CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Typhoon Paka - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"301745fa-b17d-4a88-a301-8cc3edca2819","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Typhoon_Paka","wgTitle":"Typhoon Paka","wgCurRevisionId":1244491138,"wgRevisionId":1244491138,"wgArticleId":1052626,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Source attribution","Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Use dmy dates from January 2022","Pages using obsolete storm path colors","Commons category link from Wikidata","Webarchive template wayback links","Featured articles","Retired Pacific hurricanes","1997 Pacific hurricane season","1997 Pacific typhoon season","Eastern Pacific tropical storms","Typhoons in Guam","Typhoons in the Northern Mariana Islands", "1997 disasters in the Philippines","Typhoons in the Philippines","Typhoons in the Federated States of Micronesia","Typhoons in the Marshall Islands","Off-season Eastern Pacific tropical cyclones","November 1997 events","December 1997 events"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Typhoon_Paka","wgRelevantArticleId":1052626,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":30000, "wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q2307507","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript" :"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Paka_1997-12-18_0000Z.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1543"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Paka_1997-12-18_0000Z.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1029"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Paka_1997-12-18_0000Z.png/640px-Paka_1997-12-18_0000Z.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="823"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Typhoon Paka - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Paka"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Paka"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Typhoon_Paka rootpage-Typhoon_Paka skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Typhoon+Paka" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Typhoon+Paka" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Typhoon+Paka" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Typhoon+Paka" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Meteorological_history" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Meteorological_history"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Meteorological history</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Meteorological_history-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Preparations_and_impact" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Preparations_and_impact"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Preparations and impact</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Preparations_and_impact-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Preparations and impact subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Preparations_and_impact-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Marshall_Islands" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Marshall_Islands"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Marshall Islands</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Marshall_Islands-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Guam" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Guam"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Guam</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Guam-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Northern_Mariana_Islands"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Northern Mariana Islands</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Northern_Mariana_Islands-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Aftermath" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Aftermath"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Aftermath</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Aftermath-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Aftermath subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Aftermath-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Retirement" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Retirement"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Retirement</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Retirement-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Typhoon Paka</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 12 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-12" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">12 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taifun_Paka" title="Taifun Paka – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Taifun Paka" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tif%C3%B3n_Paka" title="Tifón Paka – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Tifón Paka" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhon_Paka" title="Typhon Paka – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Typhon Paka" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%83%9C%ED%92%8D_%ED%8C%8C%EC%B9%B4" title="태풍 파카 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="태풍 파카" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajfun_Paka" title="Tajfun Paka – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Tajfun Paka" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuf%C3%A3o_Paka" title="Tufão Paka – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Tufão Paka" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%84%D1%83%D0%BD)" title="Пака (тайфун) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Пака (тайфун)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane%E2%80%93Typhoon_Paka" title="Hurricane–Typhoon Paka – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Hurricane–Typhoon Paka" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyfonen_Paka" title="Tyfonen Paka – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Tyfonen Paka" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paka_Tayfunu" title="Paka Tayfunu – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Paka Tayfunu" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD)" title="Пака (ураган) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Пака (ураган)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A2%B1%E9%A2%A8%E6%9F%8F%E5%8A%A0" title="颱風柏加 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="颱風柏加" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q2307507#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Paka" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Typhoon_Paka" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Paka"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Paka"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Typhoon_Paka" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Typhoon_Paka" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&oldid=1244491138" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Typhoon_Paka&id=1244491138&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTyphoon_Paka"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTyphoon_Paka"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Typhoon_Paka&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Typhoon_Paka" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q2307507" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> <div id="mw-indicator-featured-star" class="mw-indicator"><div class="mw-parser-output"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles*" title="This is a featured article. Click here for more information."><img alt="Featured article" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/20px-Cscr-featured.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/30px-Cscr-featured.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/40px-Cscr-featured.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="466" data-file-height="443" /></a></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Pacific typhoon in 1997</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1160504542">.mw-parser-output .ib-weather-event .infobox-header>.nowrap{margin:0 8px}</style><table class="infobox ib-weather-event"><caption class="infobox-title">Typhoon Paka (Rubing)</caption> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Paka_1997-12-18_0000Z.