Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 3–19, 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 Erika (1997) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1997 Atlantic season. It formed on September 3, 1997, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 946 mb on September 8, 1997, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on September 4, 1997). The storm lasted 16.5 days and travelled about 5,303 miles (8,533 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.9°N 44.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 11.5°N 45.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 12.3°N 47.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.1°N 48.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 13.9°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 14.6°N 51.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 999 mb | 15.2°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 998 mb | 15.6°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 997 mb | 16.0°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 996 mb | 16.4°N 57.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 17.0°N 58.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 17.5°N 59.2°W | 163 mi ENE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 986 mb | 18.1°N 60.0°W | 139 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 18.6°N 60.9°W | 120 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 19.0°N 61.7°W | 130 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 19.4°N 62.4°W | 147 mi N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 19.7°N 62.8°W | 166 mi N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 975 mb | 20.2°N 63.1°W | 175 mi NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 20.6°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 21.2°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 21.8°N 63.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 22.5°N 62.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 23.2°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 948 mb | 24.1°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 946 mb | 25.2°N 61.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 947 mb | 26.5°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 951 mb | 27.9°N 60.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 29.3°N 59.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 30.8°N 58.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 32.2°N 58.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 33.6°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 973 mb | 34.8°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 35.7°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 36.4°N 53.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 37.1°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 37.6°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 38.0°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 38.5°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 38.9°N 44.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 39.0°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 38.9°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 38.5°N 42.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 38.1°N 41.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 37.8°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 37.6°N 39.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 989 mb | 37.6°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 987 mb | 37.8°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 38.2°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 984 mb | 38.9°N 33.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 983 mb | 39.7°N 31.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 984 mb | 40.9°N 29.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 985 mb | 42.2°N 28.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 987 mb | 43.5°N 26.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 989 mb | 45.0°N 24.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 991 mb | 46.0°N 22.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 993 mb | 46.8°N 21.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 994 mb | 47.0°N 20.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 992 mb | 46.5°N 19.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 994 mb | 46.0°N 20.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 996 mb | 47.2°N 19.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 998 mb | 48.0°N 19.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 48.5°N 18.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 48.8°N 17.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 48.9°N 17.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 48.9°N 16.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 49.0°N 15.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 49.0°N 14.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Erika.
At its peak on September 8, 1997, Erika was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 946 mb.
16.5 days, from September 3, 1997 to September 19, 1997, including 174 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,303 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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