Gordon,
the sevenths tropical storm of the 2006 Caribbean Hurricane
Season, developed from a tropical depression and became a tropical
storm on September 11 at about 550 miles north-northeast of
the Leeward Islands, moving north-northeast.
It strengthened into a category three hurricane on September
14 with maximum sustained winds of 194 kmh.
Gordon became extra tropical on September 20 after passing close
to the Azores Islands and headed towards Spain and Portugal.
Gordon never represented a threat to land in the Caribbean.
In the northern province of Spain, Galicia, Gordon caused heavy
rains and minor damage to infrastructure.
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