Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · May 12–18, 1990
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Alma (1990) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1990 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on May 12, 1990, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb on May 16, 1990, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on May 15, 1990). The storm lasted 5.8 days and travelled about 1,842 miles (2,964 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 9.3°N 101.1°W | open ocean |
| May 13 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 10.0°N 102.5°W | open ocean |
| May 13 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 10.4°N 103.4°W | open ocean |
| May 13 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 10.9°N 104.0°W | open ocean |
| May 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 11.3°N 104.5°W | open ocean |
| May 14 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.7°N 105.5°W | open ocean |
| May 14 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 11.9°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| May 14 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 12.0°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| May 14 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 12.1°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| May 15 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.1°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| May 15 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 12.1°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| May 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.2°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| May 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.5°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| May 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 12.9°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| May 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 13.4°N 117.1°W | open ocean |
| May 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 13.9°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| May 16 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 14.1°N 118.9°W | open ocean |
| May 17 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.1°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| May 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.1°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| May 17 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.2°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| May 17 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.4°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
| May 18 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.2°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| May 18 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.0°N 125.9°W | open ocean |
| May 18 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 14.0°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Alma.
At its peak on May 16, 1990, Alma was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 979 mb.
5.8 days, from May 12, 1990 to May 18, 1990, including 30 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,842 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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