The 1993 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 28 systems

Atlantic storms
9
4 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
38
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
115 mph
Emily
Landfalling
4
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
15
11 hurricanes · 9 major
Pacific strongest
150 mph
Lidia

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 1993 season went

The 1993 Atlantic season produced 9 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 38. The strongest was Hurricane Emily at 115 mph / 960 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

The 1993 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 15 tropical storms, 11 hurricanes and 9 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 220. The strongest was Hurricane Lidia at 150 mph / 930 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTUnnamed storm #1 — May 31 – June 3, 1993Unnamed storm #1 TSHurricane Adrian — June 11–19, 1993Adrian Cat 1Tropical Storm Arlene — June 18–21, 1993Arlene TSTropical Storm Beatriz — June 18–20, 1993Beatriz TSUnnamed storm #3 — June 27 – July 2, 1993Unnamed storm #3 TDHurricane Calvin — July 4–9, 1993Calvin Cat 2Hurricane Dora — July 14–20, 1993Dora Cat 4Hurricane Eugene — July 15–25, 1993Eugene Cat 3Tropical Storm Bret — August 4–11, 1993Bret TSHurricane Keoni — August 9–29, 1993Keoni Cat 4Hurricane Fernanda — August 9–19, 1993Fernanda Cat 4Tropical Storm Cindy — August 14–17, 1993Cindy TSHurricane Greg — August 15–28, 1993Greg Cat 4Hurricane Hilary — August 17–27, 1993Hilary Cat 3Tropical Storm Irwin — August 21–22, 1993Irwin TSHurricane Emily — August 22 – September 6, 1993Emily Cat 3Tropical Storm Dennis — August 23–28, 1993Dennis TSHurricane Jova — August 29 – September 5, 1993Jova Cat 4Hurricane Kenneth — September 5–17, 1993Kenneth Cat 4Hurricane Floyd — September 7–13, 1993Floyd Cat 1Hurricane Lidia — September 8–14, 1993Lidia Cat 4Hurricane Gert — September 14–21, 1993Gert Cat 2Hurricane Harvey — September 18–21, 1993Harvey Cat 1Unnamed storm #14 — September 21–26, 1993Unnamed storm #14 TDUnnamed storm #10 — September 29–30, 1993Unnamed storm #10 TDTropical Storm Max — September 30 – October 4, 1993Max TSTropical Storm Norma — October 2–6, 1993Norma TSUnnamed storm #17 — October 11–14, 1993Unnamed storm #17 TD

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 1993

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed storm #1May 31 – Jun 3TS 40 mph999 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm ArleneJun 18 – Jun 21TS 40 mph1000 mbTexas0.5
Tropical Storm BretAug 4 – Aug 11TS 58 mph1002 mbTrinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Nicaragua3.9
Tropical Storm CindyAug 14 – Aug 17TS 46 mph1007 mbMartinique, Dominican Republic1.1
Hurricane EmilyAug 22 – Sep 6Cat 3 115 mph960 mb—22.1
Tropical Storm DennisAug 23 – Aug 28TS 52 mph1000 mb—2.1
Hurricane FloydSep 7 – Sep 13Cat 1 81 mph966 mb—3.1
Hurricane GertSep 14 – Sep 21Cat 2 98 mph970 mbVeracruz, Mexico, Nicaragua, Belize3.8
Hurricane HarveySep 18 – Sep 21Cat 1 75 mph990 mb—1.7
Unnamed storm #10Sep 29 – Sep 30TD 35 mph1008 mb—0.0

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1993

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Hurricane AdrianJun 11 – Jun 19Cat 1 86 mph979 mb—6.1
Tropical Storm BeatrizJun 18 – Jun 20TS 63 mph995 mbOaxaca, Mexico1.2
Unnamed storm #3Jun 27 – Jul 2TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane CalvinJul 4 – Jul 9Cat 2 109 mph966 mbJalisco, Mexico, Baja California Sur, Mexico7.6
Hurricane DoraJul 14 – Jul 20Cat 4 132 mph945 mb—13.2
Hurricane EugeneJul 15 – Jul 25Cat 3 127 mph948 mb—19.8
Hurricane KeoniAug 9 – Aug 29Cat 4 132 mph——38.1
Hurricane FernandaAug 9 – Aug 19Cat 4 144 mph934 mb—28.5
Hurricane GregAug 15 – Aug 28Cat 4 132 mph948 mb—32.3
Hurricane HilaryAug 17 – Aug 27Cat 3 121 mph957 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico, Sonora, Mexico15.2
Tropical Storm IrwinAug 21 – Aug 22TS 69 mph999 mb—1.0
Hurricane JovaAug 29 – Sep 5Cat 4 132 mph948 mb—14.6
Hurricane KennethSep 5 – Sep 17Cat 4 150 mph932 mb—26.3
Hurricane LidiaSep 8 – Sep 14Cat 4 150 mph930 mbSinaloa, Mexico14.3
Unnamed storm #14Sep 21 – Sep 26TD 35 mph——0.0
Tropical Storm MaxSep 30 – Oct 4TS 46 mph1000 mb—1.2
Tropical Storm NormaOct 2 – Oct 6TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.0
Unnamed storm #17Oct 11 – Oct 14TD 35 mph——0.0
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