The 1997 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 33 systems

Atlantic storms
8
3 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
41
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
127 mph
Erika
Landfalling
1
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
19
11 hurricanes · 9 major
Pacific strongest
184 mph
Linda

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 1997 season went

The 1997 Atlantic season produced 8 tropical storms, 3 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 41. The strongest was Hurricane Erika at 127 mph / 946 mb. 1 storm made landfall.

The 1997 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 19 tropical storms, 11 hurricanes and 9 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 277. The strongest was Hurricane Linda at 184 mph / 902 mb. 5 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECTropical Storm Florida (1997) — May 31 – June 2, 1997Tropical Storm Florida (1997) TSTropical Storm Andres — June 1–7, 1997Andres TSTropical Storm Blanca — June 9–12, 1997Blanca TSUnnamed storm #3 — June 21–24, 1997Unnamed storm #3 TDTropical Storm Carlos — June 25–28, 1997Carlos TSUnnamed storm #5 — June 29 – July 4, 1997Unnamed storm #5 TDTropical Storm Ana — June 30 – July 5, 1997Ana TSHurricane Dolores — July 5–12, 1997Dolores Cat 1Hurricane Bill — July 11–13, 1997Bill Cat 1Hurricane Enrique — July 12–16, 1997Enrique Cat 3Tropical Storm Claudette — July 13–16, 1997Claudette TSHurricane Felicia — July 14–22, 1997Felicia Cat 4Hurricane Danny — July 16–27, 1997Danny Cat 1Unnamed storm #6 — July 17–19, 1997Unnamed storm #6 TDUnnamed storm #1 — July 26–27, 1997Unnamed storm #1 TDHurricane Guillermo — July 30 – August 24, 1997Guillermo Cat 5Tropical Storm Hilda — August 10–15, 1997Hilda TSTropical Storm Ignacio — August 17–20, 1997Ignacio TSHurricane Jimena — August 25–30, 1997Jimena Cat 4Hurricane Oliwa — August 28 – September 17, 1997Oliwa Cat 5Hurricane Erika — September 3–19, 1997Erika Cat 3Tropical Storm Kevin — September 3–7, 1997Kevin TSHurricane Linda — September 9–17, 1997Linda Cat 5Tropical Storm Marty — September 12–16, 1997Marty TSHurricane Nora — September 16–26, 1997Nora Cat 4Tropical Storm Olaf — September 26 – October 12, 1997Olaf TSTropical Storm Fabian — October 4–8, 1997Fabian TSUnnamed storm #3 — October 5–7, 1997Unnamed storm #3 TDHurricane Pauline — October 5–10, 1997Pauline Cat 4Tropical Storm Grace — October 14–17, 1997Grace TSUnnamed storm #4 — October 30 – November 1, 1997Unnamed storm #4 TDHurricane Rick — November 7–10, 1997Rick Cat 2Hurricane Paka — November 28 – December 22, 1997Paka Cat 5

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 1997

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm Florida (1997)May 31 – Jun 2TS 52 mph1003 mb—0.8
Tropical Storm AnaJun 30 – Jul 5TS 46 mph1000 mb—1.3
Hurricane BillJul 11 – Jul 13Cat 1 75 mph986 mb—2.3
Tropical Storm ClaudetteJul 13 – Jul 16TS 46 mph1003 mb—1.6
Hurricane DannyJul 16 – Jul 27Cat 1 81 mph984 mbAlabama, Louisiana6.0
Unnamed storm #6Jul 17 – Jul 19TD 35 mph1008 mb—0.0
Hurricane ErikaSep 3 – Sep 19Cat 3 127 mph946 mb—26.6
Tropical Storm FabianOct 4 – Oct 8TS 46 mph1004 mb—1.3
Tropical Storm GraceOct 14 – Oct 17TS 46 mph999 mb—0.9

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1997

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AndresJun 1 – Jun 7TS 52 mph998 mbEl Salvador2.4
Tropical Storm BlancaJun 9 – Jun 12TS 46 mph1002 mb—1.1
Unnamed storm #3Jun 21 – Jun 24TD 35 mph——0.0
Tropical Storm CarlosJun 25 – Jun 28TS 52 mph996 mb—1.0
Unnamed storm #5Jun 29 – Jul 4TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane DoloresJul 5 – Jul 12Cat 1 92 mph975 mb—8.4
Hurricane EnriqueJul 12 – Jul 16Cat 3 115 mph960 mb—7.9
Hurricane FeliciaJul 14 – Jul 22Cat 4 132 mph948 mb—16.8
Unnamed storm #1Jul 26 – Jul 27TD 29 mph——0.0
Hurricane GuillermoJul 30 – Aug 24Cat 5 161 mph919 mb—40.0
Tropical Storm HildaAug 10 – Aug 15TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.7
Tropical Storm IgnacioAug 17 – Aug 20TS 40 mph1005 mb—0.4
Hurricane JimenaAug 25 – Aug 30Cat 4 138 mph942 mb—11.8
Hurricane OliwaAug 28 – Sep 17Cat 5 161 mph——43.2
Tropical Storm KevinSep 3 – Sep 7TS 58 mph994 mb—1.6
Hurricane LindaSep 9 – Sep 17Cat 5 184 mph902 mb—28.6
Tropical Storm MartySep 12 – Sep 16TS 46 mph1002 mb—0.8
Hurricane NoraSep 16 – Sep 26Cat 4 132 mph950 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico23.4
Tropical Storm OlafSep 26 – Oct 12TS 69 mph989 mbOaxaca, Mexico, Colima, Mexico2.4
Unnamed storm #3Oct 5 – Oct 7TD 29 mph——0.0
Hurricane PaulineOct 5 – Oct 10Cat 4 132 mph948 mbOaxaca, Mexico11.3
Unnamed storm #4Oct 30 – Nov 1TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane RickNov 7 – Nov 10Cat 2 98 mph973 mbOaxaca, Mexico3.5
Hurricane PakaNov 28 – Dec 22Cat 5 184 mph——70.2
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