Hurricane Alex was one of the northernmost major hurricanes on record, and whose formation marked the fifth-latest start to an Atlantic hurricane season since 1952. The first named storm, hurricane, a
Hurricane Alex near Outer Banks on August 3
Category 3 Hurricane Alex north of 40° North on August 5
Hurricane Gert was a strong tropical cyclone that brought heavy surf and rip currents to the East Coast of the United States in August 2017. Gert originated from a tropical wave that moved off the coa
Hurricane Alex (2004)
…Hurricane Ella (1978) – Another unusually northern major hurricane with a similar track that peaked as a Category 4 in Canadian waters Hurricane Gert (2017) – Strong Category 2 hurricane that caused large swells along the East Coast of the United States and took a similar path. Hurricane Chris (2018) – Took…
Gert at peak intensity south of Nova Scotia on August 16
Hurricane Gert off the United States East Coast on August 15