NHC EP161997 · Eastern Pacific basin
Hurricane Nora (1997)
September 16, 1997 – September 26, 1997
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Nora peaked at Category 4 with 132 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 14 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Nora in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Nora from September 16, 1997 to September 26, 1997; its peak was 132 mph (Category 4). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 14 US cities, in 2 states, most in California (10). The strongest pass was 53 mph (tropical storm) 3 miles from San Luis, AZ.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Cities within 75 mi
- 14
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 2
132 mph
when closest
Cities Nora passed near, strongest first
Arizona (4)
California (10)
Other storms of the 1997 season
- DannyCategory 1 · 316 cities
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.