Tropical Storm Marco (1990)
Tropical Storm Marco was a tropical storm at its peak, with 63 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 989 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was North Port, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 62 mph.
- Peak strength63 mph winds (1-minute)
- Tropical storm
- Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
- 4
- Landfalls
- 0
- Lowest pressure
- 989 mb
Track, wind field and cities
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- Depression or weaker
- Tropical storm
- Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
- Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
- Landfall
- City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
- Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
The shaded areas are where our model puts Tropical Storm Marco’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds
Modeled winds at cities (4)
Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
| City | Peak gust | Sustained | Closest pass | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Port, FL | 62 mph | 50 mph | 30 miles | Oct 11, 1990, 3:00 AM EDT |
| Cape Coral, FL | 61 mph | 49 mph | 37 miles | Oct 11, 1990, 1:45 AM EDT |
| Tampa, FL | 54 mph | 44 mph | 26 miles | Oct 11, 1990, 8:45 AM EDT |
| Naples, FL | 51 mph | 42 mph | 50 miles | Oct 10, 1990, 10:45 PM EDT |
Best track (17 positions)
| Time | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 12:00 UTC | Tropical depression | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 22.5°N, 79.5°W |
| Oct 9, 18:00 UTC | Tropical depression | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 22.7°N, 80.7°W |
| Oct 10, 00:00 UTC | Tropical depression | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 23.5°N, 81.4°W |
| Oct 10, 06:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 40 mph | 996 mb | 24.1°N, 82.0°W |
| Oct 10, 12:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 46 mph | 998 mb | 24.6°N, 82.4°W |
| Oct 10, 18:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 52 mph | 994 mb | 25.2°N, 82.5°W |
| Oct 11, 00:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 58 mph | 993 mb | 26.0°N, 82.6°W |
| Oct 11, 06:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 63 mph | 989 mb | 26.7°N, 82.6°W |
| Oct 11, 12:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 58 mph | 994 mb | 27.5°N, 82.8°W |
| Oct 11, 18:00 UTC | Tropical storm | 46 mph | 998 mb | 28.3°N, 83.0°W |
| Oct 12, 00:00 UTC | Tropical depression | 35 mph | 999 mb | 29.1°N, 83.1°W |
| Oct 12, 06:00 UTC | Tropical depression | 23 mph | 1004 mb | 30.7°N, 83.0°W |