Hurricane History Map

1990 North Atlantic season

16 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 1990, from 24 May 1990 to 21 October 1990.

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Years1990
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1990 season in numbers

The record holds 16 storms for the 1990 North Atlantic season, of which 14 had names.14 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 8 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 16storms
  • 14tropical storm strength or more
  • 8hurricane strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 97accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1990

  • Gustav (1990)24 August 1990 to 3 September 1990, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 956 hPa
  • Diana (1990)4 August 1990 to 9 August 1990, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 980 hPa
  • Isidore (1990)4 September 1990 to 17 September 1990, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 978 hPa
  • Josephine (1990)21 September 1990 to 6 October 1990, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 980 hPa
  • Nana (1990)16 October 1990 to 21 October 1990, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 989 hPa

All 16 storms of 1990

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Arthur Tropical storm
Bertha Category 1
Cesar Tropical storm
Edouard Tropical storm
Diana Category 2
Fran Tropical storm
Gustav Category 3
Hortense Tropical storm
Isidore Category 2
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Josephine Category 1
Klaus Category 1
Lili Category 1
Marco Tropical storm
Nana Category 1

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