Storm history › West Pacific › 1997 season
Typhoon Opal (1997)
Opal was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1997 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 13, 1997 to June 22, 1997, about 9 days, and covered 3,451 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 4 miles from Sendai, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,451 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Sendai, Japan | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Utsunomiya, Japan | 25 mi (40 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 32 mi (52 km) |
| Hachiōji, Japan | 37 mi (60 km) |
| Nagoya, Japan | 38 mi (61 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 781st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2022) and 101 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Prapiroon (2018), Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013) and 65 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1997 West Pacific season's ACE.