The name Gordon has been used for ten
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In the Atlantic Ocean, Gordon has been used five times since 1988, when it replaced the name
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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.
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Hurricane Gordon (2000)
Hurricane Gordon caused minor damage in the Eastern United States. The seventh named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Gordon developed in the extreme western Caribbean Sea from a tropical wave on September ...
– 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).
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Hurricane Gordon (2006)
Hurricane Gordon was the first tropical cyclone since 1992 to affect the Azores while retaining tropical characteristics. The eighth tropical storm, third hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, Gordon for ...
– 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.
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Hurricane Gordon (2012) – a strong Category 2 hurricane which passed over the eastern Azores as a Category 1.
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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:
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Tropical Storm Gordon (1979) (T7910, 07W, Herming) – Strong tropical storm which made landfall in China.
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Typhoon Gordon (1982) (T8216, 16W) – Category 3 typhoon with no known effects on land.
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Tropical Storm Gordon (1985) (T8527, 24W) – Weak tropical storm which made landfall in Vietnam.
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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
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In the South Pacific Ocean, Gordon has been used once:
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Cyclone Gordon (1979)
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