Typhoon Linda (1997)
Typhoon Linda reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between October 25, 1997 and November 9, 1997, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Typhoon Linda. 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
- October 25, 1997 to November 9, 1997
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 9.5
- Fastest the center moved
- 17 kt (20 mph)
- Identifier
- WP301997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 00:00 | 6.0N 140.0E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 25, 06:00 | 6.3N 139.1E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 25, 12:00 | 6.9N 137.8E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 25, 18:00 | 7.7N 136.6E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 26, 00:00 | 8.4N 135.5E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 26, 06:00 | 9.2N 134.7E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 26, 12:00 | 10.0N 133.7E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 26, 18:00 | 10.7N 133.1E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 27, 00:00 | 11.0N 132.7E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 27, 06:00 | 11.1N 132.0E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 27, 12:00 | 11.5N 131.3E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 27, 18:00 | 11.6N 130.7E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 28, 00:00 | 11.8N 129.9E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 28, 06:00 | 11.8N 129.2E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 28, 12:00 | 11.8N 128.4E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 28, 18:00 | 11.8N 127.6E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 29, 00:00 | 11.6N 126.9E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 29, 06:00 | 11.0N 126.3E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 29, 12:00 | 10.5N 125.5E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 29, 18:00 | 9.9N 124.5E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 30, 00:00 | 9.8N 123.3E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 30, 06:00 | 9.5N 122.0E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 30, 12:00 | 9.3N 120.6E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 30, 18:00 | 9.0N 119.6E | 15 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 31, 00:00 | 8.4N 118.4E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 31, 06:00 | 8.3N 117.3E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Oct 31, 12:00 | 8.2N 115.8E | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 31, 18:00 | 8.2N 114.7E | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 1, 00:00 | 8.2N 113.5E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 1, 06:00 | 8.2N 112.2E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 1, 12:00 | 8.2N 110.5E | 50 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 1, 18:00 | 8.4N 108.8E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 2, 00:00 | 8.7N 107.2E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 2, 06:00 | 8.9N 105.9E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 2, 12:00 | 9.2N 104.6E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 2, 18:00 | 9.5N 103.6E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 3, 00:00 | 10.0N 102.6E | 65 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 3, 06:00 | 10.5N 101.6E | 65 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 3, 12:00 | 11.0N 100.5E | 65 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 3, 18:00 | 11.6N 99.3E | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 4, 00:00 | 12.1N 98.0E | 45 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Nov 4, 06:00 | 12.7N 96.8E | 45 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 4, 12:00 | 13.1N 95.9E | 45 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 4, 18:00 | 13.4N 95.1E | 45 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 5, 00:00 | 13.6N 94.3E | 50 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 5, 06:00 | 13.8N 93.6E | 50 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 5, 12:00 | 14.0N 93.1E | 50 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 5, 18:00 | 14.2N 92.8E | 50 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 00:00 | 14.6N 92.5E | 50 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 06:00 | 14.8N 92.2E | 50 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 12:00 | 14.9N 92.0E | 65 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 6, 18:00 | 15.0N 91.8E | 65 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 7, 00:00 | 15.0N 91.4E | 65 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 7, 06:00 | 14.9N 90.9E | 60 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 7, 12:00 | 14.8N 90.7E | 55 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 7, 18:00 | 14.7N 90.5E | 55 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 8, 00:00 | 14.7N 90.4E | 55 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 8, 06:00 | 14.7N 90.4E | 50 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 8, 12:00 | 14.7N 90.2E | 45 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 8, 18:00 | 14.9N 90.1E | 40 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 9, 00:00 | 15.1N 90.2E | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 9, 06:00 | 15.3N 90.3E | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 9, 12:00 | 15.5N 90.5E | 25 kt | Not reported |
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- Super Typhoon IsaWestern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm JimmyWestern Pacific · 1997
- Tropical Storm KellyWestern 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
- 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.