Atlantic:
Hurricane Kirk - 125 knots, Tropical Storm Leslie - 45 knots

Tropical Cyclone Model & Best Track Archive for the North Atlantic in 1997

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OTHER (NON TD)

< 34 kt (39 mph)

CLASSIFIED TD

< 34 kt (39 mph)

TS

34-63 kt

39-73 mph

CAT 1

64-82 kt

74-95 mph

CAT 2

83-95 kt

96-110 mph

CAT 3

96-112 kt

111-129 mph

CAT 4

113-136 kt

130-156 mph

CAT 5

> 136 kt

> 156 mph

Only named storms & depressions, from this year & basin, appear on the map. Paths contain the time the storm spent as an invest.
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Named Storms
Depressions

Subtropical Storm Unnamed (01L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 45 knots
May 31 - June 2


Tropical Storm Ana (02L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 40 knots
June 30 - July 5


Hurricane Bill (03L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 65 knots
July 11 - July 13


Tropical Storm Claudette (04L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 40 knots
July 13 - July 16


Hurricane Danny (05L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 70 knots
July 16 - July 27


Major Hurricane Erika (07L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 110 knots
September 3 - September 19


Tropical Storm Fabian (08L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 40 knots
October 4 - October 8


Tropical Storm Grace (09L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 40 knots
October 14 - October 17




Tropical Depression Five (06L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 30 knots
July 17 - July 19




May
June
July
August
September
October
01L
Ana
Bill
Claudette
Danny
Five
Erika
Fabian
Grace

Please note that the level of development in the storm name and the highest sustained wind on this page reflect the highest levels achieved during the life of the storm as reported by the best track file for each storm. If a storm is currently active, the current winds and level of development as reported by the best track file are noted in blue. (For the latest wind information on an active storm, please visit the agency responsible for issuing forecasts in the particular basin you are looking at.) Winds on this page are 1 minute sustained.