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Hurricane Oliwa (1997)
Track & history
Peak wind
160 mph / 260 km/h
Min pressure
915 mb
Dates
–
Landfall
Kaseda-shirakame
Storm history
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.
- 1997-09-15 23:00 UTCLandfall near Kaseda-shirakame, Japan · 80 mph / 130 km/h
- 1997-09-16 03:00 UTCLandfall near Taragi, Japan · 80 mph / 125 km/h
- 1997-09-16 15:00 UTCLandfall near Kurashiki, Japan · 60 mph / 100 km/h
- 1997-09-17 00:00 UTCLandfall near Matsutō, Japan · 40 mph / 65 km/h
Track data
Download CSV| Time UTC | Position | Strength | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-08-28 06:00 | 11.8°N 166.7°W | TD | 15 mph / 30 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-28 12:00 | 11.8°N 167.1°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-28 18:00 | 11.8°N 167.6°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-29 00:00 | 11.8°N 168.1°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-29 06:00 | 11.8°N 168.6°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-29 12:00 | 11.8°N 169.0°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-29 18:00 | 11.9°N 169.3°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-30 00:00 | 12.1°N 169.5°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
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| 1997-08-30 06:00 | 12.3°N 170.0°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-30 12:00 | 12.4°N 170.6°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-30 18:00 | 12.4°N 171.3°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-31 00:00 | 12.5°N 172.0°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-31 06:00 | 12.6°N 172.6°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-31 12:00 | 12.7°N 173.1°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-08-31 18:00 | 12.7°N 173.6°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-01 00:00 | 12.7°N 174.1°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-01 06:00 | 12.7°N 174.6°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-01 12:00 | 12.7°N 175.2°W | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-01 18:00 | 12.7°N 175.8°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-02 00:00 | 12.8°N 176.4°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-02 06:00 | 13.0°N 176.9°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-02 12:00 | 13.1°N 177.3°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-02 18:00 | 13.3°N 177.7°W | TD | 35 mph / 55 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-03 00:00 | 13.4°N 178.2°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-03 06:00 | 13.5°N 178.6°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-03 12:00 | 13.3°N 179.1°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-03 18:00 | 13.2°N 179.7°W | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-04 00:00 | 13.2°N 179.5°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | — |
| 1997-09-04 06:00 | 13.1°N 178.3°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 996 mb |
| 1997-09-04 12:00 | 13.1°N 177.0°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 996 mb |
| 1997-09-04 18:00 | 13.3°N 175.5°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 994 mb |
| 1997-09-05 00:00 | 13.7°N 174.0°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1997-09-05 06:00 | 14.2°N 172.9°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1997-09-05 12:00 | 14.6°N 172.1°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1997-09-05 18:00 | 15.0°N 171.4°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1997-09-06 00:00 | 15.4°N 170.5°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1997-09-06 06:00 | 15.9°N 169.4°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 990 mb |
| 1997-09-06 12:00 | 16.3°N 167.8°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1997-09-06 18:00 | 16.7°N 166.5°E | TS | 45 mph / 75 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1997-09-07 00:00 | 17.1°N 165.3°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1997-09-07 06:00 | 17.4°N 164.4°E | TS | 60 mph / 95 km/h | 985 mb |
