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| Category 3 hurricane (SSHS) | ||
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| Formed | September 22, 1975 | |
| Dissipated | October 4, 1975 | |
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| Lowest pressure | 939 mbar (hPa) | |
| Damage | Not avaliable | |
| Fatalities | none | |
| Areas affected |
Eastern United States, Newfoundland | |
| Part of the 1975 Atlantic hurricane season |
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Hurricane Gladys was the fifth named storm, sixth hurriane and third major hurricane of the 1975 Atlantic hurricane season. Gladys formed on September 22 in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean and moved westward where it became a hurricane on September 25. Gladys maintined category 1 status for seven consecutive days before turning northeastward and paralleling with the East Coast of the United States. Gladys quickly reached Category 4 status at 35° North before weakening in the cooler waters off the coast of New England. Gladys then brushed southeastern Newfoundland before becoming extratropical on October 4.
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[edit] Storm history
A tropical wave moved off the east coast of Africa and moved westward into the Central Atlantic Ocean. The northern part of the tropical wave split off and became Hurricane Faye. The other half of the tropical wave continued moving southeastward where it was located near 11° north. Because of scare ship and recon aircraft reports, the National Hurricane Center determined that Gladys had reached tropical depression strength on September 22 and became a tropical storm on September 24 in post storm anaylisis.[1] Gladys moved westward after reaching hurricane strength and never reached above category 1 status due to vertical wind shear and as a result, Gladys maintained category 1 status for seven consecutive days. During its track across the Atlantic Ocean, the center of Hurricane Gladys passed 320 miles north of Puetro Rico as the pressure dropped to 975 millibars. On October 1, Hurricane Gladys began to recurve as an anticyclone formed over the storm. During, the recurviture, Gladys underwent rapiid intensifaction as its winds suddenly increased to 140 mph (215 km/h) and the pressure dropped to 939 millibars. Recon aircraft also reported winds of 169 mph (272 km/h) at flight level. On October 2, as Gladys was centered 400 miles (644 km) east of Norfolk, Virginia, a hurricane hunter aircraft reported a pressure of 940 millibars was reported on October 2 by a hurricane hunter plane which was the lowest pressure ever recorded in an Atlantic hurricane that far north.[1][2] After reaching maximum intensity, Hurricane Gladys steadaly weakened as it was entering cooler waters and accelerated to the northeast where it bypassed Newfoundland to the south before becoming extratropical on October 4.[1]
[edit] Observation
A radar station in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina detected the eye of Hurricane Gladys at 0900 (GMT) as the storm was centered 453 km offshore. As a result, the Gladys set a record of being the most distant hurricane to be track by ground radar breaking previous record set by Hurricane Carla in 1961. [3]
[edit] Preparations and Impact
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c National Hurricane Center (1975). Hurricane Gladys 1975 Report. NOAA. Retrieved on December 30, 2006.
- ^ Weather Underground (2007). Hurricane Gladys Best Track Data. Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
- ^ Carelli, Micheal G. (1976). Cape Hatteras Radar Observation of Hurricane Gladys. Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
