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Tropical Storm Gerda (1958)
Gerda was a tropical storm of the 1958 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 14, 1958 to September 22, 1958, about 8 days, and covered 2,844 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1001 mb.
It made 2 landfalls, the first near Santa Cruz de Barahona, Dominican Republic.
Its closest pass to a major city was 19 miles from Heroica Matamoros, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1001 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- 2
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,844 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.3
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Landfalls
| # | Date (UTC) | Near | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 14, 1958 | Santa Cruz de Barahona, Dominican Republic | 60 mph (95 km/h) |
| 2 | September 20, 1958 | Carboneras, Mexico | 45 mph (75 km/h) |
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Heroica Matamoros, Mexico | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Carrefour, Haiti | 25 mi (40 km) |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 26 mi (42 km) |
| Reynosa, Mexico | 30 mi (48 km) |
| New Kingston, Jamaica | 39 mi (62 km) |
| Kingston, Jamaica | 39 mi (63 km) |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 57 mi (91 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1247th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Bertha (2026), Tropical Storm Edouard (2026), Tropical Storm Chantal (2025) and 84 more.
- Lowest pressure: 991st lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Joyce (2024), Tropical Storm Rene (2020), Tropical Storm Vicky (2020) and 19 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1958 Atlantic season's ACE.