Typhoon Russ (1990)

Track & history

Peak wind

145 mph / 230 km/h

Min pressure

915 mb

Dates

Dec 13 – Dec 24

Landfall

None

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Storm history

Russ formed in the West Pacific in December 1990 and peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 915 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.

Track data

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Time UTC	Position	Strength	Wind	Pressure
1990-12-13 00:00	4.6°N 173.3°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1990-12-13 06:00	4.8°N 172.8°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1990-12-13 12:00	4.9°N 172.2°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1990-12-13 18:00	5.1°N 172.0°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	1004 mb
1990-12-14 00:00	5.1°N 171.7°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1002 mb
1990-12-14 06:00	5.1°N 170.8°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1000 mb
1990-12-14 12:00	5.2°N 169.5°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	998 mb
1990-12-14 18:00	5.4°N 168.5°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	998 mb

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1990-12-15 00:00	5.7°N 167.5°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	996 mb
1990-12-15 06:00	6.1°N 166.2°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	994 mb
1990-12-15 12:00	6.7°N 164.8°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	990 mb
1990-12-15 18:00	7.1°N 163.4°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	985 mb
1990-12-16 00:00	7.5°N 162.0°E	TS	60 mph / 95 km/h	980 mb
1990-12-16 06:00	7.8°N 160.8°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	980 mb
1990-12-16 12:00	8.0°N 159.8°E	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	975 mb
1990-12-16 18:00	8.5°N 159.0°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	970 mb
1990-12-17 00:00	8.9°N 158.1°E	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	960 mb
1990-12-17 06:00	9.5°N 157.2°E	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	955 mb
1990-12-17 12:00	9.8°N 156.2°E	C2	100 mph / 155 km/h	950 mb
1990-12-17 18:00	10.1°N 155.2°E	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	950 mb
1990-12-18 00:00	10.3°N 154.1°E	C2	110 mph / 175 km/h	945 mb
1990-12-18 06:00	10.4°N 153.0°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	935 mb
1990-12-18 12:00	10.6°N 151.9°E	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	925 mb
1990-12-18 18:00	10.8°N 151.0°E	C4	130 mph / 215 km/h	915 mb
1990-12-19 00:00	11.0°N 150.2°E	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	915 mb
1990-12-19 06:00	11.2°N 149.5°E	C4	145 mph / 230 km/h	920 mb
1990-12-19 12:00	11.5°N 148.8°E	C4	145 mph / 230 km/h	920 mb
1990-12-19 18:00	11.7°N 148.2°E	C4	145 mph / 230 km/h	920 mb
1990-12-20 00:00	11.9°N 147.4°E	C4	145 mph / 230 km/h	920 mb
1990-12-20 06:00	12.2°N 146.4°E	C4	145 mph / 230 km/h	925 mb
1990-12-20 12:00	12.5°N 145.4°E	C4	145 mph / 230 km/h	930 mb
1990-12-20 18:00	12.8°N 144.1°E	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	930 mb
1990-12-21 00:00	13.1°N 142.9°E	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	930 mb
1990-12-21 06:00	13.8°N 141.5°E	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	930 mb
1990-12-21 12:00	14.6°N 140.1°E	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	930 mb
1990-12-21 18:00	15.5°N 138.9°E	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	935 mb
1990-12-22 00:00	16.4°N 138.2°E	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	940 mb
1990-12-22 06:00	17.5°N 137.7°E	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	945 mb
1990-12-22 12:00	18.9°N 137.7°E	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	950 mb
1990-12-22 18:00	20.3°N 138.3°E	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	955 mb
1990-12-23 00:00	21.6°N 139.2°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	965 mb
1990-12-23 06:00	22.9°N 140.4°E	C2	100 mph / 155 km/h	975 mb
1990-12-23 12:00	24.0°N 142.1°E	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	980 mb
1990-12-23 18:00	25.0°N 144.3°E	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	990 mb
1990-12-24 00:00	25.9°N 147.2°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	1000 mb
1990-12-24 06:00	26.8°N 150.8°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	1004 mb
1990-12-24 12:00	28.0°N 155.1°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	—
1990-12-24 18:00	30.0°N 159.6°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	—

Typhoon Russ 1990 FAQ

Did Typhoon Russ 1990 make landfall?

No. The best track does not record a landfall for Russ; it stayed over water.

How strong did Russ get in 1990?

Russ peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 915 mb.

When did Russ form and dissipate?

Russ was first tracked on Dec 13 1990 and last tracked on Dec 24 1990, about 12 days in all.