Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 3–13, 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 Linda (1991) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1991 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 3, 1991, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 957 mb on October 5, 1991, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on October 5, 1991). The storm lasted 10.3 days and travelled about 1,804 miles (2,903 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 13.4°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.9°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.4°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 14.8°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.2°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.5°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 15.8°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 16.1°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 16.4°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 16.7°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 17.3°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 17.7°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 18.2°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 18.5°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 18.9°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 19.2°N 110.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 19.3°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.3°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 19.4°N 113.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 19.5°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 19.7°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 19.9°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 20.0°N 117.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 20.0°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.1°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.1°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 20.1°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 20.1°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 20.1°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 20.0°N 122.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 20.0°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 19.9°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 19.7°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 19.5°N 125.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 19.3°N 125.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 19.0°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 18.5°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 18.1°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.9°N 128.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.9°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 18.2°N 129.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 18.5°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Linda.
At its peak on October 5, 1991, Linda was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 957 mb.
10.3 days, from October 3, 1991 to October 13, 1991, including 60 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,804 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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