Hurricane Nora

Sep 16, 1997 to Sep 26, 1997Peak 132 mph950 mb

Hurricane Nora passed within 50 miles of 4 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Yuma County, AZ, as a tropical storm on September 25, 1997.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Nora · 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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Storm milestones

Storm trackPast (solid) and future (dashed)

Wind fieldNot recorded for this storm; HURDAT2 carries wind extents from 2004

County proximityCounties within 50 miles, lit at the hour of closest approach (brighter when closer)

Source: National Hurricane Center · HURDAT2. Positions every six hours, interpolated between fixes. Relief: Natural Earth. Times shown in UTC.

The storm

Peak strength: Category 4; 132 mph, 115 kt
Lowest pressure: 950 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 4; AZ, CA
Counties within 100 miles: 6; AZ, CA
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Yuma County, AZ, 2.2 mi, Sep 25, 1997
Landfalls recorded: 2; 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

Riverside County	CA	0.0	Tropical storm	Sep 25, 1997
Imperial County	CA	0.0	Tropical storm	Sep 25, 1997
Yuma County	AZ	2.2	Tropical storm	Sep 25, 1997
La Paz County	AZ	4.5	Tropical storm	Sep 25, 1997
San Diego County	CA	74.9	Tropical storm	Sep 25, 1997
Pima County	AZ	87.4	Tropical storm	Sep 25, 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.