C5category 5

Hurricane Oliwa (1997)

Hurricane Oliwa formed in the Eastern Pacific on 28 August 1997 and faded on 19 September 1997. Peak wind 259 km/h (140 kt), category 5, lowest pressure 915 hPa. Landfall: Japan.

259 km/hPeak wind · 140 kt

915 hPaLowest pressure

22.3 daysDuration

12,181 kmTrack length · ACE 43.2

Hurricane Oliwa (1997)

C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

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km/h · UTC

Landfalls

Date		Countries hit	Landfall wind	Nearby
15 September 1997 23:00 UTC	C1	Japan	131 km/h	Minamikyushu · 8 km
16 September 1997 15:00 UTC	TS	Japan	98 km/h	Hayashima · 3 km
17 September 1997 15:00 UTC	TD	Japan	–	Urahoro · 13 km

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Hurricane Oliwa (1997)

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