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Hurricane Linda 1997
Category 5 hurricane · Eastern and Central Pacific · September 9 to September 17, 1997
Linda's peak sustained wind of 185 mph is tied for the second-highest of the 1,262 storms in the eastern and central Pacific record since 1949, and one of 24 Category 5 storms in that record. Its central pressure fell to 902 mb, the third-lowest among the 754 eastern and central Pacific storms with a recorded pressure. Within 24 hours ending September 12, its winds rose by 105 mph (90 knots), tied for the third-largest one-day gain in the eastern and central Pacific record.
Strength over time
- First record (tropical depression) 420 miles south-southwest of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico
- Tropical storm 400 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
- Hurricane 325 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
- Major hurricane 335 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
- Peak 370 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
- Last record (tropical depression) 890 miles west-southwest of Vicente Guerrero, Baja California, Mexico
Against every Pacific storm since 1949
In the 1997 season
Storm 16 of 24 in 1997, hurricane 7 of 11; it formed after Kevin and before Marty. Linda produced 10% of the season's accumulated cyclone energy. See the season.
Closest to land
Nearest town of 10,000 people or more: Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 289 miles from the center on September 13 (Category 5 hurricane stage).
Storms within 150 miles of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
A peak of its own
No other Pacific storm in the record peaked at exactly 185 mph.