1974 season

Hurricane Gretchen (1974)

Jul 17, 12:00 AM UTC – Jul 21, 12:00 AM UTC (4.0 days)

Peak
Hurricane, Category 2
Max sustained wind
100 mph (85 kt)
Lowest pressure
—
Landfalls
0

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (17)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
1974-07-17 00:00TD14.3°N 115.7°W30—
1974-07-17 06:00TD14.9°N 114.8°W30—
1974-07-17 12:00TD15.6°N 114.0°W30—
1974-07-17 18:00TD16.3°N 113.3°W30—
1974-07-18 00:00TD17.0°N 112.7°W30—
1974-07-18 06:00TD17.8°N 112.0°W30—
1974-07-18 12:00TD18.6°N 111.4°W30—
1974-07-18 18:00TS20.7°N 111.2°W50—
1974-07-19 00:00HU22.3°N 112.6°W85—
1974-07-19 06:00HU22.8°N 114.6°W70—
1974-07-19 12:00HU23.0°N 116.7°W70—
1974-07-19 18:00TS23.0°N 118.0°W40—
1974-07-20 00:00TS23.0°N 119.0°W40—
1974-07-20 06:00TS23.9°N 119.5°W35—
1974-07-20 12:00TD25.0°N 120.0°W30—
1974-07-20 18:00TD25.2°N 121.0°W30—
1974-07-21 00:00TD25.0°N 122.0°W25—

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.