Cyclone Justin (1997)
Cyclone Justin reached Category 2 in the South Pacific between March 3, 1997 and March 29, 1997, with a lowest pressure of 955 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Justin, 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
- South Pacific
- Dates
- March 3, 1997 to March 29, 1997
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 90 kt (104 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb (28.20 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 24.0
- Fastest the center moved
- 13 kt (15 mph)
- Identifier
- SH321997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 06:00 | 16.2S 158.0E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 3, 12:00 | 16.2S 157.9E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 3, 18:00 | 16.2S 157.8E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 16.2S 157.7E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 16.2S 157.6E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 16.3S 157.5E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 16.4S 157.4E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 16.6S 157.4E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 16.8S 157.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 5, 12:00 | 16.9S 157.1E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 17.1S 156.8E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 17.2S 156.1E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 17.1S 155.2E | 30 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 16.9S 154.6E | 35 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 16.9S 154.1E | 40 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 16.8S 153.5E | 45 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 16.8S 153.1E | 50 kt | 981 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 16.8S 152.8E | 50 kt | 981 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 16.8S 152.6E | 50 kt | 977 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 16.9S 152.3E | 50 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 17.0S 152.1E | 50 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 17.1S 151.9E | 50 kt | 976 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 17.1S 151.7E | 50 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 17.0S 151.6E | 50 kt | 974 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 16.9S 151.5E | 55 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 16.8S 151.4E | 55 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 16.8S 151.4E | 55 kt | 976 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 16.8S 151.4E | 55 kt | 977 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 06:00 | 16.7S 151.4E | 55 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 12:00 | 16.7S 151.4E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 10, 18:00 | 16.7S 151.4E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 00:00 | 16.7S 151.4E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 06:00 | 16.6S 151.4E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 16.6S 151.4E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 16.6S 151.4E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 00:00 | 16.5S 151.5E | 45 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 06:00 | 16.3S 151.5E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 12:00 | 15.8S 151.5E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 15.1S 151.9E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 14.9S 152.5E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 14.7S 152.7E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 14.5S 152.7E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 14.2S 152.7E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 13.8S 152.7E | 35 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 13.3S 152.8E | 35 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 12.9S 153.1E | 45 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 18:00 | 12.5S 153.6E | 45 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 00:00 | 12.2S 154.1E | 45 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 06:00 | 11.9S 154.8E | 50 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 12:00 | 11.9S 155.3E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 18:00 | 11.9S 155.6E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 00:00 | 12.0S 155.8E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 06:00 | 12.1S 156.0E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 12:00 | 12.3S 156.1E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 18:00 | 12.4S 155.9E | 75 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 00:00 | 12.4S 155.7E | 70 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 06:00 | 12.3S 155.5E | 70 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 12:00 | 12.2S 155.4E | 75 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 17, 18:00 | 12.0S 155.4E | 90 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 18, 00:00 | 11.9S 155.4E | 90 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 18, 06:00 | 11.9S 155.3E | 90 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 18, 12:00 | 12.0S 154.8E | 90 kt | 955 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 18, 18:00 | 12.1S 154.3E | 90 kt | 960 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 19, 00:00 | 12.2S 153.7E | 90 kt | 965 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 19, 06:00 | 12.5S 153.2E | 85 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 19, 12:00 | 12.9S 152.7E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 19, 18:00 | 13.5S 152.1E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 20, 00:00 | 14.1S 151.4E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 20, 06:00 | 14.6S 150.7E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 20, 12:00 | 15.0S 149.9E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 20, 18:00 | 15.2S 149.1E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 21, 00:00 | 15.3S 148.4E | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 21, 06:00 | 15.5S 147.8E | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 21, 12:00 | 15.8S 147.3E | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 21, 18:00 | 16.3S 146.7E | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 22, 00:00 | 16.8S 146.0E | 55 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 22, 06:00 | 17.0S 145.3E | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 22, 12:00 | 17.1S 144.9E | 45 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 22, 18:00 | 17.5S 144.7E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 23, 00:00 | 17.9S 144.9E | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 23, 06:00 | 18.3S 145.3E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 23, 12:00 | 18.7S 146.2E | 45 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 23, 18:00 | 19.1S 147.1E | 45 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 24, 00:00 | 19.5S 147.8E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 24, 06:00 | 19.8S 148.4E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 24, 12:00 | 20.1S 149.1E | 35 kt | 999 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 24, 18:00 | 20.5S 149.7E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 25, 00:00 | 20.7S 150.4E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 25, 06:00 | 20.8S 151.1E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 25, 12:00 | 20.8S 151.6E | 35 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 25, 18:00 | 20.8S 151.9E | 35 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 26, 00:00 | 20.6S 152.2E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 26, 06:00 | 20.3S 152.4E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 26, 12:00 | 20.0S 152.1E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 26, 18:00 | 19.8S 151.6E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 27, 00:00 | 19.5S 151.1E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 27, 06:00 | 18.7S 150.9E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 27, 12:00 | 17.6S 150.3E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 27, 18:00 | 16.5S 149.9E | 30 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 28, 00:00 | 15.6S 149.6E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 28, 06:00 | 14.7S 149.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 28, 12:00 | 13.7S 149.2E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 28, 18:00 | 12.5S 148.7E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 29, 00:00 | 11.8S 147.6E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 29, 06:00 | 11.3S 146.5E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Mar 29, 12:00 | 10.9S 145.3E | 25 kt | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 1997
- Tropical Storm CyrilSouth Pacific · 1997
- Cyclone FergusSouth Pacific · 1997
- Cyclone PhilSouth Pacific · 1997
- Cyclone RachelSouth Pacific · 1997
- Cyclone DrenaSouth Pacific · 1997
- Cyclone EvanSouth Pacific · 1997
- Cyclone FredaSouth Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm GillianSouth Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm HaroldSouth Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm ItaSouth Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1997
- Cyclone GavinSouth Pacific · 1997
- Cyclone HinaSouth Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm IanSouth Pacific · 1997
- Cyclone JuneSouth Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1997
- Cyclone KeliSouth 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.