Typhoon Otto (1998)
Typhoon Otto reached Category 3 in the Western Pacific between August 1, 1998 and August 5, 1998, with a lowest pressure of 970 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Otto, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1998 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
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- August 1, 1998 to August 5, 1998
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 100 kt (115 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 970 mb (28.64 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.3
- Identifier
- WP041998
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 1, 06:00 | 14.1N 128.0E | 20 kt | Not reported | |
| Aug 1, 12:00 | 14.3N 127.7E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 1, 18:00 | 14.6N 127.1E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 00:00 | 14.9N 126.5E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 06:00 | 15.2N 126.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 12:00 | 15.7N 125.5E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 18:00 | 16.6N 124.9E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 3, 00:00 | 17.7N 124.4E | 45 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 3, 06:00 | 18.9N 123.8E | 55 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 3, 12:00 | 20.1N 123.2E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 3, 18:00 | 21.2N 122.5E | 80 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 00:00 | 22.1N 121.9E | 100 kt | 975 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 06:00 | 23.3N 121.2E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 12:00 | 24.5N 120.3E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 18:00 | 25.2N 119.6E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 00:00 | 25.8N 118.7E | 50 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 06:00 | 26.5N 118.0E | 30 kt | 998 mb | XX |
| Aug 5, 12:00 | 26.3N 118.2E | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
Other Western Pacific storms of 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm NicholeWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm PennyWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Typhoon RexWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Typhoon StellaWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Super Typhoon ToddWestern Pacific · 1998
- Typhoon VickiWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm WaldoWestern Pacific · 1998
- Typhoon YanniWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Super Typhoon ZebWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1998
- Super Typhoon BabsWestern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm ChipWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed typhoonWestern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm DawnWestern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm ElvisWestern Pacific · 1998
- Typhoon FaithWestern Pacific · 1998
- Tropical Storm GilWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998
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.