Storm history › West Pacific › 1997 season
Tropical Storm Hank (1997)
Hank was a tropical storm of the 1997 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 27, 1997 to October 5, 1997, about 8 days, and covered 1,176 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Vinh, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,176 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Vinh, Vietnam | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Da Nang, Vietnam | 33 mi (53 km) |
| Huế, Vietnam | 35 mi (57 km) |
| Thanh Hóa, Vietnam | 60 mi (97 km) |
| Wanning, China | 68 mi (109 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 87 mi (139 km) |
| Wenchang, China | 97 mi (156 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1997 West Pacific season's ACE.