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Paka_1997-12-18_0000Z.png/220px-Paka_1997-12-18_0000Z.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="283" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Paka_1997-12-18_0000Z.png/330px-Paka_1997-12-18_0000Z.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Paka_1997-12-18_0000Z.png/440px-Paka_1997-12-18_0000Z.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="900" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Typhoon Paka at peak intensity on 18 December</div></td></tr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><tr style="font-size: 100%; background-color: #ddd;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><span class="nowrap">Meteorological history</span></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">28 November 1997</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dissipated</th><td class="infobox-data">23 December 1997</td></tr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1160504542"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><tr style="font-size: 100%; background-color: #FF738A"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><span class="nowrap">Very strong typhoon</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><i>10-minute sustained</i> (<a href="/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency" title="Japan Meteorological Agency">JMA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest winds</th><td class="infobox-data">185 km/h (115 mph)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lowest pressure</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">920 <a href="/wiki/Pascal_(unit)" title="Pascal (unit)">hPa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bar_(unit)" title="Bar (unit)">mbar</a>); 27.17 <a href="/wiki/Inch_of_mercury" title="Inch of mercury">inHg</a></span></td></tr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1160504542"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><tr style="font-size: 100%; background-color: #A188FC"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><span class="nowrap">Category 5-equivalent super typhoon</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><i>1-minute sustained</i> (<a href="/wiki/Saffir%E2%80%93Simpson_scale" title="Saffir–Simpson scale">SSHWS</a>/<a href="/wiki/Joint_Typhoon_Warning_Center" title="Joint Typhoon Warning Center">JTWC</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest winds</th><td class="infobox-data">295 km/h (185 mph)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lowest pressure</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">901 <a href="/wiki/Pascal_(unit)" title="Pascal (unit)">hPa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bar_(unit)" title="Bar (unit)">mbar</a>); 26.61 <a href="/wiki/Inch_of_mercury" title="Inch of mercury">inHg</a></span></td></tr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><tr style="background-color: #00000022; color: inherit;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Overall effects</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Damage</th><td class="infobox-data">$580 million (1997 <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Areas affected</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Mariana Islands</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r00-1997333N06194">IBTrACS</a><span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2307507#P4540" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr />Part of the <b><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">1997 Pacific hurricane</a> and <a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">typhoon</a> seasons</b></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Typhoon Paka</b>, known in the Philippines as <b>Typhoon Rubing</b>, was an extremely powerful and long-lived storm that devastated <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> in December 1997. One of the strongest Pacific typhoons ever recorded in the month of December, Paka was the last <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" title="Tropical cyclone">tropical cyclone</a> of the 1997 <a href="/wiki/Pacific" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific">Pacific</a> <a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">hurricane</a> and <a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">typhoon</a> seasons and the last of a record eleven super typhoons that formed in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paka, which is the <a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_language" title="Hawaiian language">Hawaiian</a> name for Pat,<sup id="cite_ref-cphc_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cphc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> developed on 28 November from a <a href="/wiki/Trough_(meteorology)" title="Trough (meteorology)">trough</a> well to the southwest of <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>. The storm tracked generally westward for much of its duration, and on 7 December it crossed into the western Pacific Ocean. Much of its track was characterized by fluctuations in intensity, and on 10 December the cyclone attained typhoon status as it crossed the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a>. On 16 December, Paka struck <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rota_(island)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rota (island)">Rota</a> with winds of 230 km/h (140 mph), and it strengthened further to reach peak winds on 18 December over open waters as the final super typhoon of the year. Subsequently, it underwent a steady weakening trend, and on 23 December Paka dissipated. </p><p>Typhoon Paka first impacted the Marshall Islands, where it dropped heavy rainfall and left <span data-sort-value="7007800000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>80 million in damages. Later, it passed just north of Guam, where strong winds destroyed about 1,500 buildings and damaged 10,000 more; 5,000 people were left homeless, and the island experienced a complete power outage following the typhoon. Damage on the island totaled <span data-sort-value="7008500000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>500 million, which warranted the <a href="/wiki/List_of_retired_Pacific_hurricane_names" title="List of retired Pacific hurricane names">retirement of its name</a>. Paka also caused minor damage in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a>, and overall, the typhoon did not cause any reported fatalities. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Meteorological_history">Meteorological history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Meteorological history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paka_1997_track.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Paka_1997_track.png/275px-Paka_1997_track.png" decoding="async" width="275" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Paka_1997_track.png/413px-Paka_1997_track.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Paka_1997_track.png/550px-Paka_1997_track.png 2x" data-file-width="2700" data-file-height="1669" /></a><figcaption>Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale<br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Map key</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""><div style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; max-width: 51em; width: 100%"> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Saffir%E2%80%93Simpson_scale" title="Saffir–Simpson scale">Saffir–Simpson scale</a></b></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#6EC1EA; color:black;"> </span> Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)<br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#4DFFFF; color:black;"> </span> Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)<br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFFCC; color:black;"> </span> Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)<br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFE775; color:black;"> </span> Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)<br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFC140; color:black;"> </span> Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)<br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF8F20; color:black;"> </span> Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)<br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF6060; color:black;"> </span> Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)<br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#C0C0C0; color:black;"> </span> Unknown </div> </div> <div style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; max-width: 20em; width: 100%;"> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Storm type</b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 4px;"><span class="skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="circle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Disc_Plain_black.svg/18px-Disc_Plain_black.