Hurricane Erika (1997)
Sep 3, 6:00 AM UTC – Sep 19, 6:00 PM UTC (16.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 125 mph (110 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 946 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (67)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-03 06:00 | TD | 10.9°N 44.1°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 1997-09-03 12:00 | TD | 11.5°N 45.5°W | 30 | 1005 | |
| 1997-09-03 18:00 | TS | 12.3°N 47.1°W | 35 | 1004 | |
| 1997-09-04 00:00 | TS | 13.1°N 48.5°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 1997-09-04 06:00 | TS | 13.9°N 49.9°W | 50 | 1001 | |
| 1997-09-04 12:00 | TS | 14.6°N 51.7°W | 55 | 1000 | |
| 1997-09-04 18:00 | HU | 15.2°N 53.7°W | 65 | 999 | |
| 1997-09-05 00:00 | HU | 15.6°N 55.3°W | 65 | 998 | |
| 1997-09-05 06:00 | HU | 16.0°N 56.4°W | 65 | 997 | |
| 1997-09-05 12:00 | HU | 16.4°N 57.4°W | 65 | 996 | |
| 1997-09-05 18:00 | HU | 17.0°N 58.3°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 1997-09-06 00:00 | HU | 17.5°N 59.2°W | 65 | 988 | |
| 1997-09-06 06:00 | HU | 18.1°N 60.0°W | 70 | 986 | |
| 1997-09-06 12:00 | HU | 18.6°N 60.9°W | 70 | 982 | |
| 1997-09-06 18:00 | HU | 19.0°N 61.7°W | 75 | 980 | |
| 1997-09-07 00:00 | HU | 19.4°N 62.4°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 1997-09-07 06:00 | HU | 19.7°N 62.8°W | 75 | 978 | |
| 1997-09-07 12:00 | HU | 20.2°N 63.1°W | 75 | 975 | |
| 1997-09-07 18:00 | HU | 20.6°N 63.2°W | 90 | 970 | |
| 1997-09-08 00:00 | HU | 21.2°N 63.2°W | 95 | 966 | |
| 1997-09-08 06:00 | HU | 21.8°N 63.2°W | 100 | 961 | |
| 1997-09-08 12:00 | HU | 22.5°N 62.9°W | 105 | 957 | |
| 1997-09-08 18:00 | HU | 23.2°N 62.5°W | 110 | 952 | |
| 1997-09-09 00:00 | HU | 24.1°N 62.0°W | 110 | 948 | |
| 1997-09-09 06:00 | HU | 25.2°N 61.4°W | 110 | 946 | |
| 1997-09-09 12:00 | HU | 26.5°N 60.8°W | 110 | 947 | |
| 1997-09-09 18:00 | HU | 27.9°N 60.2°W | 110 | 951 | |
| 1997-09-10 00:00 | HU | 29.3°N 59.6°W | 105 | 955 | |
| 1997-09-10 06:00 | HU | 30.8°N 58.9°W | 100 | 960 | |
| 1997-09-10 12:00 | HU | 32.2°N 58.3°W | 95 | 965 | |
| 1997-09-10 18:00 | HU | 33.6°N 57.5°W | 90 | 970 | |
| 1997-09-11 00:00 | HU | 34.8°N 56.4°W | 80 | 973 | |
| 1997-09-11 06:00 | HU | 35.7°N 55.1°W | 75 | 977 | |
| 1997-09-11 12:00 | HU | 36.4°N 53.6°W | 70 | 984 | |
| 1997-09-11 18:00 | HU | 37.1°N 51.9°W | 65 | 988 | |
| 1997-09-12 00:00 | TS | 37.6°N 49.9°W | 60 | 990 | |
| 1997-09-12 06:00 | TS | 38.0°N 48.0°W | 55 | 994 | |
| 1997-09-12 12:00 | TS | 38.5°N 46.2°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1997-09-12 18:00 | TS | 38.9°N 44.9°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 1997-09-13 00:00 | TS | 39.0°N 44.0°W | 45 | 995 | |
| 1997-09-13 06:00 | TS | 38.9°N 43.2°W | 45 | 995 | |
| 1997-09-13 12:00 | TS | 38.5°N 42.3°W | 45 | 995 | |
| 1997-09-13 18:00 | TS | 38.1°N 41.3°W | 45 | 995 | |
| 1997-09-14 00:00 | TS | 37.8°N 40.2°W | 45 | 995 | |
| 1997-09-14 06:00 | TS | 37.6°N 39.1°W | 50 | 992 | |
| 1997-09-14 12:00 | TS | 37.6°N 37.9°W | 55 | 989 | |
| 1997-09-14 18:00 | TS | 37.8°N 36.5°W | 55 | 987 | |
| 1997-09-15 00:00 | TS | 38.2°N 35.0°W | 60 | 984 | |
| 1997-09-15 06:00 | TS | 38.9°N 33.4°W | 55 | 984 | |
| 1997-09-15 12:00 | TS | 39.7°N 31.7°W | 50 | 983 | |
| 1997-09-15 18:00 | TS | 40.9°N 29.9°W | 50 | 984 | |
| 1997-09-16 00:00 | EX | 42.2°N 28.2°W | 50 | 985 | |
| 1997-09-16 06:00 | EX | 43.5°N 26.5°W | 50 | 987 | |
| 1997-09-16 12:00 | EX | 45.0°N 24.5°W | 50 | 989 | |
| 1997-09-16 18:00 | EX | 46.0°N 22.5°W | 55 | 991 | |
| 1997-09-17 00:00 | EX | 46.8°N 21.0°W | 60 | 993 | |
| 1997-09-17 06:00 | EX | 47.0°N 20.0°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 1997-09-17 12:00 | EX | 46.5°N 19.0°W | 60 | 992 | |
| 1997-09-17 18:00 | EX | 46.0°N 20.0°W | 55 | 994 | |
| 1997-09-18 00:00 | EX | 47.2°N 19.8°W | 50 | 996 | |
| 1997-09-18 06:00 | EX | 48.0°N 19.0°W | 45 | 998 | |
| 1997-09-18 12:00 | EX | 48.5°N 18.0°W | 40 | 1000 | |
| 1997-09-18 18:00 | EX | 48.8°N 17.5°W | 40 | 1000 | |
| 1997-09-19 00:00 | EX | 48.9°N 17.0°W | 35 | 1000 | |
| 1997-09-19 06:00 | EX | 48.9°N 16.2°W | 30 | 1000 | |
| 1997-09-19 12:00 | EX | 49.0°N 15.3°W | 30 | 1005 | |
| 1997-09-19 18:00 | EX | 49.0°N 14.0°W | 25 | 1009 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.