Tropical Storm Ignacio (1997)
Tropical Storm Ignacio peaked at 35 kt in the Eastern Pacific between August 17, 1997 and August 20, 1997, with a lowest pressure of 1005 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Ignacio. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Dates
- August 17, 1997 to August 20, 1997
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 35 kt (40 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 1005 mb (29.68 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 58 km (36 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.4
- Fastest the center moved
- 17 kt (20 mph)
- Identifier
- EP111997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Rainfall
The Weather Prediction Center attributes 385 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 1.90 inches (48 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| OCCIDENTAL | 1.90 in (48 mm) | 38.38N 122.97W |
| CAZADERO 5 NW | 1.66 in (42 mm) | 38.57N 123.17W |
| PARADISE | 1.54 in (39 mm) | 39.75N 121.62W |
| CECILVILLE | 1.50 in (38 mm) | 41.15N 123.13W |
| MC CLOUD | 1.45 in (37 mm) | 41.25N 122.13W |
| PIT RIVER P H 5 | 1.43 in (36 mm) | 40.98N 121.98W |
| GRATON | 1.41 in (36 mm) | 38.43N 122.87W |
| FORT ROSS | 1.38 in (35 mm) | 38.52N 123.25W |
| BIG SUR STATION | 1.37 in (35 mm) | 36.25N 121.78W |
| BUCKHORN | 1.35 in (34 mm) | 40.87N 121.85W |
| DUNSMUIR TREATMENT PLANT | 1.31 in (33 mm) | 41.18N 122.27W |
| CRATER LAKE NPS HQ | 1.26 in (32 mm) | 42.90N 122.13W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 00:00 | 18.7N 117.9W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 17, 06:00 | 19.6N 118.7W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 17, 12:00 | 20.4N 119.4W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 17, 18:00 | 21.2N 120.1W | 35 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 00:00 | 22.1N 120.7W | 35 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 18, 06:00 | 23.2N 121.2W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 18, 12:00 | 24.5N 121.6W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 18, 18:00 | 25.9N 121.8W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 19, 00:00 | 27.2N 121.8W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 19, 06:00 | 28.6N 121.9W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 19, 12:00 | 30.0N 121.8W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Extratropical |
| Aug 19, 18:00 | 31.7N 121.7W | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Extratropical |
| Aug 20, 00:00 | 33.3N 121.6W | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Extratropical |
| Aug 20, 06:00 | 35.0N 121.5W | 20 kt | 1012 mb | Extratropical |
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
- Hurricane FeliciaEastern Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1997
- Hurricane GuillermoEastern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm HildaEastern Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern 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.