The unnamed tropical storm of 1997

May 31, 1997 to Jun 2, 1997Peak 52 mph1003 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1997 came within 100 miles of 3 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1997

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
52 mph, 45 kt
Lowest pressure
1003 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
0
None
Counties within 100 miles
3
NC
Strongest near the U.S.
Subtropical storm
Dare County, NC, 67.5 mi, Jun 1, 1997
Landfalls recorded
0
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Dare CountyNC67.5Subtropical stormJun 1, 1997
Hyde CountyNC78.6Subtropical stormJun 1, 1997
Carteret CountyNC90.1Subtropical stormJun 1, 1997

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.