Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 1–7, 1997
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Andres (1997) was a tropical storm of the 1997 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 1, 1997, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb on June 4, 1997, and made landfall 18 mi WSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador on June 7, 1997 as a tropical depression (29 mph). The storm lasted 6.0 days and travelled about 996 miles (1,602 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 1997 · 01:00 UTC | 18 mi WSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador | TD 29 mph | 1003 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | 51 mi | Jun 5 · 03:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| San Salvador, El Salvador | 43 mi | Jun 7 · 01:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Soyapango, El Salvador | 42 mi | Jun 7 · 01:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 10.4°N 95.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 10.5°N 95.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 10.7°N 95.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.8°N 95.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 11.0°N 96.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 11.2°N 96.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.4°N 96.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.0°N 96.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.0°N 97.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.6°N 97.3°W | 157 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 3 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 14.1°N 97.1°W | 122 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 3 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 14.4°N 96.1°W | 95 mi S of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 4 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 14.6°N 95.1°W | 109 mi S of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jun 4 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.8°N 94.2°W | 90 mi SW of Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jun 4 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 14.8°N 93.8°W | 73 mi SSW of Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jun 4 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 14.7°N 93.5°W | 65 mi SW of Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jun 5 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 14.5°N 93.0°W | 57 mi WSW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jun 5 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.1°N 92.4°W | 32 mi SSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jun 5 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 13.5°N 91.8°W | 59 mi SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala |
| Jun 5 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 12.9°N 91.2°W | 75 mi SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| Jun 6 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 12.4°N 90.3°W | 88 mi SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador |
| Jun 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 12.0°N 89.6°W | 105 mi S of La Libertad, El Salvador |
| Jun 6 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 12.0°N 89.1°W | 96 mi SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador |
| Jun 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 12.3°N 88.8°W | 70 mi SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador |
| Jun 7 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1003 mb | 13.0°N 88.8°W | 26 mi SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador |
| Jun 7 01:00 | TD LANDFALL | 29 mph | 1003 mb | 13.2°N 88.8°W | 18 mi WSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Andres made landfall once: 18 mi WSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador on June 7, 1997 at 01:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 29 mph winds.
At its peak on June 4, 1997, Andres was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 998 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical depression.
6.0 days, from June 1, 1997 to June 7, 1997. It travelled about 996 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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