C4category 4
Hurricane Pauline (1997)
Hurricane Pauline formed in the Eastern Pacific on 5 October 1997 and faded on 10 October 1997. Peak wind 213 km/h (115 kt), category 4, lowest pressure 948 hPa. Landfall: Mexico.
213 km/hPeak wind · 115 kt
948 hPaLowest pressure
4.8 daysDuration
1,522 kmTrack length · ACE 11.4
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 October 1997 00:00 UTC | C2 | Mexico | 176 km/h | Villa de Tututepec · 15 km |
Towns within 100 km of the track
Acapulco de Juárez72 km · 111 km/h
Uruapan91 km · 74 km/h
Chilpancingo99 km · 111 km/h
Apatzingán66 km · 74 km/h
Lázaro Cárdenas74 km · 74 km/h
Zihuatanejo33 km · 93 km/h
Nueva Italia de Ruiz48 km · 74 km/h
Tacámbaro de Codallos91 km · 74 km/h
Puerto Escondido59 km · 176 km/h
Ometepec63 km · 130 km/h
Ciudad Altamirano92 km · 93 km/h
Petatlán43 km · 93 km/h
Atoyac de Álvarez11 km · 111 km/h
Crucecita55 km · 213 km/h
Ayutla de los Libres31 km · 130 km/h
Santa Clara del Cobre97 km · 74 km/h
Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro92 km · 74 km/h
Técpan de Galeana26 km · 111 km/h
San Pedro Pochutla53 km · 213 km/h
Coyuca de Benítez46 km · 111 km/h
Ixtapa36 km · 93 km/h
San Marcos43 km · 130 km/h
Cruz Grande13 km · 130 km/h
Petaquillas100 km · 130 km/h
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