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Disc_Plain_black.svg/27px-Disc_Plain_black.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Disc_Plain_black.svg/36px-Disc_Plain_black.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" title="Tropical cyclone">Tropical cyclone</a></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 4px;"><span class="skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="square" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Solid_black.svg/18px-Solid_black.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Solid_black.svg/27px-Solid_black.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Solid_black.svg/36px-Solid_black.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Subtropical_cyclone" title="Subtropical cyclone">Subtropical cyclone</a></div> <div><span class="skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="triangle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/ArrowUp.svg/18px-ArrowUp.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/ArrowUp.svg/27px-ArrowUp.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/ArrowUp.svg/36px-ArrowUp.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Extratropical_cyclone" title="Extratropical cyclone">Extratropical cyclone</a>, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression</div> </div></div></div></figcaption></figure> <p>As the weather synoptics of the northern <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> transitioned into a late-fall to early winter-type pattern, <a href="/wiki/Convection" title="Convection">convection</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Monsoon_trough" title="Monsoon trough">monsoon trough</a> extended to the east of the <a href="/wiki/International_Date_Line" title="International Date Line">International Date Line</a>. During late November, a westerly disturbance developed into twin <a href="/wiki/Trough_(meteorology)" title="Trough (meteorology)">troughs</a> on opposite sides of the <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">equator</a>; the one in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere" title="Southern Hemisphere">Southern Hemisphere</a> eventually developed into <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_South_Pacific_cyclone_season#Tropical_Cyclone_Pam" title="1997–98 South Pacific cyclone season">Tropical Cyclone Pam</a>, while the one in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere" title="Northern Hemisphere">Northern Hemisphere</a> formed into an area of convection about 2,000 km (1,200 mi) southwest of <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>. The disturbance gradually organized as it drifted north-northeastward, and on 28 November it developed into Tropical Depression Five-C about 465 km (289 mi) west-northwest of <a href="/wiki/Palmyra_Atoll" title="Palmyra Atoll">Palmyra Atoll</a>. Operationally, the <a href="/wiki/Central_Pacific_Hurricane_Center" title="Central Pacific Hurricane Center">Central Pacific Hurricane Center</a> (CPHC) did not begin issuing warnings on the system until 2 December.<sup id="cite_ref-cphc_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cphc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-summary_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pakatcr_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakatcr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EPAC_HURDAT_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPAC_HURDAT-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The tropical depression continued drifting north-northeastward, and failed to strengthen significantly. It turned to the west on 1 December, due to the presence of a strong <a href="/wiki/Anticyclone" title="Anticyclone">anticyclone</a> to its north with a <a href="/wiki/Ridge_(meteorology)" title="Ridge (meteorology)">ridge</a> extending westward past the <a href="/wiki/International_Date_Line" title="International Date Line">International Date Line</a>. On 2 December, based on satellite estimates, the CPHC upgraded the depression to Tropical Storm Paka while located about 1,000 km (620 mi) south-southeast of <a href="/wiki/Johnston_Atoll" title="Johnston Atoll">Johnston Atoll</a>. Due to the presence of high <a href="/wiki/Cloud" title="Cloud">clouds</a> across the area, forecasters had difficulty at times in locating the low-level circulation. After becoming a tropical storm, Paka remained nearly stationary for about two days before resuming a slow motion to the west-southwest. It steadily intensified due to warm water temperatures, and on 3 December the storm attained winds of 105 km/h (65 mph). The next day, however, it encountered dry air and began weakening; by 6 December, the winds had decreased to minimal tropical storm status for about 12 hours. Subsequently, Paka began to re-intensify, and on 7 December the storm crossed the <a href="/wiki/International_Date_Line" title="International Date Line">International Date Line</a> into the western North Pacific Ocean with winds of 80 km/h (50 mph).<sup id="cite_ref-cphc_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cphc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EPAC_HURDAT_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPAC_HURDAT-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon entering the western North Pacific Ocean, tropical cyclone warning duties transferred from the CPHC to the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency" title="Japan Meteorological Agency">Japan Meteorological Agency</a> (JMA), and the JMA first assessed Paka as a 65 km/h (40 mph) storm.<sup id="cite_ref-jma_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jma-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Joint_Typhoon_Warning_Center" title="Joint Typhoon Warning Center">Joint Typhoon Warning Center</a> (JTWC) unofficially assumed warning duties for interests in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a>. Paka continued to intensify after crossing the date line, and from late on 7 December through early the following day it remained a strong tropical storm. However, upper-level <a href="/wiki/Wind_shear" title="Wind shear">wind shear</a> increased, and it again weakened. At 1200 UTC on 9 December, the JTWC assessed Paka as an 85 km/h (53 mph) tropical storm and forecast it to continue weakening. By 10 December, the shear had begun to decrease as the storm moved through the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a>, and that night the JTWC upgraded Paka to typhoon status.<sup id="cite_ref-pakatcr_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakatcr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paka officially attained typhoon status when JMA classified it with winds of 120 km/h (75 mph) at 0000 UTC on 11 December.<sup id="cite_ref-jma_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jma-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paka_1997-12-15_0429Z.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Paka_1997-12-15_0429Z.jpg/250px-Paka_1997-12-15_0429Z.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Paka_1997-12-15_0429Z.jpg/375px-Paka_1997-12-15_0429Z.