List of storms named Gordon

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The name Gordon has been used for ten tropical cyclones worldwide.

In the Atlantic Ocean, Gordon has been used five times since 1988, when it replaced the name Gilbert on the list of hurricane names:

  • Hurricane Gordon (1994) – killed 1,122 in Haiti, and 23 in other nations. Damage in the United States was $400 million, and damage in Haiti and Cuba was severe.
  • Hurricane Gordon (2000) – formed near Guatemala, cut across the Yucatán Peninsula and later hit Florida as a tropical storm. Killed 23 in Guatemala and one in Florida, and $10.8 million damage there (no figure for Guatemala).
  • Hurricane Gordon (2006) – formed in the central North Atlantic, tracked north and east while becoming a Category 3 major hurricane. Crossed the Azores as a Category 1 storm before dissipating over western Europe; tied with Hurricane Helene for the strongest Atlantic hurricane of 2006.
  • Hurricane Gordon (2012) – a strong Category 2 hurricane which passed over the eastern Azores as a Category 1.
  • Tropical Storm Gordon (2018) – formed near the Florida Keys and affected South Florida, killing two. Then made landfall west of the Alabama-Mississippi border as a strong tropical storm, causing moderate damage.

In the Western Pacific Ocean, Gordon was used four times:

  • Tropical Storm Gordon (1979) (T7910, 07W, Herming) – Strong tropical storm which made landfall in China.
  • Typhoon Gordon (1982) (T8216, 16W) – Category 3 typhoon with no known effects on land.
  • Tropical Storm Gordon (1985) (T8527, 24W) – Weak tropical storm which made landfall in Vietnam.
  • Typhoon Gordon (1989) (T8908, 08W, Goring) – Powerful Category 5 super typhoon which crossed northern Luzon at peak intensity before making landfall southwest of Hong Kong as a strong tropical storm. 306 people were killed by Gordon, and 120,000 were left homeless in the Philippines.

In the South Pacific Ocean, Gordon has been used once: