Hurricane Fefa (1991)
Hurricane Fefa reached Category 3 in the Eastern Pacific between July 29, 1991 and August 8, 1991, with a lowest pressure of 959 mb.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Dates
- July 29, 1991 to August 8, 1991
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 105 kt (121 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 959 mb (28.32 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 15 km (9 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 19.6
- Fastest the center moved
- 17 kt (20 mph)
- Identifier
- EP071991
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.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 06:00 | 10.8N 107.2W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 29, 12:00 | 11.5N 108.5W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 29, 18:00 | 12.1N 109.7W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 30, 00:00 | 12.8N 110.8W | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 30, 06:00 | 13.2N 111.8W | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 30, 12:00 | 13.4N 112.9W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 30, 18:00 | 13.7N 113.8W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 00:00 | 14.0N 114.8W | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 06:00 | 14.6N 115.9W | 60 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 12:00 | 15.0N 116.9W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 31, 18:00 | 15.3N 118.0W | 70 kt | 984 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 1, 00:00 | 15.5N 119.1W | 75 kt | 982 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 1, 06:00 | 15.8N 120.1W | 80 kt | 977 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 1, 12:00 | 16.1N 121.0W | 85 kt | 971 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 1, 18:00 | 16.3N 121.8W | 95 kt | 963 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 2, 00:00 | 16.6N 122.7W | 105 kt | 959 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 2, 06:00 | 16.9N 123.6W | 105 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 2, 12:00 | 17.1N 124.6W | 100 kt | 962 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 2, 18:00 | 17.3N 125.7W | 95 kt | 967 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 3, 00:00 | 17.4N 126.8W | 90 kt | 972 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 3, 06:00 | 17.5N 128.0W | 80 kt | 977 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 3, 12:00 | 17.6N 129.4W | 75 kt | 979 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 3, 18:00 | 17.7N 130.9W | 80 kt | 978 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 4, 00:00 | 17.8N 132.5W | 85 kt | 975 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 4, 06:00 | 17.9N 134.0W | 85 kt | 972 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 4, 12:00 | 18.0N 135.5W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 4, 18:00 | 18.0N 137.1W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 5, 00:00 | 18.1N 138.6W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 5, 06:00 | 18.1N 140.3W | 85 kt | 972 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 5, 12:00 | 18.1N 142.0W | 80 kt | 975 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 5, 18:00 | 18.2N 143.2W | 70 kt | 977 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 6, 00:00 | 18.3N 144.6W | 65 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Aug 6, 06:00 | 18.3N 145.9W | 60 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 12:00 | 18.3N 147.0W | 55 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 6, 18:00 | 18.3N 148.7W | 50 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 00:00 | 18.3N 149.9W | 45 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 06:00 | 18.4N 151.4W | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 12:00 | 18.5N 153.0W | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 7, 18:00 | 18.8N 154.1W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 8, 00:00 | 19.3N 155.0W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
Other Eastern Pacific storms of 1991
- Tropical Storm AndresEastern Pacific · 1991
- Tropical Storm BlancaEastern Pacific · 1991
- Hurricane CarlosEastern Pacific · 1991
- Hurricane DeloresEastern Pacific · 1991
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1991
- Hurricane EnriqueEastern Pacific · 1991
- Hurricane GuillermoEastern Pacific · 1991
- Tropical Storm HildaEastern Pacific · 1991
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1991
- Tropical Storm IgnacioEastern Pacific · 1991
- Hurricane JimenaEastern Pacific · 1991
- Hurricane KevinEastern Pacific · 1991
- Hurricane LindaEastern Pacific · 1991
- Hurricane MartyEastern Pacific · 1991
- Hurricane NoraEastern Pacific · 1991
- Hurricane ZeldaEastern Pacific · 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.