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Paka_1997-12-15_0429Z.jpg/500px-Paka_1997-12-15_0429Z.jpg 2x" data-file-width="580" data-file-height="580" /></a><figcaption>Super Typhoon Paka on 15 December</figcaption></figure> <p>After attaining typhoon status, Paka strengthened fairly quickly, and by 12 December it reached sustained winds of 150 km/h (93 mph) for a ten-minute (10 min) duration,<sup id="cite_ref-jma_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jma-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or 215 km/h (134 mph) over a one-minute (1 min) duration. Subsequently, it briefly weakened as its forward motion increased. However, Paka again re-intensified, and at 1200 UTC on 14 December it attained the unofficial ranking of Category 5 super typhoon status while over the open Pacific Ocean with estimated 1-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 mph).<sup id="cite_ref-pakatcr_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakatcr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time, the JMA classified it with 10 min sustained winds of 175 km/h (109 mph).<sup id="cite_ref-jma_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jma-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After reaching its initial peak intensity, Paka underwent an <a href="/wiki/Eyewall_replacement_cycle" title="Eyewall replacement cycle">eyewall replacement cycle</a> and began weakening as it approached the southern <a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Mariana Islands</a>; the <a href="/wiki/NEXRAD" title="NEXRAD">NEXRAD</a> Doppler <a href="/wiki/Weather_radar" title="Weather radar">weather radar</a> from <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> revealed the presence of a primary <a href="/wiki/Eye_(cyclone)" title="Eye (cyclone)">eyewall</a> of 74 km (46 mi) in diameter, with a fragmented inner wall cloud of 19 km (12 mi) in diameter.<sup id="cite_ref-pakatcr_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakatcr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, satellite imagery indicated an <a href="/wiki/Eye_(cyclone)" title="Eye (cyclone)">eyewall mesovortex</a> within the eye of the typhoon.<sup id="cite_ref-gp1297_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gp1297-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It slowed and began to re-intensify as it continued westward, and at 0530 UTC on 16 December the northern portion of the outer eyewall of Paka passed over the island of <a href="/wiki/Rota_(island)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rota (island)">Rota</a>; 20 minutes later, the southern portion of the inner wall cloud moved across northern <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pakatcr_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakatcr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As it tracked through the Rota Channel, the center of Paka passed about 8 km (5.0 mi) north of the northern tip of Guam, its closest approach to the island.<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Typhoon Paka continued to steadily intensify after passing the Marianas Islands, and late on 17 December it reached its peak intensity of 185 km/h (115 mph) <small>10 min sustained</small>) while located 440 km (270 mi) west-northwest of Guam.<sup id="cite_ref-jma_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jma-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early on 18 December, the JTWC assessed it as attaining peak winds of 295 km/h (183 mph) <small>1 min winds</small>).<sup id="cite_ref-pakatcr_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakatcr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 19 December, it entered the area of responsibility of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Atmospheric,_Geophysical_and_Astronomical_Services_Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration">Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration</a>, or PAGASA, and was named Rubing.<sup id="cite_ref-wmo905_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wmo905-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly thereafter, Paka moved through an area of progressively increasing <a href="/wiki/Wind_shear" title="Wind shear">wind shear</a>, which resulted in a steady weakening trend.<sup id="cite_ref-gp1297_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gp1297-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 21 December, winds decreased to tropical storm status. The next day, it degenerated into a tropical depression before it dissipated on 23 December.<sup id="cite_ref-jma_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jma-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preparations_and_impact">Preparations and impact</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Preparations and impact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marshall_Islands">Marshall Islands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Marshall Islands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to the typhoon passing through the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a>, several hundred residents on the island of <a href="/wiki/Ebeye" class="mw-redirect" title="Ebeye">Ebeye</a> fled to safer structures. The threat of Paka prevented <a href="/wiki/Continental_Micronesia" title="Continental Micronesia">Continental Micronesia</a> from flying in or out of the area.<sup id="cite_ref-afp1212_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afp1212-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Paka entered the Marshall Islands between <a href="/wiki/Mili_Atoll" title="Mili Atoll">Mili</a> and <a href="/wiki/Majuro" title="Majuro">Majuro</a> as a tropical storm on 10 December, and after strengthening into a typhoon, it left the archipelago on 14 December.<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cyclone affected several islands in the nation, and the <a href="/wiki/Majuro" title="Majuro">Majuro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kwajalein" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwajalein">Kwajalein</a> atolls reported wind gusts in excess of 75 km/h (47 mph).<sup id="cite_ref-pakatcr_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakatcr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On <a href="/wiki/Jaluit_Atoll" title="Jaluit Atoll">Jaluit Atoll</a>, the typhoon dropped 217 mm (8.5 in) of precipitation in six hours, with a total of about 300 mm (12 in) recorded in 30 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Strong waves inundated low-lying islands, which flooded crops with salt water.<sup id="cite_ref-afp1212_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afp1212-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The combination of the wind and flooding caused severe damage to banana, papaya, and lime trees across the territory.<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Typhoon Paka damaged 70% of the houses on <a href="/wiki/Ailinglaplap_Atoll" title="Ailinglaplap Atoll">Ailinglaplap Atoll</a>, and most of the coconut trees on the atoll were left toppled or damaged. Strong winds left large portions of <a href="/wiki/Ebeye" class="mw-redirect" title="Ebeye">Ebeye</a> island without electricity or telephone.<sup id="cite_ref-afp1212_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afp1212-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The typhoon caused no reported deaths or injuries in the region, and damage was estimated at <span data-sort-value="7007800000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>80 million.<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Guam">Guam</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Guam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Typhoon_Paka_-_Guam_Damage.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Typhoon_Paka_-_Guam_Damage.gif/250px-Typhoon_Paka_-_Guam_Damage.gif" decoding="async" width="250" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Typhoon_Paka_-_Guam_Damage.gif/375px-Typhoon_Paka_-_Guam_Damage.