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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Gordon (1994)
8 November 1994 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Gordon formed in the North Atlantic basin on 8 November 1994 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 980 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America, Cuba and Nicaragua. It killed at least 1,152 people.
- Formed
- 8 November 1994
- Dissipated
- 21 November 1994
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 980 hPa
- Deaths
- 1,152
- Estimated Damage
- 594 million US dollars
Countries Hit
- TSUnited States of America93 km/h
- TSCuba74 km/h
- TSNicaragua56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 2Hurricane Florence176 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Debby111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Alberto102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Beryl93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth