Storm history › West Pacific › 1997 season
Typhoon Fritz (1997)
Fritz was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1997 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 17, 1997 to September 27, 1997, about 10 days, and covered 1,045 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 25 miles from Da Nang, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 1,045 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Da Nang, Vietnam | 25 mi (40 km) |
| Qui Nhon, Vietnam | 45 mi (73 km) |
| Huế, Vietnam | 61 mi (98 km) |
| Nha Trang, Vietnam | 87 mi (140 km) |
| Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam | 146 mi (234 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1043rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Nalgae (2022) and 97 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1997 West Pacific season's ACE.