Hurricane Felicia (1997)
Hurricane Felicia reached Category 4 in the Eastern Pacific between July 14, 1997 and July 22, 1997, with a lowest pressure of 948 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Felicia, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1997 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Dates
- July 14, 1997 to July 22, 1997
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb (27.99 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 524 km (326 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 16.8
- Fastest the center moved
- 24 kt (28 mph)
- Identifier
- EP081997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 12:00 | 9.7N 109.0W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 14, 18:00 | 10.4N 110.1W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 15, 00:00 | 10.9N 111.1W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 15, 06:00 | 11.3N 112.0W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 15, 12:00 | 11.7N 112.5W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 15, 18:00 | 12.1N 113.0W | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 16, 00:00 | 12.4N 113.7W | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 16, 06:00 | 12.5N 114.5W | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 16, 12:00 | 12.5N 115.1W | 50 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 16, 18:00 | 12.6N 115.5W | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 17, 00:00 | 12.9N 116.0W | 60 kt | 988 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 17, 06:00 | 13.4N 116.9W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 17, 12:00 | 13.9N 117.9W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 17, 18:00 | 14.4N 119.0W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 18, 00:00 | 14.8N 120.1W | 65 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 18, 06:00 | 15.1N 121.3W | 75 kt | 979 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 18, 12:00 | 15.3N 122.5W | 95 kt | 968 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 18, 18:00 | 15.4N 123.9W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 19, 00:00 | 15.5N 125.3W | 110 kt | 956 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 19, 06:00 | 15.6N 126.7W | 115 kt | 951 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 19, 12:00 | 15.7N 128.1W | 115 kt | 948 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 19, 18:00 | 15.8N 129.5W | 115 kt | 951 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 20, 00:00 | 16.0N 131.0W | 110 kt | 954 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 20, 06:00 | 16.3N 132.5W | 105 kt | 957 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 20, 12:00 | 16.6N 134.1W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 20, 18:00 | 16.9N 135.6W | 95 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 21, 00:00 | 17.1N 137.2W | 90 kt | 972 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 21, 06:00 | 17.3N 138.9W | 70 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Jul 21, 12:00 | 17.4N 140.8W | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 21, 18:00 | 17.5N 143.0W | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 22, 00:00 | 17.6N 145.4W | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 22, 06:00 | 17.6N 147.9W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 22, 12:00 | 17.7N 150.2W | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
Other Eastern Pacific storms of 1997
- Tropical Storm AndresEastern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm BlancaEastern Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm CarlosEastern Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1997
- Hurricane DoloresEastern Pacific · 1997
- Hurricane EnriqueEastern Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1997
- Hurricane GuillermoEastern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm HildaEastern Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm IgnacioEastern Pacific · 1997
- Hurricane JimenaEastern Pacific · 1997
- Hurricane OliwaEastern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm KevinEastern Pacific · 1997
- Hurricane LindaEastern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm MartyEastern Pacific · 1997
- Hurricane NoraEastern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm EllaEastern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm OlafEastern Pacific · 1997
- Hurricane PaulineEastern Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormEastern Pacific · 1997
- Hurricane RickEastern Pacific · 1997
- Hurricane PakaEastern Pacific · 1997
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.