Storms named Oliwa

Oliwa is the 9th name on Central Pacific list 2. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center uses its four Hawaiian lists one name after another, across years, so no name has a set year. The next name up is Olana, and Oliwa comes 12 names after it. It is the only storm named Oliwa in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.

Times used

1997

Strongest

1997 · Cat 5

915 mb

Most recent

1997

Central Pacific

List 2

Name 9 of 12 · used in rotation

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1997Tracks: IBTrACS / NHC

Has the name Oliwa been retired?

No. Oliwa is on Central Pacific list 2, and it is not on NHC’s list of retired central and eastern Pacific names (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).

When will Oliwa be used again?

When the rotation reaches it. Central Pacific names are used one after the other, and after the last name of list 4 the rotation goes back to list 1 (Tropical Cyclone Names). The next name up is Olana; Oliwa comes 12 names after it.

Every storm named Oliwa, newest first

Hurricane Oliwa (1997)

Dates: August 28, 1997 to September 19, 1997 (22 days)
Peak wind: 160 mph / 260 km/h · Category 5
Lowest pressure: 915 mb
Ocean: Central Pacific
ACE: 43.2

Oliwa formed in the Central Pacific in August 1997 and peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 915 mb. It made 4 landfalls, first near Kaseda-shirakame, Japan and last near Matsutō, Japan. The system was tracked for 22 days.

Hurricane Oliwa (1997): track and history

Where storms named Oliwa made landfall

Storm	Landfall near	Date (UTC)	Wind
Oliwa 1997	Kaseda-shirakame, Japan	1997-09-15 23:00	80 mph / 130 km/h
Oliwa 1997	Taragi, Japan	1997-09-16 03:00	80 mph / 125 km/h
Oliwa 1997	Kurashiki, Japan	1997-09-16 15:00	60 mph / 100 km/h
Oliwa 1997	Matsutō, Japan	1997-09-17 00:00	40 mph / 65 km/h

Why was the storm named Oliwa?

Oliwa is name 9 of 12 on Central Pacific list 2. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center names storms that reach tropical-storm strength between 140°W and the International Date Line, taking the next name in the rotation, so a Hawaiian name belongs to whichever storm comes along when its turn arrives.

Questions about the name Oliwa

When was the last time a storm was named Oliwa?

The most recent was Hurricane Oliwa in 1997, in the Central Pacific. It formed on August 28, peaked at 160 mph (260 km/h) and lasted 22 days. It made landfall near Kaseda-shirakame, Japan. Oliwa is name 9 on Central Pacific list 2. It is the only storm named Oliwa in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.