Typhoon Saola (2017)
Typhoon Saola reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between October 19, 2017 and October 29, 2017, with a lowest pressure of 974 mb.
Radar
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The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- October 19, 2017 to October 29, 2017
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb (28.76 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 63 km (39 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.4
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 220 nmi (407 km, 253 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 45 nmi (83 km, 52 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 25 nmi (46 km, 29 mi)
- Overall size
- 310 nmi (574 km, 357 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Identifier
- WP272017
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 19, 06:00 | 12.7N 150.8E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Low |
| Oct 19, 12:00 | 12.2N 151.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Low |
| Oct 19, 18:00 | 11.9N 151.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 20, 00:00 | 11.5N 151.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 20, 06:00 | 11.7N 151.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 20, 12:00 | 12.3N 151.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 20, 18:00 | 12.4N 150.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 21, 00:00 | 12.1N 149.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 21, 06:00 | 12.0N 148.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 21, 12:00 | 11.7N 148.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 21, 18:00 | 11.2N 147.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 22, 00:00 | 10.2N 147.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 22, 06:00 | 9.1N 148.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 22, 12:00 | 9.0N 148.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 22, 18:00 | 9.1N 147.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 23, 00:00 | 9.1N 147.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Low |
| Oct 23, 06:00 | 9.2N 146.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Low |
| Oct 23, 12:00 | 9.6N 145.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Low |
| Oct 23, 18:00 | 10.5N 145.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Low |
| Oct 24, 00:00 | 11.8N 143.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Low |
| Oct 24, 06:00 | 12.7N 141.4E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Low |
| Oct 24, 12:00 | 13.0N 138.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Low |
| Oct 24, 18:00 | 13.6N 137.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Oct 25, 00:00 | 14.5N 135.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 25, 06:00 | 15.3N 135.3E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 25, 12:00 | 16.5N 134.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 25, 18:00 | 17.2N 133.5E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 26, 00:00 | 17.8N 132.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 26, 06:00 | 18.8N 132.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 26, 12:00 | 19.6N 131.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 26, 18:00 | 20.4N 130.5E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 27, 00:00 | 21.4N 129.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 27, 06:00 | 22.4N 129.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 27, 12:00 | 23.2N 128.3E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 27, 18:00 | 24.4N 128.0E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 28, 00:00 | 25.6N 128.0E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 28, 06:00 | 27.1N 128.4E | 65 kt | 975 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 28, 12:00 | 28.5N 129.4E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Oct 28, 18:00 | 29.9N 130.6E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 29, 00:00 | 31.4N 132.8E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 29, 06:00 | 32.8N 136.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Extratropical |
| Oct 29, 12:00 | 34.6N 140.9E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Extratropical |
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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.