Hurricane Gaston
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
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Hurricane Gaston shortly after moving ashore on August 29
FormedAugust 27, 2004
DissipatedSeptember 3, 2004
(Extratropical after September 1)
Highest winds1-minute sustained:75 mph (120 km/h)
Lowest pressure985 mbar (hPa); 29.09 inHg
Fatalities8 direct, 1 indirect
Damage$130 million (2004 USD)
Areas affectedSouth Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts
Part of the2004 Atlantic hurricane season