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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Gerda (1969)
7 September 1969 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Gerda formed in the North Atlantic basin on 7 September 1969 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 977 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 7 September 1969
- Dissipated
- 12 September 1969
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 977 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1United States of America130 km/h
- Cat. 1Canada119 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Camille278 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Debbie204 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Inga176 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Francelia157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Martha148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth