Storm history › West Pacific › 1997 season
Typhoon Isa (1997)
Isa was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1997 West Pacific season. It was tracked from April 9, 1997 to April 24, 1997, about 16 days, and covered 4,618 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 165 mph (270 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
- Peak wind
- 165 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 4,618 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 43.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 109th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yagi (2024), Typhoon Hinnamnor (2022), Typhoon Noru (2022) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 439th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Merbok (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Kirogi (2000) and 62 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1997 West Pacific season's ACE.