Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 9–17, 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 Linda (1997) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1997 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 9, 1997, reached its peak of 184 mph (296 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 902 mb on September 12, 1997, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 103 mph in 24 hours (to 178 mph on September 12, 1997). The storm lasted 8.3 days and travelled about 1,765 miles (2,840 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.4°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.0°N 105.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.5°N 106.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 14.1°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 14.5°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.9°N 107.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.4°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 974 mb | 15.7°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.9°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 16.1°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 5 | 178 mph | 906 mb | 16.6°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 5 | 184 mph | 902 mb | 17.1°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 5 | 178 mph | 903 mb | 17.7°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 5 | 173 mph | 905 mb | 18.4°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 5 | 167 mph | 906 mb | 19.1°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 5 | 167 mph | 910 mb | 19.7°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 915 mb | 20.2°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 921 mb | 20.6°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 21.0°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 946 mb | 21.3°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 950 mb | 21.6°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 959 mb | 21.9°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 962 mb | 22.2°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 980 mb | 22.5°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 22.7°N 123.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 22.8°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 22.8°N 124.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 22.8°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 22.8°N 125.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 22.9°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 22.9°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 23.0°N 127.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 23.2°N 127.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 23.5°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Linda.
At its peak on September 12, 1997, Linda was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 184 mph (296 km/h) and a central pressure of 902 mb.
8.3 days, from September 9, 1997 to September 17, 1997, including 108 hours at hurricane strength (72 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,765 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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