Hurricane Gladys was a tropical cyclone that caused minor impact along the East Coast of the United States, Bermuda, and Atlantic Canada.

Along the East Coast of the United States, Gladys produced light rainfall, gusty winds, and storm surge.

In the former, high tides inundated homes and buildings with 2 feet (0.61 m) of water in two small villages on the Outer Banks and flooded a highway to Manteo.

[2] Later that day, the S.S. Gerwi reported heavy rain and winds of 63 mph (101 km/h),[3] confirming the existence of Tropical Storm Gladys at 1200 UTC on September 13.

A hurricane hunter plane flew into Gladys on the afternoon of September 13 was unable to obtain wind data due to darkness.

By 1800 UTC, Gladys attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (233 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 945 mbar (27.9 inHg).

[3] Gladys then accelerated and approached Atlantic Canada, before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone at 0000 UTC on September 25, while located between Nova Scotia and Sable Island.

Additionally, it was suggested that Gladys could have threatened northern Florida, as the storm was on a similar path as Hurricane Dora earlier in the month.

As a result, residents along the coast of the Southeastern United States were advised to remain alert and small craft advisories were issued.

[9] At 0400 UTC on September 24, the gale warnings for New England were lowered as Gladys turned northeastward away from the coast however, small water craft were advised to remain in port until the seas subsided.

The only effects Gladys was minor rainfall, peaking at 1 inch (25 mm) in Myrtle Beach, as well as storm tides of 2 feet (0.61 m) above normal along the upper coast of South Carolina.

[12] The abnormal tides and heavy wave action flooded two small villages, leaving many homes and buildings under 2 feet (0.61 m) of water[9] and washed away grasses that were planted to stabilize the sand dunes.

[17] High winds and strong ocean currents from Gladys produced beach erosion in New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts.