Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 21–31, 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 Vance (1990) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1990 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 21, 1990, 344 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb on October 26, 1990, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on October 26, 1990). The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 1,587 miles (2,554 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 11.3°N 99.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 11.1°N 99.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 11.0°N 99.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 11.3°N 99.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.8°N 100.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.2°N 100.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 12.5°N 100.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 12.8°N 101.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.2°N 101.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.6°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.1°N 102.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.6°N 103.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.2°N 103.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 15.8°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 16.3°N 105.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.8°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 17.4°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 17.9°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 18.3°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 18.6°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 18.8°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 18.9°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 18.9°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.8°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 18.5°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 18.2°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 17.9°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 17.4°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.9°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.6°N 108.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.6°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 16.8°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 17.2°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 17.5°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 17.6°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.7°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.9°N 113.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 18.2°N 113.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 18.6°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 19.0°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 19.4°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Vance.
At its peak on October 26, 1990, Vance was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 975 mb.
10.0 days, from October 21, 1990 to October 31, 1990, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,587 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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