Hurricane History Map

1990 North Indian season

11 storms formed in the North Indian basin in 1990, from 17 April 1990 to 19 December 1990.

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Years1990
Ocean basin

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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 11 storms for the 1990 North Indian season, of which 0 had names.5 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 1 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 1 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 11storms
  • 5tropical storm strength or more
  • 1cyclone strength or more
  • 1major (category 3 to 5)
  • 19accumulated 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

  • Unnamed storm of May 1990 (North Indian)3 May 1990 to 11 May 1990, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 920 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of December 1990 (North Indian)13 December 1990 to 19 December 1990, peak Tropical storm (45 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of June 1990 (North Indian)13 June 1990 to 15 June 1990, peak Tropical storm (38 kt), 990 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of October 1990 (North Indian)6 October 1990 to 8 October 1990, peak Tropical storm (38 kt), 998 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of November 1990 (North Indian)16 November 1990 to 18 November 1990, peak Tropical storm (38 kt), 1,007 hPa

All 11 storms of 1990

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Category 4
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm

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