NHC AL161969 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Gerda (1969)
September 7, 1969 – September 12, 1969
Hurricane Gerda peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 83 US cities, 51 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 83
- At hurricane strength
- 51
- States
- 4
121 mph
when closest
Cities Gerda passed near, strongest first
Massachusetts (30)
- EdgartownCategory 3 · 67 mi
- NantucketCategory 3 · 43 mi
- West TisburyCategory 3 · 72 mi
- Vineyard HavenCategory 3 · 73 mi
- ChilmarkCategory 3 · 75 mi
- East FalmouthCategory 3 · 74 mi
- CentervilleCategory 3 · 66 mi
- OstervilleCategory 3 · 67 mi
- Marstons MillsCategory 3 · 70 mi
- CotuitCategory 3 · 70 mi
- MashpeeCategory 3 · 72 mi
- ForestdaleCategory 3 · 75 mi
- Dennis PortCategory 3 · 56 mi
- South DennisCategory 3 · 59 mi
- South YarmouthCategory 3 · 60 mi
- West YarmouthCategory 3 · 61 mi
- Yarmouth PortCategory 3 · 62 mi
- HyannisCategory 3 · 63 mi
- BarnstableCategory 3 · 65 mi
- West BarnstableCategory 3 · 69 mi
- East SandwichCategory 3 · 73 mi
- SandwichCategory 3 · 75 mi
- ChathamCategory 3 · 50 mi
- OrleansCategory 3 · 52 mi
- HarwichCategory 3 · 54 mi
- BrewsterCategory 3 · 56 mi
- DennisCategory 3 · 61 mi
- EasthamCategory 3 · 55 mi
- WellfleetCategory 3 · 58 mi
- ProvincetownCategory 3 · 70 mi
Florida (27)
- Cape CanaveralTropical storm · 46 mi
- Cocoa BeachTropical storm · 49 mi
- Merritt IslandTropical storm · 51 mi
- Oak HillTropical storm · 52 mi
- TitusvilleTropical storm · 52 mi
- CocoaTropical storm · 54 mi
- MimsTropical storm · 54 mi
- EdgewaterTropical storm · 55 mi
- RockledgeTropical storm · 56 mi
- Indian Harbour BeachTropical storm · 57 mi
- New Smyrna BeachTropical storm · 58 mi
- IndialanticTropical storm · 59 mi
- MelbourneTropical storm · 61 mi
- Melbourne BeachTropical storm · 63 mi
- OsteenTropical storm · 66 mi
- MalabarTropical storm · 67 mi
- Port OrangeTropical storm · 67 mi
- GenevaTropical storm · 67 mi
- GrantTropical storm · 68 mi
- Palm BayTropical storm · 69 mi
- ChuluotaTropical storm · 69 mi
- Barefoot BayTropical storm · 71 mi
- DeltonaTropical storm · 74 mi
- Ormond BeachTropical storm · 74 mi
- OviedoTropical storm · 74 mi
- South DaytonaTropical storm · 66 mi
- Daytona BeachTropical storm · 68 mi
Maine (25)
- Bar HarborCategory 1 · 42 mi
- Blue HillCategory 1 · 58 mi
- Stockton SpringsCategory 1 · 72 mi
- HancockCategory 1 · 45 mi
- EllsworthCategory 1 · 54 mi
- BucksportCategory 1 · 70 mi
- FranklinCategory 1 · 44 mi
- EddingtonCategory 1 · 62 mi
- HoldenCategory 1 · 62 mi
- BrewerCategory 1 · 71 mi
- OrringtonCategory 1 · 72 mi
- BangorCategory 1 · 73 mi
- MachiasCategory 1 · 13 mi
- MilfordCategory 1 · 67 mi
- OronoCategory 1 · 69 mi
- Old TownCategory 1 · 70 mi
- BaileyvilleCategory 1 · 13 mi
- CalaisCategory 1 · 5 mi
- LincolnCategory 1 · 67 mi
- HoultonCategory 1 · 50 mi
- Fort FairfieldTropical storm · 58 mi
- Presque IsleTropical storm · 64 mi
- MapletonTropical storm · 70 mi
- CaribouTropical storm · 67 mi
- Van BurenTropical storm · 68 mi
North Carolina (1)
- BeaufortCategory 1 · 74 mi
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.