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Hurricane Owen (1990)
Track & history
Peak wind
160 mph / 260 km/h
Min pressure
925 mb
Dates
–
Landfall
None
Storm history
Owen formed in the Central Pacific in November 1990 and peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 21 days.
Track data
Download CSV| Time UTC | Position | Strength | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-11-14 12:00 | 6.7°N 163.0°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-14 18:00 | 6.7°N 164.0°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-15 00:00 | 6.7°N 165.1°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-15 06:00 | 6.8°N 166.2°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-15 12:00 | 7.0°N 167.3°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-15 18:00 | 7.3°N 168.5°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-16 00:00 | 7.5°N 169.8°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-16 06:00 | 7.8°N 171.0°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
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| 1990-11-16 12:00 | 8.0°N 172.0°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-16 18:00 | 8.1°N 172.8°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-17 00:00 | 8.3°N 173.7°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-17 06:00 | 8.5°N 175.0°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-17 12:00 | 8.6°N 176.3°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-17 18:00 | 8.6°N 177.6°W | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-18 00:00 | 8.7°N 178.9°W | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-18 06:00 | 8.8°N 179.8°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-18 12:00 | 8.9°N 178.5°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-18 18:00 | 8.9°N 177.2°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-19 00:00 | 8.9°N 176.1°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-19 06:00 | 9.0°N 175.1°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-19 12:00 | 9.1°N 174.1°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-19 18:00 | 9.2°N 173.3°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-20 00:00 | 9.1°N 172.4°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1990-11-20 06:00 | 9.2°N 171.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1990-11-20 12:00 | 9.2°N 170.1°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1990-11-20 18:00 | 9.3°N 168.8°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1990-11-21 00:00 | 9.7°N 167.6°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1990-11-21 06:00 | 9.9°N 166.8°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 996 mb |
| 1990-11-21 12:00 | 10.1°N 165.8°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1990-11-21 18:00 | 10.2°N 164.8°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1990-11-22 00:00 | 10.1°N 163.9°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1990-11-22 06:00 | 10.0°N 163.2°E | C3 | 120 mph / 195 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1990-11-22 12:00 | 9.8°N 162.5°E | C3 | 125 mph / 205 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1990-11-22 18:00 | 9.4°N 162.1°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1990-11-23 00:00 | 9.0°N 161.7°E | C4 | 145 mph / 230 km/h | 950 mb |
| 1990-11-23 06:00 | 8.8°N 161.4°E | C4 | 150 mph / 240 km/h | 940 mb |
| 1990-11-23 12:00 | 8.7°N 161.1°E | C4 | 150 mph / 240 km/h | 935 mb |
| 1990-11-23 18:00 | 8.8°N 160.7°E | C4 | 150 mph / 240 km/h | 935 mb |
| 1990-11-24 00:00 | 8.8°N 160.6°E | C4 | 145 mph / 230 km/h | 935 mb |
| 1990-11-24 06:00 | 8.9°N 160.2°E | C4 | 145 mph / 230 km/h | 940 mb |
| 1990-11-24 12:00 | 9.0°N 159.9°E | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | 950 mb |
| 1990-11-24 18:00 | 9.1°N 159.6°E | C3 | 120 mph / 195 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1990-11-25 00:00 | 9.1°N 158.9°E | C3 | 120 mph / 195 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1990-11-25 06:00 | 9.1°N 158.2°E | C3 | 120 mph / 195 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1990-11-25 12:00 | 9.0°N 157.5°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1990-11-25 18:00 | 8.9°N 156.9°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1990-11-26 00:00 | 8.7°N 156.4°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1990-11-26 06:00 | 8.5°N 155.7°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1990-11-26 12:00 | 8.4°N 155.0°E | C3 | 120 mph / 195 km/h | 950 mb |
| 1990-11-26 18:00 | 8.3°N 154.2°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 940 mb |
| 1990-11-27 00:00 | 8.3°N 153.3°E | C4 | 150 mph / 240 km/h | 930 mb |
| 1990-11-27 06:00 | 8.3°N 152.1°E | C5 | 160 mph / 260 km/h | 925 mb |
| 1990-11-27 12:00 | 8.2°N 150.8°E | C5 | 160 mph / 260 km/h | 930 mb |
| 1990-11-27 18:00 | 8.0°N 149.3°E | C4 | 155 mph / 250 km/h | 930 mb |
| 1990-11-28 00:00 | 7.8°N 148.1°E | C4 | 150 mph / 240 km/h | 935 mb |
| 1990-11-28 06:00 | 7.7°N 146.8°E | C4 | 145 mph / 230 km/h | 940 mb |
| 1990-11-28 12:00 | 7.5°N 145.7°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 940 mb |
| 1990-11-28 18:00 | 7.8°N 144.5°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 940 mb |
| 1990-11-29 00:00 | 8.3°N 143.3°E | C3 | 125 mph / 205 km/h | 945 mb |
| 1990-11-29 06:00 | 9.0°N 142.2°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 950 mb |
| 1990-11-29 12:00 | 9.5°N 141.3°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1990-11-29 18:00 | 10.2°N 140.8°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1990-11-30 00:00 | 10.8°N 140.4°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1990-11-30 06:00 | 11.7°N 140.1°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1990-11-30 12:00 | 12.5°N 139.9°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1990-11-30 18:00 | 13.3°N 139.2°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 996 mb |
| 1990-12-01 00:00 | 13.6°N 138.6°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 998 mb |
| 1990-12-01 06:00 | 13.9°N 137.9°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1990-12-01 12:00 | 14.1°N 137.3°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1990-12-01 18:00 | 14.2°N 136.6°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1990-12-02 00:00 | 14.2°N 135.9°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1990-12-02 06:00 | 14.2°N 134.9°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1002 mb |
| 1990-12-02 12:00 | 14.0°N 133.8°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1990-12-02 18:00 | 13.4°N 132.6°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1990-12-03 00:00 | 12.5°N 131.7°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1006 mb |
| 1990-12-03 06:00 | 11.4°N 131.1°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1006 mb |
| 1990-12-03 12:00 | 10.9°N 130.7°E | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | 1006 mb |
| 1990-12-03 18:00 | 10.1°N 129.9°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1006 mb |
| 1990-12-04 00:00 | 9.7°N 128.9°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1008 mb |
| 1990-12-04 06:00 | 8.7°N 127.3°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1990-12-04 12:00 | 7.7°N 126.0°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1990-12-04 18:00 | 6.8°N 124.7°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
| 1990-12-05 00:00 | 5.9°N 123.3°E | TD | 25 mph / 35 km/h | — |
Hurricane Owen 1990 FAQ
Did Hurricane Owen 1990 make landfall?
No. The best track does not record a landfall for Owen; it stayed over water.
How strong did Owen get in 1990?
Owen peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 925 mb.
When did Owen form and dissipate?
Owen was first tracked on Nov 14 1990 and last tracked on Dec 5 1990, about 21 days in all.