Around that time, it reached its peak winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).
Later, the peak winds decreased along with the central pressure.
The storm never became well-organized, with its peak winds located east of the broad center.
The peak winds were felt as the storm passed close by on October 12.
By October 19, the system had weakened to a tropical storm, less than 24 hours after attaining its peak winds.
The peak winds were based on estimates from the Dvorak technique.
Her peak winds were 135 miles per hour.
It reached its peak winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) on July 17.
However, a reanalysis in 2011 lowered the peak winds.
Gene then reached its peak winds of 150 km/h (100 mph) the next day.