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NHC EP161997 · Eastern Pacific basin

Hurricane Nora (1997)

September 16, 1997 – September 26, 1997

Hurricane Nora peaked at Category 4 with 132 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 14 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 4

132 mph

Cities within 75 mi
14
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2

Cities Nora passed near, strongest first

California (10)

Arizona (4)

About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.