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Hurricane Kevin 1991

Category 4 hurricane · Eastern and Central Pacific · September 25 to October 12, 1991

Kevin produced 52.1 units of accumulated cyclone energy (ACE), the sixth-most of any eastern and central Pacific storm since 1949. It held major-hurricane strength (Category 3 or higher) for 138 hours, tied for the ninth-longest spell among eastern and central Pacific hurricanes. No other storm of the 1991 eastern and central Pacific season matched its 145 mph peak; the season had 16 storms.

Track of Kevin (1991) from the best-track record, coloured by strength10°N20°N140°W130°W120°W110°W100°WPeak 145 mphFirst recordNot tropicalDepressionTropical stormCategory 1Category 2Category 3Category 400 and 12 UTC

Strength over time

Maximum sustained wind of Kevin (1991) over time, in mphTSCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 504080120160Sep 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 4Oct 6Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12mph
  1. First record (tropical depression) 245 miles south of Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico
  2. Tropical storm 255 miles south-southwest of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
  3. Hurricane 235 miles south of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
  4. Major hurricane 245 miles south-southwest of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico
  5. Peak 390 miles south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico; lowest pressure 935 mb
  6. No longer tropical (extratropical low) 630 miles northeast of Hilo, Hawaii
  7. Last record 630 miles northeast of Hilo, Hawaii

Against every Pacific storm since 1949

Peak sustained wind145 mph · tied 52nd of 1,26225 mph215 mph
Lowest central pressure935 mb · tied 46th of 754872 mb1009 mb
Accumulated cyclone energy52.1 · 6th of 1,1540.185.3
Days as a tropical or subtropical cyclone17.0 days · 14th of 1,2620.0 days29.8 days

In the 1991 season

04080120160Kevin

Storm 13 of 16 in 1991, hurricane 7 of 10; it formed after Jimena and before Linda. See the season.

Closest to land

Nearest town of 10,000 people or more: Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, 224 miles from the center on September 29 (Category 3 hurricane stage).

Storms within 150 miles of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico

Also peaked at 145 mph

Of 31 storms from other Pacific seasons, the nearest in time:

  • Odile (1990)935 mb, no landfall record
  • Celia (1992)935 mb, no landfall record
  • Frank (1992)935 mb, no landfall record
  • Orlene (1992)934 mb, no landfall record