Two storms have been named Zita since 1997: one in the Southern Hemisphere (2007) and one in the West Pacific (1997). The strongest, in 1997, peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h).
Zita formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 2007 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Zita (2007): track and historyZita formed in the West Pacific in August 1997 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Zhanjiang, China and last near Thị Trấn Ba Chẽ, Vietnam. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Typhoon Zita (1997): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zita 1997 | Zhanjiang, China | 1997-08-22 06:00 | 85 mph / 140 km/h |
| Zita 1997 | Thị Trấn Ba Chẽ, Vietnam | 1997-08-22 21:00 | 85 mph / 140 km/h |
Storms named Zita appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Zita in 2007, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on January 20, peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1997.
Typhoon Zita in 1997 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in August and made landfall near Zhanjiang, China. The weakest of the two, in 2007, peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h).