 mb

Tropical Storm Gordon passed within 50 miles of 31 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Jackson County, MS, as a tropical storm on September 5, 2018.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Gordon · 2018

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Gordon on September 4, 2018, about 8 hours before landfall in Jackson County, MS.

Tropical Storm Gordon on September 4, 2018, about 8 hours before landfall in Jackson County, MS.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:19 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
69 mph, 60 kt
Lowest pressure
996 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
31
AL, FL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
59
AL, FL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Jackson County, MS, 0.0 mi, Sep 5, 2018
Landfalls recorded
3
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
Stone CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Monroe CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
Perry CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Jackson CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Forrest CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Covington CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Miami-Dade CountyFL0.3Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
George CountyMS1.2Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Jones CountyMS3.7Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Lamar CountyMS3.7Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Mobile CountyAL4.1Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Jefferson Davis CountyMS6.3Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Greene CountyMS7.6Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Harrison CountyMS8.2Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Collier CountyFL12.0Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
Marion CountyMS12.9Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Baldwin CountyAL17.1Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Pearl River CountyMS17.8Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Jasper CountyMS19.5Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Wayne CountyMS20.5Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Lee CountyFL30.2Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
Washington CountyAL31.4Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Hancock CountyMS31.5Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
St. Bernard ParishLA32.6Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Washington ParishLA35.2Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Walthall CountyMS35.6Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Clarke CountyMS39.0Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Escambia CountyFL43.1Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Charlotte CountyFL45.5Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
Broward CountyFL45.8Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
Hendry CountyFL47.8Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
Sarasota CountyFL50.9Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
Choctaw CountyAL53.9Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
St. Tammany ParishLA54.1Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Clarke CountyAL58.0Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Santa Rosa CountyFL59.3Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Tangipahoa ParishLA63.5Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Orleans ParishLA64.9Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Palm Beach CountyFL65.8Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
DeSoto CountyFL66.5Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
Escambia CountyAL67.0Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Glades CountyFL67.6Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
Manatee CountyFL67.9Tropical stormSep 4, 2018
Monroe CountyAL71.0Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Plaquemines ParishLA73.7Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Hillsborough CountyFL75.3Tropical stormSep 4, 2018
Pinellas CountyFL78.1Tropical stormSep 4, 2018
Sumter CountyAL81.4Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Okaloosa CountyFL82.1Tropical stormSep 4, 2018
Marengo CountyAL83.3Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Highlands CountyFL83.3Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
Hardee CountyFL84.4Tropical stormSep 3, 2018
Conecuh CountyAL86.3Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
St. John the Baptist ParishLA87.7Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Jefferson ParishLA88.0Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Livingston ParishLA88.8Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
St. Charles ParishLA95.2Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
Wilcox CountyAL98.8Tropical stormSep 5, 2018
East Baton Rouge ParishLA98.9Tropical stormSep 5, 2018

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.