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Typhoon_Paka_-_Guam_Damage.gif 2x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="285" /></a><figcaption>Damage on Guam</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> <a href="/wiki/National_Weather_Service" title="National Weather Service">National Weather Service</a> issued a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_warnings_and_watches" title="Tropical cyclone warnings and watches">typhoon watch</a> on 14 December, which was upgraded to a typhoon warning the next day. The <a href="/wiki/Antonio_B._Won_Pat_International_Airport" title="Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport">Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport</a> was closed during the passage of Paka, with only emergency flights permitted.<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Passing a short distance north of the island, Typhoon Paka produced strong winds across northern <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, though reliable wind reports are incomplete due to the long duration and intensity of the winds. The highest reading believed to be reliable was at <a href="/wiki/Apra_Harbor" title="Apra Harbor">Apra Harbor</a>. There, a station recorded a wind gust of 277 km/h (172 mph) before the sensor failed as winds shifted to the southwest; since the winds from the southwest were stronger and of greater duration, officials believe gusts there reached 297 km/h (185 mph).<sup id="cite_ref-pakatcr_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakatcr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, <a href="/wiki/Andersen_Air_Force_Base" title="Andersen Air Force Base">Andersen Air Force Base</a> recorded a peak wind gust of 381 km/h (237 mph),<sup id="cite_ref-pakwinds_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakwinds-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which at the time was considered the highest wind speed on record, surpassing the 1934 world record of 372 km/h (231 mph) on <a href="/wiki/Mount_Washington_(New_Hampshire)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Washington (New Hampshire)">Mount Washington</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-afp1218_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afp1218-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, a subsequent wind survey of the area discarded the reading at the base, as it was considered unreliable.<sup id="cite_ref-pakwinds_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakwinds-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As <a href="/wiki/Microbarograph" class="mw-redirect" title="Microbarograph">microbarographs</a> are less exposed than wind sensors, pressure readings on the island are considered accurate; the lowest reading on the island was 948 hPa (27.99 inHg) at Andersen Air Force Base.<sup id="cite_ref-pakatcr_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakatcr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In two days, the typhoon dropped about 533 mm (21.0 in) of precipitation on the northern portion of the island, or about 89% of the monthly rainfall total.<sup id="cite_ref-enso_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enso-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waves along northern Guam reached about 11 m (36 ft) in height.<sup id="cite_ref-eqe_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eqe-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The strong winds from Paka left around 1,500 buildings destroyed on the island,<sup id="cite_ref-eqe_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eqe-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of which 1,160 were single-family homes.<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A further 10,000 buildings sustained damage to some degree,<sup id="cite_ref-eqe_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eqe-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with 60% of the homes on the island reporting major damage.<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In all, about 5,000 people were left homeless due to the typhoon. Additionally, an estimated 30–40% of the public buildings received major damage.<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Buildings on the island made of reinforced concrete fared well, as opposed to light metal-frame structures, which more often than not were destroyed. Large tourist hotels near <a href="/wiki/Hag%C3%A5t%C3%B1a,_Guam" title="Hagåtña, Guam">Hagåtña</a>, on which Guam is dependent, received generally minor damage, such as broken windows and damaged power generators.<sup id="cite_ref-eqe_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eqe-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FEMA_-_1089_-_Photograph_by_David_Fowler_taken_on_12-17-1997_in_Guam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/FEMA_-_1089_-_Photograph_by_David_Fowler_taken_on_12-17-1997_in_Guam.jpg/220px-FEMA_-_1089_-_Photograph_by_David_Fowler_taken_on_12-17-1997_in_Guam.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/FEMA_-_1089_-_Photograph_by_David_Fowler_taken_on_12-17-1997_in_Guam.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="172" /></a><figcaption>A damaged business at <a href="/wiki/Aga%C3%B1a" class="mw-redirect" title="Agaña">Agaña</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A complete island-wide power outage followed the typhoon; damage to the main electrical transmission and distribution system was estimated at <span data-sort-value="7007160000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>USD16 million. Following the passage of the typhoon, 25% of the homes on Guam were left without water.<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Telephone service remained working after the storm, due to most lines being underground. Strong waves washed away a few coastal roads in the northern portion of the island, leaving them temporarily closed. The waves surpassed the seawall at <a href="/wiki/Apra_Harbor" title="Apra Harbor">Apra Harbor</a>, damaging the road and infrastructure of the seaport; many boats were washed ashore after breaking from their moorings. Strong winds damaged a radar system and lights along the runway of the <a href="/wiki/Antonio_B._Won_Pat_International_Airport" title="Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport">Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport</a>, though most airport facilities received light damage. <a href="/wiki/Andersen_Air_Force_Base" title="Andersen Air Force Base">Andersen Air Force Base</a> also sustained heavy damage, with hundreds of downed trees and many facilities left damaged.<sup id="cite_ref-eqe_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eqe-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Across Guam, damage was estimated at <span data-sort-value="7008500000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>USD500 million.<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About 100 people were injured,<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the typhoon caused no deaths on the island.<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paka_NEXRAD.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Paka_NEXRAD.jpg/220px-Paka_NEXRAD.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Paka_NEXRAD.jpg/330px-Paka_NEXRAD.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Paka_NEXRAD.jpg/440px-Paka_NEXRAD.jpg 2x" data-file-width="659" data-file-height="522" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/NEXRAD" title="NEXRAD">NEXRAD</a> image of Typhoon Paka from Guam</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northern_Mariana_Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Northern Mariana Islands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_warnings_and_watches" title="Tropical cyclone warnings and watches">typhoon watch</a> was issued for <a href="/wiki/Rota_(island)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rota (island)">Rota</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tinian" class="mw-redirect" title="Tinian">Tinian</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Saipan" class="mw-redirect" title="Saipan">Saipan</a> on 14 December, which was upgraded to a typhoon warning the next day.<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because Paka was intensifying while passing to the south of <a href="/wiki/Rota_(island)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rota (island)">Rota</a>, the first wind, or northeast through east winds, was less severe than the second wind from the southeast.