The 1990 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 41 systems

Atlantic storms
14
8 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
97
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
121 mph
Gustav
Landfalling
1
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
21
16 hurricanes · 6 major
Pacific strongest
155 mph
Trudy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 1990 season went

The 1990 Atlantic season produced 14 tropical storms, 8 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 97. The strongest was Hurricane Gustav at 121 mph / 956 mb. 1 storm made landfall.

The 1990 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 21 tropical storms, 16 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 250. The strongest was Hurricane Trudy at 155 mph / 924 mb. 1 storm made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVHurricane Alma — May 12–18, 1990Alma Cat 1Unnamed storm #1 — May 24–26, 1990Unnamed storm #1 TDHurricane Boris — June 2–8, 1990Boris Cat 1Tropical Storm Cristina — June 8–16, 1990Cristina TSTropical Storm Douglas — June 19–23, 1990Douglas TSHurricane Elida — June 26 – July 2, 1990Elida Cat 1Unnamed storm #6 — June 29 – July 3, 1990Unnamed storm #6 TDHurricane Fausto — July 6–12, 1990Fausto Cat 1Hurricane Genevieve — July 10–18, 1990Genevieve Cat 2Hurricane Hernan — July 19–31, 1990Hernan Cat 4Hurricane Iselle — July 20–30, 1990Iselle Cat 3Tropical Storm Arthur — July 22–27, 1990Arthur TSUnnamed storm #11 — July 24–26, 1990Unnamed storm #11 TDHurricane Bertha — July 24 – August 2, 1990Bertha Cat 1Tropical Storm Cesar — July 31 – August 7, 1990Cesar TSTropical Storm Edouard — August 2–13, 1990Edouard TSHurricane Diana — August 4–9, 1990Diana Cat 2Tropical Storm Aka — August 7–15, 1990Aka TSTropical Storm Fran — August 11–14, 1990Fran TSUnnamed storm #12 — August 16–19, 1990Unnamed storm #12 TDHurricane Julio — August 17–24, 1990Julio Cat 3Hurricane Kenna — August 21–30, 1990Kenna Cat 1Hurricane Lowell — August 23 – September 1, 1990Lowell Cat 1Hurricane Gustav — August 24 – September 3, 1990Gustav Cat 3Tropical Storm Hortense — August 25–31, 1990Hortense TSHurricane Isidore — September 4–17, 1990Isidore Cat 2Hurricane Marie — September 7–21, 1990Marie Cat 4Unnamed storm #18 — September 9–12, 1990Unnamed storm #18 TDHurricane Norbert — September 10–19, 1990Norbert Cat 1Unnamed storm #11 — September 18–27, 1990Unnamed storm #11 TDHurricane Josephine — September 21 – October 6, 1990Josephine Cat 1Hurricane Odile — September 23 – October 2, 1990Odile Cat 4Tropical Storm Rachel — September 27 – October 3, 1990Rachel TSHurricane Polo — September 28 – October 1, 1990Polo Cat 1Hurricane Klaus — October 3–9, 1990Klaus Cat 1Hurricane Lili — October 6–15, 1990Lili Cat 1Tropical Storm Simon — October 9–14, 1990Simon TSTropical Storm Marco — October 9–13, 1990Marco TSHurricane Nana — October 16–21, 1990Nana Cat 1Hurricane Trudy — October 16 – November 1, 1990Trudy Cat 4Hurricane Vance — October 21–31, 1990Vance Cat 2

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 1990

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1May 24 – May 26TD 29 mph——0.0
Tropical Storm ArthurJul 22 – Jul 27TS 69 mph995 mb—2.3
Hurricane BerthaJul 24 – Aug 2Cat 1 81 mph973 mb—7.9
Tropical Storm CesarJul 31 – Aug 7TS 52 mph1000 mb—3.4
Tropical Storm EdouardAug 2 – Aug 13TS 46 mph1003 mb—1.6
Hurricane DianaAug 4 – Aug 9Cat 2 98 mph980 mbVeracruz, Mexico, Quintana Roo, Mexico4.3
Tropical Storm FranAug 11 – Aug 14TS 40 mph1007 mb—0.5
Hurricane GustavAug 24 – Sep 3Cat 3 121 mph956 mb—22.9
Tropical Storm HortenseAug 25 – Aug 31TS 63 mph993 mb—3.3
Hurricane IsidoreSep 4 – Sep 17Cat 2 98 mph978 mb—19.5
Unnamed storm #11Sep 18 – Sep 27TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane JosephineSep 21 – Oct 6Cat 1 86 mph980 mb—6.6
Hurricane KlausOct 3 – Oct 9Cat 1 81 mph985 mb—6.1
Hurricane LiliOct 6 – Oct 15Cat 1 75 mph987 mb—10.7
Tropical Storm MarcoOct 9 – Oct 13TS 63 mph989 mb—1.4
Hurricane NanaOct 16 – Oct 21Cat 1 86 mph989 mb—6.2

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1990

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane AlmaMay 12 – May 18Cat 1 86 mph979 mb—4.6
Hurricane BorisJun 2 – Jun 8Cat 1 92 mph977 mb—5.1
Tropical Storm CristinaJun 8 – Jun 16TS 63 mph994 mb—3.8
Tropical Storm DouglasJun 19 – Jun 23TS 63 mph992 mb—3.4
Hurricane ElidaJun 26 – Jul 2Cat 1 81 mph990 mb—5.3
Unnamed storm #6Jun 29 – Jul 3TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane FaustoJul 6 – Jul 12Cat 1 86 mph979 mb—6.6
Hurricane GenevieveJul 10 – Jul 18Cat 2 104 mph970 mb—11.7
Hurricane HernanJul 19 – Jul 31Cat 4 155 mph928 mb—30.6
Hurricane IselleJul 20 – Jul 30Cat 3 121 mph958 mb—21.9
Unnamed storm #11Jul 24 – Jul 26TD 29 mph——0.0
Tropical Storm AkaAug 7 – Aug 15TS 63 mph——4.9
Unnamed storm #12Aug 16 – Aug 19TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane JulioAug 17 – Aug 24Cat 3 115 mph960 mb—12.6
Hurricane KennaAug 21 – Aug 30Cat 1 86 mph980 mb—9.7
Hurricane LowellAug 23 – Sep 1Cat 1 75 mph986 mb—6.6
Hurricane MarieSep 7 – Sep 21Cat 4 138 mph944 mb—33.1
Unnamed storm #18Sep 9 – Sep 12TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane NorbertSep 10 – Sep 19Cat 1 81 mph983 mb—8.0
Hurricane OdileSep 23 – Oct 2Cat 4 144 mph935 mb—18.4
Tropical Storm RachelSep 27 – Oct 3TS 63 mph994 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico, Sinaloa, Mexico2.5
Hurricane PoloSep 28 – Oct 1Cat 1 75 mph987 mb—2.0
Tropical Storm SimonOct 9 – Oct 14TS 69 mph990 mb—3.7
Hurricane TrudyOct 16 – Nov 1Cat 4 155 mph924 mb—45.7
Hurricane VanceOct 21 – Oct 31Cat 2 98 mph975 mb—10.4
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