Tropical Storm Kevin (1997)
Tropical Storm Kevin peaked at 50 kt in the Eastern Pacific between September 3, 1997 and September 7, 1997, with a lowest pressure of 994 mb.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Dates
- September 3, 1997 to September 7, 1997
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 994 mb (29.35 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 620 km (385 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.6
- Fastest the center moved
- 13 kt (15 mph)
- Identifier
- EP131997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 18:00 | 17.7N 112.2W | 30 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 4, 00:00 | 18.2N 113.4W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 4, 06:00 | 18.7N 114.4W | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 4, 12:00 | 19.2N 115.4W | 40 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 4, 18:00 | 19.6N 116.6W | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 5, 00:00 | 20.0N 117.8W | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 5, 06:00 | 20.4N 118.9W | 50 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 5, 12:00 | 20.6N 120.0W | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 5, 18:00 | 20.6N 121.2W | 45 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 6, 00:00 | 20.4N 122.3W | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 6, 06:00 | 20.4N 123.4W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 6, 12:00 | 20.7N 124.5W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 6, 18:00 | 20.9N 125.6W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 7, 00:00 | 21.2N 126.8W | 25 kt | 1009 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
- Hurricane FeliciaEastern 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
- 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.