<sup id="cite_ref-pakatcr_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakatcr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sustained winds on the island reached 145 km/h (90 mph), with gusts reaching 185 km/h (115 mph).<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many trees in the mountainous portion of the island were left defoliated, which limited nesting and foraging sites for the endangered <a href="/wiki/Bridled_white-eye" title="Bridled white-eye">bridled white-eye</a> bird.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While passing to the south of the island, Paka dropped 250–300 mm (9.8–11.8 in) of rain.<sup id="cite_ref-enso_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enso-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Damage on the island totaled $4.4 million (1997 USD, $6.4 million 2015 USD).<sup id="cite_ref-ncdc_8-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The typhoon also produced above-normal precipitation on <a href="/wiki/Saipan" class="mw-redirect" title="Saipan">Saipan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-enso_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enso-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the passage of the typhoon in the <a href="/wiki/Ailinglaplap_Atoll" title="Ailinglaplap Atoll">Ailinglaplap Atoll</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a>, residents experienced severe food shortages due to damaged crops and little rainfall. Experts estimated the entire redevelopment of its fauna would require more than a decade. As a result of the crop shortage, large-scale evacuations of the islands' residents were considered. Officials in the nation requested assistance from the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency" title="Federal Emergency Management Agency">Federal Emergency Management Agency</a> of the United States,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on 20 March 1998, the area was declared a disaster area; the declaration allowed for the usage of emergency funds.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 17 December 1997, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> declared <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> a federal disaster area, making it eligible for federal assistance.<sup id="cite_ref-1217fem_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1217fem-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One week later, a disaster declaration was ordered for the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1224fem_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1224fem-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ultimately, <a href="/wiki/Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency" title="Federal Emergency Management Agency">FEMA</a> received 14,770 Individual Assistance Applications from residents on Guam. In turn, FEMA provided the residents with over $27 million in assistance (1997 USD, $39 million 2015 USD).<sup id="cite_ref-fempongsona_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fempongsona-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The entire island of Guam was left without power after Paka. Water and sewage systems on Guam were directly affected minimally by the typhoon. With the usage of power generators, most areas of the island had <a href="/wiki/Water_pumping" title="Water pumping">water pumping</a> capabilities within a few days after the typhoon. The <a href="/wiki/Antonio_B._Won_Pat_International_Airport" title="Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport">Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport</a> was partially reopened to daytime flights a day after the typhoon, and by a week after the passage of Paka the airport was fully re-opened.<sup id="cite_ref-eqe_15-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eqe-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retirement">Retirement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to the typhoon's impacts on Guam, the <a href="/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization" title="World Meteorological Organization">World Meteorological Organization</a> later retired the name <i>Paka</i> from future use in the central North Pacific. The name <i>Pama</i> was chosen as its replacement.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{clear:left;float:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Cyclone_Catarina_from_the_ISS_on_March_26_2004.JPG/32px-Cyclone_Catarina_from_the_ISS_on_March_26_2004.JPG" decoding="async" width="32" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Cyclone_Catarina_from_the_ISS_on_March_26_2004.JPG/48px-Cyclone_Catarina_from_the_ISS_on_March_26_2004.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Cyclone_Catarina_from_the_ISS_on_March_26_2004.JPG/64px-Cyclone_Catarina_from_the_ISS_on_March_26_2004.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3032" data-file-height="2004" /></span></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Tropical_cyclones" title="Portal:Tropical cyclones">Tropical cyclones portal</a></span></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_El_Ni%C3%B1o_event" title="1997–98 El Niño event">1997–98 El Niño event</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_off-season_Pacific_hurricanes" title="List of off-season Pacific hurricanes">List of off-season Pacific hurricanes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Gay_(1992)" title="Typhoon Gay (1992)">Typhoon Gay (1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Keith" title="Typhoon Keith">Typhoon Keith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Oliwa" title="Typhoon Oliwa">Typhoon Oliwa</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 35em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJapan_Meteorological_Agency2007" class="citation web cs1">Japan Meteorological Agency (2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130625032417/http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/Besttracks/bst_all.txt">"Best Track for Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclones"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/Besttracks/bst_all.txt">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 25 June 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Best+Track+for+Western+North+Pacific+Tropical+Cyclones&rft.date=2007&rft.au=Japan+Meteorological+Agency&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jma.go.jp%2Fjma%2Fjma-eng%2Fjma-center%2Frsmc-hp-pub-eg%2FBesttracks%2Fbst_all.txt&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cphc-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cphc_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cphc_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cphc_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBenjamin_C._HablutzelHans_E._RosendalJames_C._WeymanJonathan_D._Hoag1997" class="citation web cs1">Benjamin C. Hablutzel; Hans E. Rosendal; James C. Weyman; Jonathan D. Hoag (1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/CP1997_Seasonal_TCR.pdf">"The 1997 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Central Pacific Hurricane Center<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+1997+Central+Pacific+Tropical+Cyclone+Season&rft.pub=Central+Pacific+Hurricane+Center&rft.date=1997&rft.au=Benjamin+C.+Hablutzel&rft.au=Hans+E.+Rosendal&rft.au=James+C.+Weyman&rft.au=Jonathan+D.+Hoag&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhc.noaa.gov%2Fdata%2Ftcr%2FCP1997_Seasonal_TCR.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-summary-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-summary_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJoint_Typhoon_Warning_Center1999" class="citation web cs1">Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110607032504/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1997atcr/ch3/chap3.htm">"Summary of Western North Pacific and North Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1997atcr/ch3/chap3.htm">the original</a> on 7 June 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Summary+of+Western+North+Pacific+and+North+Indian+Ocean+Tropical+Cyclones&rft.date=1999&rft.au=Joint+Typhoon+Warning+Center&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usno.navy.mil%2FNOOC%2Fnmfc-ph%2FRSS%2Fjtwc%2Fatcr%2F1997atcr%2Fch3%2Fchap3.