The name Gordon has been used for four tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean since 1988 when it replaced the name Gilbert on the list of hurricane names.
- 1994's Hurricane Gordon - 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. Despite the damage caused, however, the name was not retired.
- 2000's Hurricane Gordon - formed near Guatemala, cut across the Yucatán 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).
- 2006's Hurricane Gordon - 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.
- 2012's Hurricane Gordon - North Atlantic hurricane that passed over the eastern Azores as a Category 1 hurricane.
The name Gordon was also used for four tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
- 1979's Tropical Storm Gordon (T7910, 07W, Herming) - Strong tropical storm which made landfall in China.
- 1982's Typhoon Gordon (T8216, 16W) - Category 3 typhoon with no known effects on land.
- 1985's Tropical Storm Gordon (T8527, 24W) - Weak tropical storm which made landfall in Vietnam.
- 1989's Super Typhoon Gordon (T8908, 08W, Goring) - Powerful Category 5 super typhoon which crossed extreme 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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