Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1997 season
Unnamed tropical storm 17, 1997 South Indian Ocean
This storm was a tropical storm of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 16, 1997 to February 26, 1997, about 10 days, and covered 1,834 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,834 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 615th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Iggy (2026), Tropical Storm Faida (2025), Tropical Storm Dianne (2025) and 62 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1997 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.