Storm history › Atlantic › 1999 season
Hurricane Gert (1999)
Gert was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1999 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 11, 1999 to September 23, 1999, about 12 days, and covered 4,331 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 4,331 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 42.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 57th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Kirk (2024), Hurricane Franklin (2023), Hurricane Ida (2021) and 13 more.
- Lowest pressure: 60th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Dennis (2005), Hurricane Donna (1960), Hurricane Helene (1958).
- Energy: 24% of the 1999 Atlantic season's ACE.