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pakatcr-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pakatcr_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pakatcr_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pakatcr_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pakatcr_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pakatcr_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pakatcr_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pakatcr_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pakatcr_4-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pakatcr_4-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pakatcr_4-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJoint_Typhoon_Warning_Center1999" class="citation web cs1">Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110607033703/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1997atcr/ch3/05cw.htm">"Super Typhoon Paka (05C) ATCR"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1997atcr/ch3/05cw.htm">the original</a> on 7 June 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Super+Typhoon+Paka+%2805C%29+ATCR&rft.date=1999&rft.au=Joint+Typhoon+Warning+Center&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usno.navy.mil%2FNOOC%2Fnmfc-ph%2FRSS%2Fjtwc%2Fatcr%2F1997atcr%2Fch3%2F05cw.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-EPAC_HURDAT-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-EPAC_HURDAT_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-EPAC_HURDAT_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNational_Hurricane_CenterHurricane_Research_DivisionCentral_Pacific_Hurricane_Center2024" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/National_Hurricane_Center" title="National Hurricane Center">National Hurricane Center</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Research_Division" title="Hurricane Research Division">Hurricane Research Division</a>; <a href="/wiki/Central_Pacific_Hurricane_Center" title="Central Pacific Hurricane Center">Central Pacific Hurricane Center</a> (26 April 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/hurdat/hurdat2-nepac-1949-2023-042624.txt">"The Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database 1949–2023"</a>. United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240529213450/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/hurdat/hurdat2-nepac-1949-2023-042624.txt">Archived</a> from the original on 29 May 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Northeast+and+North+Central+Pacific+hurricane+database+1949%E2%80%932023&rft.pub=United+States+National+Oceanic+and+Atmospheric+Administration%27s+National+Weather+Service&rft.date=2024-04-26&rft.au=National+Hurricane+Center&rft.au=Hurricane+Research+Division&rft.au=Central+Pacific+Hurricane+Center&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhc.noaa.gov%2Fdata%2Fhurdat%2Fhurdat2-nepac-1949-2023-042624.txt&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span> A guide on how to read the database is available <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/tracks-hurdat2-epac-format-apr13.pdf">here</a>. <span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public Domain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/12px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/18px-PD-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/24px-PD-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="196" /></span></span> This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-jma-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-jma_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jma_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jma_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jma_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jma_6-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jma_6-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJapan_Meteorological_Agency1997" class="citation web cs1">Japan Meteorological Agency (1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102835/http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/Besttracks/bst1997.txt">"Best Track of the 1997 Pacific Typhoon Season"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/Besttracks/bst1997.txt">the original</a> on 29 September 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Best+Track+of+the+1997+Pacific+Typhoon+Season&rft.date=1997&rft.au=Japan+Meteorological+Agency&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jma.go.jp%2Fjma%2Fjma-eng%2Fjma-center%2Frsmc-hp-pub-eg%2FBesttracks%2Fbst1997.txt&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-gp1297-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-gp1297_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gp1297_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGary_Padgett1998" class="citation web cs1">Gary Padgett (1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/1998/summ9712.htm">"December 1997 Monthly Tropical Cyclone Summary"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=December+1997+Monthly+Tropical+Cyclone+Summary&rft.date=1998&rft.au=Gary+Padgett&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Faustraliasevereweather.com%2Fcyclones%2F1998%2Fsumm9712.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ncdc-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ncdc_8-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNational_Climatic_Data_Center1997" class="citation web cs1">National Climatic Data Center (1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101224212457/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~309549">"Event Report for Typhoon Paka"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~309549">the original</a> on 24 December 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Event+Report+for+Typhoon+Paka&rft.date=1997&rft.au=National+Climatic+Data+Center&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww4.ncdc.noaa.gov%2Fcgi-win%2Fwwcgi.dll%3Fwwevent~ShowEvent~309549&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wmo905-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wmo905_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThe_United_Nations_Task_Force_on_El_Niño1999" class="citation web cs1">The United Nations Task Force on El Niño; et al. (1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060311135947/http://www.wmo.ch/nino/WMO905-e.pdf">"The 1997–1998 El Niño Event: A Scientific and Technical Retrospect"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. World Meteorological Organization. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wmo.ch/nino/WMO905-e.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 11 March 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+1997%E2%80%931998+El+Ni%C3%B1o+Event%3A+A+Scientific+and+Technical+Retrospect&rft.pub=World+Meteorological+Organization&rft.date=1999&rft.au=The+United+Nations+Task+Force+on+El+Ni%C3%B1o&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wmo.ch%2Fnino%2FWMO905-e.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-afp1212-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-afp1212_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-afp1212_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-afp1212_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGiff_Johnson1997" class="citation news cs1"><a href="/wiki/Giff_Johnson" title="Giff Johnson">Giff Johnson</a> (12 December 1997). "Typhoon Paka hits Marshall Islands". Agence France-Presse.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Typhoon+Paka+hits+Marshall+Islands&rft.date=1997-12-12&rft.au=Giff+Johnson&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFChris_Jones1997" class="citation news cs1">Chris Jones (12 December 1997). "Weatherwatch". <i>The Guardian</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Weatherwatch&rft.date=1997-12-12&rft.au=Chris+Jones&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pakwinds-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pakwinds_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pakwinds_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSam_HoustonGreg_ForbesArthur_Chiu1998" class="citation web cs1">Sam Houston; Greg Forbes & Arthur Chiu (1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/project98/sh_proj1.html">"Super Typhoon Paka's Surface Winds Over Guam"</a>. NOAA<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Super+Typhoon+Paka%27s+Surface+Winds+Over+Guam&rft.pub=NOAA&rft.date=1998&rft.au=Sam+Houston&rft.au=Greg+Forbes&rft.au=Arthur+Chiu&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aoml.noaa.gov%2Fhrd%2Fproject98%2Fsh_proj1.