1997 Atlantic hurricane season

1997 Atlantic hurricane season

First system formed	June 1, 1997
Last system dissipated	October 29, 1997
Strongest storm	Erika - 946 mbar, 125 mph (1-minute sustained)
Total depressions	9
Total storms	8
Hurricanes	3
Major hurricanes	1
ACE index	41
Total fatalities	7 Direct, 5 Indirect
Total damage	$111.46 Million (1997 USD)

The 1997 Atlantic hurricane season was an inactive season. This season featured a total of 9 tropical cyclones, 7 named storms, 1 unnamed subtropical storm, 3 hurricanes, and 1 major hurricane.

Timeline

Storms

Unnumbered Subtropical Storm

Subtropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	June 1 – June 2
Peak intensity	50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min)  1004 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Unnumbered Subtropical Storm (1997)

Tropical Storm Ana

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	June 30 – July 4
Peak intensity	45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min)  1000 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Tropical Storm Ana (1997)

Hurricane Bill

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	July 11 – July 13
Peak intensity	75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min)  986 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Bill (1997)

Bill became the first hurricane of the 1997 season. It spent its brief life over waters the north Atlantic Ocean.

Tropical Storm Claudette

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	July 13 – July 16
Peak intensity	45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min)  1003 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Tropical Storm Claudette (1997)

Hurricane Danny

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	July 16 – July 26
Peak intensity	80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min)  984 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Danny (1997)

Danny was a slow-moving category one hurricane on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale that made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River and in the Mobile Bay area. It produced enormous amounts of rain over extreme southern Alabama.

Tropical Depression Five

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
Duration	July 17 – July 19
Peak intensity	35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min)  1008 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Tropical Depression Five (1997)

Hurricane Erika

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
Duration	September 3 – September 15
Peak intensity	125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min)  946 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Hurricane Erika (1997)

Tropical Storm Fabian

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	October 4 – October 8
Peak intensity	40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min)  1004 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Tropical Storm Fabian (1997)

Tropical Storm Grace

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	October 16 – October 17
Peak intensity	45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min)  999 mbar (hPa)

Main article: Tropical Storm Grace (1997)

Storm names

Ana Bill Claudette Danny Erika Fabian Grace

Henri (unused) Isabel (unused) Juan (unused) Kate (unused) Larry (unused) Mindy (unused) Nicholas (unused)

Odette (unused) Peter (unused) Rose (unused) Sam (unused) Teresa (unused) Victor (unused) Wanda (unused)

Retirement

No names were retired this season and as such, the same list was used for the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season