| 1997-09-07 12:00 | 17.7°N 163.6°E | TS | 65 mph / 100 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1997-09-07 18:00 | 17.9°N 162.9°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1997-09-08 00:00 | 18.0°N 162.1°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1997-09-08 06:00 | 18.1°N 161.2°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1997-09-08 12:00 | 18.1°N 160.0°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 975 mb |
| 1997-09-08 18:00 | 18.1°N 158.8°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 970 mb |
| 1997-09-09 00:00 | 18.1°N 157.5°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1997-09-09 06:00 | 18.1°N 156.2°E | C3 | 120 mph / 195 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1997-09-09 12:00 | 18.2°N 155.0°E | C4 | 145 mph / 230 km/h | 945 mb |
| 1997-09-09 18:00 | 18.4°N 153.6°E | C5 | 160 mph / 260 km/h | 935 mb |
| 1997-09-10 00:00 | 18.6°N 152.2°E | C5 | 160 mph / 260 km/h | 925 mb |
| 1997-09-10 06:00 | 18.9°N 150.8°E | C5 | 160 mph / 260 km/h | 920 mb |
| 1997-09-10 12:00 | 19.1°N 149.4°E | C5 | 160 mph / 260 km/h | 920 mb |
| 1997-09-10 18:00 | 19.3°N 148.1°E | C5 | 160 mph / 260 km/h | 915 mb |
| 1997-09-11 00:00 | 19.5°N 146.7°E | C5 | 160 mph / 260 km/h | 915 mb |
| 1997-09-11 06:00 | 19.9°N 145.4°E | C5 | 160 mph / 260 km/h | 915 mb |
| 1997-09-11 12:00 | 20.3°N 144.0°E | C4 | 155 mph / 250 km/h | 920 mb |
| 1997-09-11 18:00 | 20.7°N 142.7°E | C4 | 150 mph / 240 km/h | 920 mb |
| 1997-09-12 00:00 | 21.2°N 141.4°E | C4 | 145 mph / 230 km/h | 920 mb |
| 1997-09-12 06:00 | 21.8°N 140.1°E | C4 | 145 mph / 230 km/h | 920 mb |
| 1997-09-12 12:00 | 22.5°N 138.7°E | C4 | 140 mph / 220 km/h | 925 mb |
| 1997-09-12 18:00 | 23.2°N 137.4°E | C4 | 130 mph / 215 km/h | 930 mb |
| 1997-09-13 00:00 | 24.0°N 136.1°E | C3 | 120 mph / 195 km/h | 935 mb |
| 1997-09-13 06:00 | 25.0°N 134.9°E | C3 | 120 mph / 195 km/h | 940 mb |
| 1997-09-13 12:00 | 25.8°N 133.9°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 945 mb |
| 1997-09-13 18:00 | 26.6°N 132.7°E | C3 | 115 mph / 185 km/h | 950 mb |
| 1997-09-14 00:00 | 27.4°N 131.6°E | C2 | 110 mph / 175 km/h | 950 mb |
| 1997-09-14 06:00 | 27.9°N 130.6°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1997-09-14 12:00 | 28.3°N 130.0°E | C2 | 105 mph / 165 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1997-09-14 18:00 | 28.6°N 129.7°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1997-09-15 00:00 | 28.9°N 129.5°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1997-09-15 06:00 | 29.3°N 129.5°E | C2 | 100 mph / 155 km/h | 955 mb |
| 1997-09-15 12:00 | 29.9°N 129.7°E | C1 | 90 mph / 150 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1997-09-15 18:00 | 30.6°N 130.0°E | C1 | 85 mph / 140 km/h | 960 mb |
| 1997-09-16 00:00 | 31.6°N 130.6°E | C1 | 80 mph / 130 km/h | 965 mb |
| 1997-09-16 06:00 | 33.0°N 131.5°E | C1 | 75 mph / 120 km/h | 980 mb |
| 1997-09-16 12:00 | 34.1°N 133.0°E | TS | 70 mph / 110 km/h | 992 mb |
| 1997-09-16 18:00 | 35.2°N 134.7°E | TS | 50 mph / 85 km/h | 1000 mb |
| 1997-09-17 00:00 | 36.5°N 136.5°E | TS | 40 mph / 65 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1997-09-17 06:00 | 38.5°N 138.5°E | TD | 30 mph / 45 km/h | 1004 mb |
| 1997-09-17 12:00 | 42.0°N 141.6°E | — | — | 1008 mb |
| 1997-09-17 18:00 | 43.3°N 145.8°E | — | — | 1008 mb |
| 1997-09-18 00:00 | 45.4°N 150.3°E | — | — | 1008 mb |
| 1997-09-18 06:00 | 46.0°N 154.0°E | — | — | 1008 mb |
| 1997-09-18 12:00 | 46.8°N 157.5°E | — | — | 1008 mb |
| 1997-09-18 18:00 | 47.6°N 163.3°E | — | — | 1010 mb |
| 1997-09-19 00:00 | 47.3°N 168.9°E | — | — | 1012 mb |
| 1997-09-19 06:00 | 47.2°N 174.7°E | — | — | 1012 mb |
| 1997-09-19 12:00 | 47.1°N 179.6°W | — | — | — |
Hurricane Oliwa 1997 FAQ
Did Hurricane Oliwa 1997 make landfall?
Yes. Oliwa made landfall near Kaseda-shirakame, Japan on Sep 15 1997, and near Taragi, Japan on Sep 16 1997, and near Kurashiki, Japan on Sep 16 1997, and near Matsutō, Japan on Sep 17 1997, with sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) at the first landfall.
How strong did Oliwa get in 1997?
Oliwa peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 915 mb.
When did Oliwa form and dissipate?
Oliwa was first tracked on Aug 28 1997 and last tracked on Sep 19 1997, about 22 days in all.