Typhoon Zita (1997)
Typhoon Zita reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between August 19, 1997 and August 24, 1997, with a lowest pressure of 980 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Typhoon Zita. 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
- August 19, 1997 to August 24, 1997
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb (28.94 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.1
- Fastest the center moved
- 25 kt (29 mph)
- Identifier
- WP171997
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 12:00 | 16.9N 115.0E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 19, 18:00 | 17.5N 115.5E | 25 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 20, 00:00 | 18.1N 116.4E | 30 kt | Tropical storm | |
| Aug 20, 06:00 | 18.7N 117.3E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 20, 12:00 | 19.1N 117.2E | 35 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 20, 18:00 | 19.6N 116.7E | 35 kt | 994 mb | XX |
| Aug 21, 00:00 | 20.0N 115.5E | 40 kt | 992 mb | XX |
| Aug 21, 06:00 | 20.1N 114.3E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 21, 12:00 | 20.1N 113.2E | 50 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 21, 18:00 | 20.1N 112.3E | 55 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 22, 00:00 | 20.5N 111.4E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 22, 06:00 | 21.0N 110.1E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 22, 12:00 | 21.3N 108.8E | 75 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 22, 18:00 | 21.3N 107.8E | 75 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 00:00 | 21.2N 106.8E | 75 kt | 992 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 06:00 | 21.2N 105.6E | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 12:00 | 22.0N 104.4E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 23, 18:00 | 22.8N 102.9E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 24, 00:00 | 22.4N 100.5E | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1997
- Tropical Storm HannahWestern Pacific · 1997
- 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
- 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.