Track map & timeline · Atlantic · July 24 – August 2, 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 Bertha (1990) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1990 Atlantic season. It formed on July 24, 1990, 124 mi ESE of Havelock, North Carolina, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 973 mb on July 31, 1990, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on July 29, 1990). The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 2,314 miles (3,723 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 34.0°N 75.0°W | 124 mi ESE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Jul 24 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 33.6°N 73.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 33.0°N 72.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 32.1°N 71.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 31.2°N 71.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 30.7°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 30.5°N 72.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 30.3°N 73.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 30.1°N 74.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 29.8°N 74.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 29.6°N 75.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 29.3°N 75.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 29.1°N 75.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 28.8°N 76.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 28.6°N 75.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 28.8°N 75.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 29.1°N 74.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 29.6°N 74.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 30.2°N 73.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 30.8°N 73.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 31.3°N 72.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 31.9°N 71.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 32.7°N 70.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 33.7°N 69.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 34.7°N 68.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 979 mb | 35.7°N 67.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 974 mb | 36.6°N 67.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 975 mb | 37.5°N 66.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 976 mb | 38.3°N 65.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 977 mb | 39.0°N 65.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 977 mb | 39.6°N 64.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 977 mb | 40.3°N 63.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 977 mb | 41.1°N 62.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 975 mb | 42.4°N 61.5°W | 183 mi SSE of Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 973 mb | 44.2°N 60.5°W | 135 mi S of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Aug 2 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 978 mb | 46.0°N 60.0°W | 13 mi SE of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Aug 2 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 982 mb | 48.4°N 60.0°W | 101 mi WSW of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Bertha.
At its peak on July 31, 1990, Bertha was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 973 mb.
9.0 days, from July 24, 1990 to August 2, 1990, including 84 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,314 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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