Storm history › Atlantic › 1993 season
Hurricane Gert (1993)
Gert was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1993 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 14, 1993 to September 26, 1993, about 11 days, and covered 2,746 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 970 mb.
It made 3 landfalls, the first near Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Its closest pass to a major city was 6 miles from Zapopan, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- 3
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,746 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Landfalls
| # | Date (UTC) | Near | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 15, 1993 | Bluefields, Nicaragua | 40 mph (65 km/h) |
| 2 | September 18, 1993 | Belize City, Belize | 40 mph (65 km/h) |
| 3 | September 20, 1993 | Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Mexico | 100 mph (155 km/h) |
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Zapopan, Mexico | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Guadalajara, Mexico | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Tonalá, Mexico | 13 mi (20 km) |
| León de los Aldama, Mexico | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 39 mi (63 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 515th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Ernesto (2024), Hurricane Nigel (2023), Hurricane Arthur (2014) and 25 more.
- Lowest pressure: 378th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Leslie (2024), Hurricane Zeta (2020), Tropical Storm Sebastien (2019) and 11 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1993 Atlantic season's ACE.