Storm history › East Pacific › 1990 season
Hurricane Hernan (1990)
Hernan was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1990 East Pacific season. It was tracked from July 19, 1990 to July 31, 1990, about 12 days, and covered 2,451 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 928 mb.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 928 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,451 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 30.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 31st highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Nolo (2026), Hurricane Simon (2026), Hurricane Barbara (2019) and 8 more.
- Lowest pressure: 36th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Simon (2026).
- Energy: 10% of the 1990 East Pacific season's ACE.