Storm history › West Pacific › 1997 season
Tropical Storm Cass (1997)
Cass was a tropical storm of the 1997 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 26, 1997 to August 31, 1997, about 5 days, and covered 1,147 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 992 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 11 miles from Xiamen, China.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,147 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Xiamen, China | 11 mi (17 km) |
| Jinjiang, China | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Quanzhou, China | 25 mi (41 km) |
| Sanming, China | 27 mi (43 km) |
| Xinyu, China | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Zhangzhou, China | 37 mi (59 km) |
| Fuzhou, China | 45 mi (73 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1666th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Storm Krovanh (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025) and 136 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1608th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Nokaen (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025), Tropical Storm Trases (2022) and 51 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1997 West Pacific season's ACE.