1990 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1990 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
May 24, 1990 |
| Last system dissipated |
October 21, 1990 |
| Strongest storm |
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| Name |
Gustav |
| • Maximum winds |
120 mph (195 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
956 mbar (hPa; 28.23 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
16 |
| Total storms |
14 |
| Hurricanes |
8 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
1 |
| Total fatalities |
168 |
| Total damage |
$150 million (1990 USD) |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
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| Tropical depression (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
May 24 – May 26 |
| Peak intensity |
30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) 1007 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 22 – July 27 |
| Peak intensity |
70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 24 – August 2 |
| Peak intensity |
80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 973 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 31 – August 7 |
| Peak intensity |
50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 4 – August 9 |
| Peak intensity |
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 2 – August 11 |
| Peak intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 11 – August 15 |
| Peak intensity |
40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1007 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 24 – September 3 |
| Peak intensity |
120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 956 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
August 25 – August 31 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 993 mbar (hPa) |
The 1990 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season since 1969. It officially began on June 1, 1990, and lasted until November 30, 1990. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. One tropical depression did form before the season officially started, however.
Though very active, the season featured relatively weak systems, most of which stayed at sea. The 1990 season was unusual in that no tropical cyclone of at least tropical storm strength made landfall in the United States, although Tropical Storm Marco weakened to a depression just before landfall. 1962 was the last season prior to this one when no storm of at least tropical storm strength made landfall in the US. There have been a total of 6 such seasons in which no storms have made landfall in the United States at at least tropical storm strength; these were the 1853, 1862, 1864, 1922, 1962, and 1990 seasons.
Two of the season's hurricanes were notable. Hurricane Diana killed an estimated 139 in the Mexican states of Veracruz and Hidalgo; property damage estimates are unavailable, but damage was widespread. Hurricane Klaus brought flooding to Martinique, and caused torrential rainfall across the southeastern United States after combining with Tropical Storm Marco and a frontal boundary. As a result of effects from Diana and Klaus, both names were retired following the season.
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