Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 16 – November 1, 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 Trudy (1990) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1990 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 16, 1990, reached its peak of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 924 mb on October 20, 1990, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on October 18, 1990). The storm lasted 16.5 days and travelled about 2,402 miles (3,864 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 10.3°N 99.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 10.5°N 101.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 10.8°N 101.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 16 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 11.1°N 102.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 11.6°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 12.1°N 102.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 12.5°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 17 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 12.8°N 103.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 13.0°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 13.2°N 104.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 13.3°N 105.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 13.3°N 105.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 13.3°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 13.6°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 14.0°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 945 mb | 14.5°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 14.8°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 925 mb | 15.2°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 12:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 924 mb | 15.5°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 18:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 930 mb | 15.8°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 945 mb | 16.1°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 16.4°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 16.5°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 16.6°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 968 mb | 16.7°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.9°N 110.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 17.2°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 17.4°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 17.6°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 17.6°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 17.6°N 111.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 17.5°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 17.5°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 17.4°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 17.3°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 17.2°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 17.1°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.1°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 17.1°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 17.1°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 17.3°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 17.5°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 17.7°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 17.9°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 18.0°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 18.1°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 18.1°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 955 mb | 18.1°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 958 mb | 18.1°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 18.2°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 965 mb | 18.3°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 18.4°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 18.7°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 18.9°N 123.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 19.3°N 123.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 19.7°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 20.1°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 20.4°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 20.6°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 20.7°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 21.0°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 21.6°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 21.0°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 20.8°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 20.3°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 19.8°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 19.1°N 124.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Trudy.
At its peak on October 20, 1990, Trudy was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a central pressure of 924 mb.
16.5 days, from October 16, 1990 to November 1, 1990, including 270 hours at hurricane strength (138 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,402 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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