What is Hurricane Gert (1999)?
{{no sources|date=July 2014}} '''Hurricane Gert''' was the fourth of five major hurricanes in the [[1999 Atlantic hurricane season]]. It formed on September 11 of the coast of Africa. It reached its greatest strength on September 15, when its winds were at 150 mph (240 km/h). It gradually curved northwest and then north, passing a short distance east of Burmuda. The hurricane's center did not make landfall, but it did cause many poweroutages. On September 23, Gert became an [[extratropical storm]] as it turned northeast and became absorbed into another storm system. While it passed southeast of [[Atlantic Canada]], strong waves hit [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] which caused heavy marine damage. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gert (1999)}} [[Category:1999 Atlantic hurricane season]] [[Category:Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes]] {{multistub|weather|Canada}}