Tropical Storm Fabian (1991)
Tropical Storm Fabian peaked at 40 kt in the North Atlantic between October 15, 1991 and October 17, 1991, with a lowest pressure of 1002 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Fabian. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- October 15, 1991 to October 17, 1991
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 40 kt (46 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 1002 mb (29.59 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.8
- Fastest the center moved
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Identifier
- AL091991
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Landfalls
| Time (UTC) | Where | Position | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 21:00 | Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, 43 km away | 21.5N 82.8W | 40 kt (46 mph) | 1004 mb |
| Oct 16, 00:00 | Unión de Reyes, Matanzas Province, Cuba, 52 km away | 22.4N 81.8W | 40 kt (46 mph) | 1004 mb |
Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.
Rainfall
The Weather Prediction Center attributes 74 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 4.19 inches (106 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| CONCH KEY | 4.19 in (106 mm) | 24.78N 80.88W |
| TAVERNIER | 3.50 in (89 mm) | 25.00N 80.52W |
| FLAMINGO RANGER STA | 3.07 in (78 mm) | 25.15N 80.92W |
| KEY WEST NAS | 2.50 in (64 mm) | 24.58N 81.68W |
| KEY WEST INTL ARPT | 2.16 in (55 mm) | 24.55N 81.75W |
| LAKE ALFRED EXP STN | 1.93 in (49 mm) | 28.10N 81.72W |
| TITUSVILLE | 1.79 in (45 mm) | 28.63N 80.83W |
| LAKELAND | 1.76 in (45 mm) | 28.02N 81.92W |
| HIALEAH | 1.65 in (42 mm) | 25.82N 80.28W |
| PERRINE 4W | 1.51 in (38 mm) | 25.58N 80.43W |
| HOMESTEAD GEN AVIATION AP | 1.40 in (36 mm) | 25.50N 80.55W |
| ORLANDO INTL ARPT | 1.40 in (36 mm) | 28.43N 81.33W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 00:00 | 18.9N 85.7W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 15, 06:00 | 19.5N 85.1W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 15, 12:00 | 20.3N 84.1W | 35 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 15, 18:00 | 21.2N 83.1W | 40 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 15, 21:00 landfall | 21.5N 82.8W | 40 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 00:00 landfall | 22.4N 81.8W | 40 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 06:00 | 23.9N 80.8W | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 12:00 | 25.2N 79.8W | 40 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 16, 18:00 | 26.5N 78.5W | 40 kt | 1009 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 17, 00:00 | 30.0N 75.5W | 40 kt | 1009 mb | Extratropical |
Other North Atlantic storms of 1991
- Tropical Storm AnaNorth Atlantic · 1991
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1991
- Hurricane BobNorth Atlantic · 1991
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1991
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1991
- Hurricane ClaudetteNorth Atlantic · 1991
- Tropical Storm DannyNorth Atlantic · 1991
- Tropical Storm ErikaNorth Atlantic · 1991
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1991
- Hurricane GraceNorth Atlantic · 1991
- Unnamed hurricaneNorth Atlantic · 1991
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.
The National Hurricane Center has published no tropical cyclone report for this storm.