Hurricane Linda path, 1997

What the record says

Linda was a hurricane in the Eastern and central Pacific basin that lasted about 8 days, from 9 September 1997 to 17 September 1997. Its peak was Category 5 (160 kt) on 12 September 1997, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 160 kt (184 mph, 296 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 902 hPa.

• Category 5peak intensity
• 160 ktpeak wind (184 mph)
• 902 hPalowest pressure
• 8 dayslifetime

Source of the peak wind: NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, eastern Pacific).

It has its own page because it reached category 5 or stronger.

This page gives the official record's figures. It does not describe the human cost of the storm, which is far larger than any wind speed or pressure here.

Where it came ashore

The record shows no landfall: the storm stayed at sea.

Countries it came within 50 km of

Strongest effect first.

• Mexico

How to read this track

The line joins the storm's six-hourly positions with straight lines, coloured by its intensity at each point, so it shows how the storm strengthened and weakened. The real path curved between the positions. A dashed grey stretch means the storm had become post-tropical. Records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are estimates.

Source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS, public domain. See data sources and caveats.