Hurricane Gert (disambiguation)
The name Gert has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
- 1981's Hurricane Gert - caused heavy rainfall to several Caribbean islands but no significant damage.
- 1993's Hurricane Gert - struck Central America and the Yucatán Peninsula, then made a final landfall in Mexico, causing 116 deaths in the region and over $170 million in damage.
- 1999's Hurricane Gert - reached Category 4 strength, threatened Bermuda but turned away before striking.
- 2005's Tropical Storm Gert - earliest seventh-storm formation in the Atlantic Ocean since record-keeping began, breaking the old record set in 1936 by 14 days. Made landfall near Tampico, Mexico.
- 2011's Tropical Storm Gert - formed in the open ocean, passed close to Bermuda, brushing the island with light rainfall.
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