Hurricane Gonzalo (2014)
Hurricane Gonzalo reached Category 4 in the North Atlantic between October 11, 2014 and October 20, 2014, with a lowest pressure of 940 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Gonzalo, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2014 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- October 11, 2014 to October 20, 2014
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 125 kt (144 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb (27.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 26.0
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 320 nmi (593 km, 368 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 100 nmi (185 km, 115 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 10 nmi (19 km, 12 mi)
- Overall size
- 250 nmi (463 km, 288 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Peak gust in the best track
- 150 kt (173 mph)
- Fastest the center moved
- 46 kt (53 mph)
- Identifier
- AL082014
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Landfalls
| Time (UTC) | Where | Position | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 14:30 | Saint John’s, Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, 5 km away | 17.1N 61.8W | 65 kt (75 mph) | 990 mb |
| Oct 13, 22:45 | Coast unnamed here | 18.1N 63.0W | 75 kt (86 mph) | 984 mb |
| Oct 13, 23:15 | Coast unnamed here | 18.2N 63.1W | 75 kt (86 mph) | 984 mb |
| Oct 18, 00:30 | Coast unnamed here | 32.3N 64.8W | 95 kt (109 mph) | 952 mb |
Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 18:00 | 16.4N 54.9W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Oct 12, 00:00 | 16.4N 55.9W | 30 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 12, 06:00 | 16.4N 56.9W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 12, 12:00 | 16.4N 57.9W | 35 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 12, 18:00 | 16.4N 58.8W | 40 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 13, 00:00 | 16.5N 59.7W | 45 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 13, 06:00 | 16.7N 60.6W | 55 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 13, 12:00 | 17.0N 61.5W | 65 kt | 992 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 13, 14:30 landfall | 17.1N 61.8W | 65 kt | 990 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 13, 18:00 | 17.6N 62.4W | 70 kt | 988 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 13, 22:45 landfall | 18.1N 63.0W | 75 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 13, 23:15 landfall | 18.2N 63.1W | 75 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 14, 00:00 | 18.3N 63.2W | 80 kt | 983 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 14, 06:00 | 19.1N 64.0W | 90 kt | 976 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 14, 12:00 | 19.9N 64.8W | 95 kt | 973 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 14, 18:00 | 20.8N 65.5W | 100 kt | 968 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 15, 00:00 | 21.7N 66.2W | 115 kt | 956 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 15, 06:00 | 22.5N 67.0W | 115 kt | 953 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 15, 12:00 | 23.1N 67.7W | 115 kt | 949 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 15, 18:00 | 23.8N 68.3W | 110 kt | 953 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 16, 00:00 | 24.4N 68.6W | 110 kt | 953 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 16, 06:00 | 25.0N 68.7W | 115 kt | 948 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 16, 12:00 | 25.6N 68.7W | 125 kt | 940 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 16, 18:00 | 26.5N 68.3W | 125 kt | 942 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 17, 00:00 | 27.4N 67.8W | 120 kt | 942 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 17, 06:00 | 28.6N 67.2W | 115 kt | 945 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 17, 12:00 | 29.8N 66.5W | 110 kt | 947 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 17, 18:00 | 31.0N 65.7W | 105 kt | 949 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 18, 00:00 | 32.2N 64.9W | 95 kt | 952 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 18, 00:30 landfall | 32.3N 64.8W | 95 kt | 952 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 18, 06:00 | 33.7N 63.9W | 90 kt | 955 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 18, 12:00 | 35.6N 62.6W | 85 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 18, 18:00 | 38.2N 60.9W | 85 kt | 964 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 19, 00:00 | 41.2N 58.3W | 85 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 19, 06:00 | 44.5N 54.8W | 80 kt | 968 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 19, 12:00 | 47.8N 50.1W | 70 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Oct 19, 18:00 | 50.6N 44.8W | 65 kt | 976 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 20, 00:00 | 52.6N 38.3W | 55 kt | 982 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 20, 06:00 | 53.9N 30.9W | 50 kt | 988 mb | Extratropical |
Other North Atlantic storms of 2014
- Hurricane ArthurNorth Atlantic · 2014
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2014
- Hurricane BerthaNorth Atlantic · 2014 · 4 deaths
- Hurricane CristobalNorth Atlantic · 2014
- Tropical Storm DollyNorth Atlantic · 2014
- Hurricane EdouardNorth Atlantic · 2014
- Hurricane FayNorth Atlantic · 2014
- Tropical Storm HannaNorth Atlantic · 2014
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.