The 1994 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 34 systems

Atlantic storms
7
3 hurricanes · 0 major
Atlantic ACE
32
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
109 mph
Florence
Landfalling
7
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
20
10 hurricanes · 5 major
Pacific strongest
173 mph
John

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 1994 season went

The 1994 Atlantic season produced 7 tropical storms, 3 hurricanes and 0 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 32. The strongest was Hurricane Florence at 109 mph / 972 mb. 7 storms made landfall.

The 1994 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 20 tropical storms, 10 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 204. The strongest was Hurricane John at 173 mph / 929 mb. 1 storm made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVTropical Storm Aletta — June 18–23, 1994Aletta TSTropical Storm Bud — June 27–29, 1994Bud TSHurricane Carlotta — June 28 – July 5, 1994Carlotta Cat 2Tropical Storm Alberto — June 30 – July 7, 1994Alberto TSTropical Storm Daniel — July 8–14, 1994Daniel TSHurricane Emilia — July 16–25, 1994Emilia Cat 5Tropical Storm Fabio — July 19–24, 1994Fabio TSUnnamed storm #2 — July 20–21, 1994Unnamed storm #2 TDHurricane Gilma — July 21–31, 1994Gilma Cat 5Hurricane Li — July 31 – August 18, 1994Li Cat 1Tropical Storm Hector — August 7–9, 1994Hector TSUnnamed storm #1 — August 9–14, 1994Unnamed storm #1 TDHurricane Ileana — August 10–14, 1994Ileana Cat 1Hurricane John — August 11 – September 10, 1994John Cat 5Unnamed storm #12 — August 12–15, 1994Unnamed storm #12 TDTropical Storm Beryl — August 14–19, 1994Beryl TSHurricane Chris — August 16–23, 1994Chris Cat 1Hurricane Kristy — August 28 – September 5, 1994Kristy Cat 2Unnamed storm #5 — August 29–31, 1994Unnamed storm #5 TDHurricane Lane — September 3–10, 1994Lane Cat 4Tropical Storm Mele — September 6–9, 1994Mele TSTropical Storm Debby — September 9–11, 1994Debby TSTropical Storm Miriam — September 15–21, 1994Miriam TSTropical Storm Norman — September 19–22, 1994Norman TSTropical Storm Ernesto — September 21–26, 1994Ernesto TSHurricane Olivia — September 22–29, 1994Olivia Cat 4Unnamed storm #8 — September 24–26, 1994Unnamed storm #8 TDTropical Storm Paul — September 24–30, 1994Paul TSUnnamed storm #9 — September 27–29, 1994Unnamed storm #9 TDUnnamed storm #10 — September 29–30, 1994Unnamed storm #10 TDHurricane Rosa — October 8–15, 1994Rosa Cat 2Tropical Storm Nona — October 21–26, 1994Nona TSHurricane Florence — November 2–8, 1994Florence Cat 2Hurricane Gordon — November 8–21, 1994Gordon Cat 1

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 1994

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AlbertoJun 30 – Jul 7TS 63 mph993 mbFlorida1.6
Unnamed storm #2Jul 20 – Jul 21TD 35 mph1015 mbyes0.0
Tropical Storm BerylAug 14 – Aug 19TS 58 mph999 mbFlorida0.8
Hurricane ChrisAug 16 – Aug 23Cat 1 81 mph979 mb—7.5
Unnamed storm #5Aug 29 – Aug 31TD 35 mph1005 mbyes0.0
Tropical Storm DebbySep 9 – Sep 11TS 69 mph1006 mbSaint Lucia1.4
Tropical Storm ErnestoSep 21 – Sep 26TS 58 mph997 mb—1.5
Unnamed storm #8Sep 24 – Sep 26TD 35 mph1004 mbyes0.0
Unnamed storm #9Sep 27 – Sep 29TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Unnamed storm #10Sep 29 – Sep 30TD 35 mph1004 mb—0.0
Hurricane FlorenceNov 2 – Nov 8Cat 2 109 mph972 mb—10.9
Hurricane Gordon · 1,152 deathsNov 8 – Nov 21Cat 1 86 mph980 mbFlorida, Guantánamo Province, Cuba, Jamaica8.4

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1994

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AlettaJun 18 – Jun 23TS 52 mph999 mb—1.4
Tropical Storm BudJun 27 – Jun 29TS 46 mph1003 mb—0.6
Hurricane CarlottaJun 28 – Jul 5Cat 2 104 mph967 mb—10.5
Tropical Storm DanielJul 8 – Jul 14TS 63 mph993 mb—5.1
Hurricane EmiliaJul 16 – Jul 25Cat 5 161 mph926 mb—33.3
Tropical Storm FabioJul 19 – Jul 24TS 46 mph1002 mb—0.6
Hurricane GilmaJul 21 – Jul 31Cat 5 161 mph920 mb—24.6
Hurricane LiJul 31 – Aug 18Cat 1 75 mph——6.3
Tropical Storm HectorAug 7 – Aug 9TS 63 mph993 mb—1.7
Unnamed storm #1Aug 9 – Aug 14TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane IleanaAug 10 – Aug 14Cat 1 75 mph986 mb—3.2
Hurricane JohnAug 11 – Sep 10Cat 5 173 mph929 mb—70.6
Unnamed storm #12Aug 12 – Aug 15TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane KristyAug 28 – Sep 5Cat 2 104 mph992 mb—6.2
Hurricane LaneSep 3 – Sep 10Cat 4 132 mph948 mb—12.7
Tropical Storm MeleSep 6 – Sep 9TS 40 mph——1.0
Tropical Storm MiriamSep 15 – Sep 21TS 46 mph1002 mb—1.3
Tropical Storm NormanSep 19 – Sep 22TS 40 mph1004 mb—0.6
Hurricane OliviaSep 22 – Sep 29Cat 4 150 mph923 mb—16.5
Tropical Storm PaulSep 24 – Sep 30TS 46 mph1003 mb—1.2
Hurricane RosaOct 8 – Oct 15Cat 2 104 mph974 mbSinaloa, Mexico6.2
Tropical Storm NonaOct 21 – Oct 26TS 40 mph——0.1
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