Track map & timeline · Atlantic · July 11–13, 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
Hurricane Bill (1997) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1997 Atlantic season. It formed on July 11, 1997, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 986 mb on July 12, 1997, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on July 12, 1997). The storm lasted 2.0 days and travelled about 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1014 mb | 30.4°N 69.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1013 mb | 31.8°N 68.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1010 mb | 33.1°N 67.6°W | 172 mi WNW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jul 12 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1005 mb | 34.7°N 65.8°W | 176 mi NNW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jul 12 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 36.3°N 63.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 37.9°N 61.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 15:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 38.8°N 60.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 39.6°N 58.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 41.6°N 55.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 990 mb | 44.0°N 53.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Bill.
At its peak on July 12, 1997, Bill was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 986 mb.
2.0 days, from July 11, 1997 to July 13, 1997, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,328 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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