Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 25 – October 12, 1991
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 Kevin (1991) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1991 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 25, 1991, 260 mi SSE of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb on October 1, 1991, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on September 27, 1991). The storm lasted 17.3 days and travelled about 3,782 miles (6,085 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.2°N 96.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.3°N 97.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.3°N 97.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.4°N 98.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 12.7°N 98.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 13.0°N 99.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 13.3°N 99.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 13.5°N 100.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 13.5°N 101.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 13.7°N 101.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 13.9°N 102.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 14.3°N 102.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 14.7°N 103.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.9°N 103.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 15.0°N 104.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 963 mb | 15.2°N 104.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.5°N 104.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 15.9°N 105.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 951 mb | 16.2°N 106.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 16.5°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 947 mb | 16.8°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 17.0°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 17.3°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 938 mb | 17.5°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 17.6°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 937 mb | 17.8°N 113.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 942 mb | 17.9°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 18.0°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 947 mb | 18.1°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 18.0°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 17.7°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 951 mb | 17.2°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 16.6°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 16.1°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 15.6°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.2°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 14.9°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 967 mb | 14.7°N 125.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 14.6°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.7°N 127.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 14.8°N 128.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 974 mb | 14.9°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 15.1°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 15.3°N 131.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 15.5°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 15.7°N 133.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 16.0°N 133.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 16.3°N 133.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 16.6°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 17.0°N 134.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 17.4°N 134.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 17.8°N 135.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 18.1°N 135.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 963 mb | 18.5°N 136.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 966 mb | 18.9°N 137.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 19.4°N 138.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 19.9°N 139.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 20.4°N 140.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 21.0°N 141.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 21.7°N 141.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 22.7°N 142.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 996 mb | 23.1°N 142.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 23.8°N 143.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 24.3°N 144.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 24.5°N 144.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 24.7°N 144.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 24.8°N 145.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 25.0°N 145.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 25.4°N 146.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 25.5°N 147.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Kevin.
At its peak on October 1, 1991, Kevin was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 935 mb.
17.3 days, from September 25, 1991 to October 12, 1991, including 312 hours at hurricane strength (138 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,782 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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