Storm history › Atlantic › 1991 season
Tropical Storm Erika (1991)
Erika was a tropical storm of the 1991 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 8, 1991 to September 12, 1991, about 4 days, and covered 2,415 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
It made landfall once, near Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- 1
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 2,415 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Landfalls
| # | Date (UTC) | Near | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12, 1991 | Ponta Delgada, Portugal | 40 mph (65 km/h) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1247th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Bertha (2026), Tropical Storm Edouard (2026), Tropical Storm Chantal (2025) and 84 more.
- Lowest pressure: 846th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Sara (2024), Tropical Storm Karl (2022), Tropical Storm Victor (2021) and 16 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1991 Atlantic season's ACE.