Storm history › East Pacific › 1998 season
Hurricane Blas (1998)
Blas was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1998 East Pacific season. It was tracked from June 22, 1998 to June 30, 1998, about 9 days, and covered 2,666 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 943 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 943 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,666 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.6
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 98th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Erick (2025), Hurricane Hilary (2023), Hurricane Lidia (2023) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 99th lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Aletta (2018), Hurricane Bud (2018), Hurricane Howard (2004) and 3 more.
- Energy: 15% of the 1998 East Pacific season's ACE.