C2category 2
Typhoon Opal (1997)
Typhoon Opal formed in the Western Pacific on 13 June 1997 and faded on 22 June 1997. Peak wind 167 km/h (90 kt), category 2, lowest pressure 960 hPa. Landfall: Japan.
167 km/hPeak wind · 90 kt
960 hPaLowest pressure
8.8 daysDuration
5,551 kmTrack length · ACE 10.7
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
Wind along the track
km/h · UTC
Landfalls
| Date | Countries hit | Landfall wind | Nearby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 1997 03:00 UTC | TS | Japan | 111 km/h | Shinshiro · 0 km |
Towns within 100 km of the track
Tokyo88 km · 102 km/h
Yokohama99 km · 102 km/h
Kawasaki98 km · 102 km/h
Saitama78 km · 102 km/h
Sendai39 km · 102 km/h
Ōta96 km · 102 km/h
Aihara64 km · 102 km/h
Sagamihara63 km · 102 km/h
Kawaguchi85 km · 102 km/h
Hachiōji61 km · 102 km/h
Katsushika99 km · 102 km/h
Fujisawa95 km · 102 km/h
Machida78 km · 102 km/h
Nagano91 km · 102 km/h
Takasaki42 km · 102 km/h
Kawagoe63 km · 102 km/h
Nakano85 km · 102 km/h
Tokorozawa64 km · 102 km/h
Koshigaya90 km · 102 km/h
Maebashi51 km · 102 km/h
Kita89 km · 102 km/h
Fuchū71 km · 102 km/h
Minato City94 km · 102 km/h
Hiratsuka89 km · 102 km/h
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