Hurricane Klaus was a minimal tropical cyclone that dropped heavy rainfall across the Lesser Antilles in October 1990. The eleventh tropical cyclone and sixth hurricane of the 1990 Atlantic hurricane season, Klaus developed from a tropical wave on October 3 a short distance east of Dominica. It drifted northwestward, and quickly intensified to attain hurricane status on October 5. Though its closest approach to the Lesser Antilles was within 12 miles (19 km), the strongest winds remained to its northeast due to strong wind shear, which caused Klaus to steadily weaken. After deteriorating into a tropical depression, Klaus briefly restrengthened over the Bahamas before dissipating on October 9 under the influence of developing Tropical Storm Marco. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 80 mph (70 knots), lowest pressure 985 mb. October 3 – October 9, 1990. Accumulated cyclone energy: 6.1. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL131990 (public domain).