NHC AL131990 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Klaus (1990)
October 3, 1990 – October 9, 1990
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Klaus peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 2 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Klaus in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Klaus from October 3, 1990 to October 9, 1990; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 2 US cities, all in Puerto Rico. The strongest pass was 43 mph (tropical storm) 75 miles from Luquillo, PR; the centre came closest to Loiza, PR, 75 miles away.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 2
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 1
81 mph
when closest
Cities Klaus passed near, strongest first
Other storms of the 1990 season
- MarcoTropical storm · 115 cities
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.