Tropical Storm Kelly (1997)
Tropical Storm Kelly peaked at 45 kt in the Western Pacific between May 4, 1997 and May 11, 1997, with a lowest pressure of 998 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Kelly. 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
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- May 4, 1997 to May 11, 1997
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 998 mb (29.47 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1712 km (1064 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.1
- Identifier
- WP041997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 06:00 | 2.7N 171.4E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 4, 12:00 | 3.2N 171.1E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 4, 18:00 | 4.0N 170.8E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 5, 00:00 | 5.0N 170.4E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 5, 06:00 | 5.9N 170.0E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 5, 12:00 | 6.5N 169.8E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 5, 18:00 | 6.8N 169.4E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 6, 00:00 | 6.9N 168.9E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 6, 06:00 | 7.4N 168.3E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| May 6, 12:00 | 8.1N 167.8E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| May 6, 18:00 | 8.9N 167.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| May 7, 00:00 | 9.5N 167.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| May 7, 06:00 | 9.9N 167.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| May 7, 12:00 | 10.3N 167.0E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Mixed |
| May 7, 18:00 | 10.6N 166.9E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 00:00 | 10.9N 166.9E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 06:00 | 11.1N 167.0E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 12:00 | 11.3N 167.1E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 18:00 | 11.5N 167.1E | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 00:00 | 11.9N 166.9E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 06:00 | 12.4N 166.4E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 12:00 | 12.9N 165.8E | 35 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 18:00 | 13.3N 165.1E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 00:00 | 13.7N 164.2E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 06:00 | 14.1N 163.0E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 12:00 | 14.5N 161.7E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 18:00 | 14.9N 160.3E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 11, 00:00 | 15.2N 158.8E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 11, 06:00 | 15.5N 157.2E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| May 11, 12:00 | 15.8N 155.6E | 15 kt | Not reported |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1997
- Tropical Storm HannahWestern Pacific · 1997
- Super Typhoon IsaWestern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm JimmyWestern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm LeviWestern Pacific · 1997
- Typhoon MarieWestern Pacific · 1997
- Super Typhoon NestorWestern Pacific · 1997
- Typhoon OpalWestern Pacific · 1997
- Typhoon PeterWestern Pacific · 1997
- Super Typhoon RosieWestern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm ScottWestern Pacific · 1997
- Typhoon TinaWestern Pacific · 1997
- Typhoon VictorWestern Pacific · 1997
- Super Typhoon WinnieWestern Pacific · 1997
- Typhoon YuleWestern Pacific · 1997
- Typhoon AmberWestern Pacific · 1997
- Typhoon ZitaWestern Pacific · 1997
- Super Typhoon BingWestern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm CassWestern Pacific · 1997
- Typhoon DavidWestern Pacific · 1997
- Typhoon FritzWestern Pacific · 1997
- Super Typhoon GingerWestern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm HankWestern Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1997
- Super Typhoon IvanWestern Pacific · 1997
- Super Typhoon JoanWestern Pacific · 1997
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1997
- Typhoon LindaWestern Pacific · 1997
- Super Typhoon KeithWestern Pacific · 1997
- Typhoon MortWestern 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.