Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 14–22, 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 Felicia (1997) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1997 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 14, 1997, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb on July 19, 1997, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on July 19, 1997). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 2,847 miles (4,581 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 9.7°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.4°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.9°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 11.3°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 11.7°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 12.1°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 12.4°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 12.5°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 12.5°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 12.6°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 12.9°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.4°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.9°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 14.4°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 14.8°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 15.1°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 968 mb | 15.3°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.4°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 956 mb | 15.5°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 15.6°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 15.7°N 128.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 15.8°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 16.0°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 16.3°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 16.6°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 16.9°N 135.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 17.1°N 137.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 17.3°N 138.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 17.4°N 140.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 17.5°N 143.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 17.6°N 145.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 17.6°N 147.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 17.7°N 150.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Felicia.
At its peak on July 19, 1997, Felicia was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 948 mb.
8.0 days, from July 14, 1997 to July 22, 1997, including 102 hours at hurricane strength (48 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,847 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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