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-afp1218-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-afp1218_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAgence_France_Presse1997" class="citation news cs1">Agence France Presse (18 December 1997). "Cyclone Paka clocks up world record and hammers Guam".</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Cyclone+Paka+clocks+up+world+record+and+hammers+Guam&rft.date=1997-12-18&rft.au=Agence+France+Presse&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-enso-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-enso_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-enso_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-enso_14-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNOAA1998" class="citation web cs1">NOAA (1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/MET/Enso/peu/update.dir/Update-Jan98.html">"Pacific ENSO Update – Special Bulletin"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Pacific+ENSO+Update+%E2%80%93+Special+Bulletin&rft.date=1998&rft.au=NOAA&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soest.hawaii.edu%2FMET%2FEnso%2Fpeu%2Fupdate.dir%2FUpdate-Jan98.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-eqe-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-eqe_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-eqe_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-eqe_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-eqe_15-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-eqe_15-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-eqe_15-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEQE_International1998" class="citation web cs1">EQE International (1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120905150030/http://www.absconsulting.com/resources/Catastrophe_Reports/TYPHOON%20PAKA-1997.pdf">"Typhoon Paka – December 1997"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.absconsulting.com/resources/Catastrophe_Reports/TYPHOON%20PAKA-1997.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 5 September 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Typhoon+Paka+%E2%80%93+December+1997&rft.date=1998&rft.au=EQE+International&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.absconsulting.com%2Fresources%2FCatastrophe_Reports%2FTYPHOON%2520PAKA-1997.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bbc-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bbc_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBBC_News1997" class="citation news cs1">BBC News (17 December 1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/40579.stm">"Record typhoon winds ravage Guam"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Record+typhoon+winds+ravage+Guam&rft.date=1997-12-17&rft.au=BBC+News&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2F40579.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFish_and_Wildlife_Services2001" class="citation web cs1">Fish and Wildlife Services (2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20031102121623/http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2001/October/Day-03/i24659.htm">"Proposed Endangered Status for the Rota Bridled White-Eye (Zosterops rotensis) From the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands"</a>. Department of the Interior. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2001/October/Day-03/i24659.htm">the original</a> on 2 November 2003<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Proposed+Endangered+Status+for+the+Rota+Bridled+White-Eye+%28Zosterops+rotensis%29+From+the+Commonwealth+of+the+Northern+Mariana+Islands&rft.pub=Department+of+the+Interior&rft.date=2001&rft.au=Fish+and+Wildlife+Services&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Ffedrgstr%2FEPA-IMPACT%2F2001%2FOctober%2FDay-03%2Fi24659.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGiff_Johnson1998" class="citation news cs1">Giff Johnson (7 March 1998). "Cyclone and El Nino Could Force Evacuation of Island". Agence France-Presse.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Cyclone+and+El+Nino+Could+Force+Evacuation+of+Island&rft.date=1998-03-07&rft.au=Giff+Johnson&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFEMA1998" class="citation web cs1">FEMA (1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100408212618/http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=593">"Marshall Islands Severe Drought"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=593">the original</a> on 8 April 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Marshall+Islands+Severe+Drought&rft.date=1998&rft.au=FEMA&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fema.gov%2Fnews%2Fevent.fema%3Fid%3D593&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1217fem-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1217fem_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFEMA1997" class="citation web cs1">FEMA (1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100408194445/http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=645">"Guam Typhoon Paka"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=645">the original</a> on 8 April 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Guam+Typhoon+Paka&rft.date=1997&rft.au=FEMA&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fema.gov%2Fnews%2Fevent.fema%3Fid%3D645&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1224fem-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1224fem_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFEMA1997" class="citation web cs1">FEMA (1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100408204715/http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=4443">"Northern Mariana Islands Typhoon"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=4443">the original</a> on 8 April 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Northern+Mariana+Islands+Typhoon&rft.date=1997&rft.au=FEMA&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fema.gov%2Fnews%2Fevent.fema%3Fid%3D4443&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-fempongsona-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-fempongsona_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFEMA2003" class="citation web cs1">FEMA (2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100409041532/http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=2152">"Super Typhoon Pongsona Assistance Surpasses Paka Totals"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=2152">the original</a> on 9 April 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Super+Typhoon+Pongsona+Assistance+Surpasses+Paka+Totals&rft.date=2003&rft.au=FEMA&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fema.gov%2Fnews%2Fnewsrelease.fema%3Fid%3D2152&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cyclingweather.org/2018/09/reaching-the-end-of-the-list/">"Reaching the End of the List"</a>. <i>cyclingweather.org</i>. 27 September 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 March</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=cyclingweather.org&rft.atitle=Reaching+the+End+of+the+List&rft.date=2018-09-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcyclingweather.org%2F2018%2F09%2Freaching-the-end-of-the-list%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/weather/tropical-cyclones/names">"Tropical cyclone names"</a>. Exeter, Devon, UK: <a href="/wiki/Met_Office" title="Met Office">Met Office</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 March</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Tropical+cyclone+names&rft.place=Exeter%2C+Devon%2C+UK&rft.pub=Met+Office&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metoffice.gov.uk%2Fresearch%2Fweather%2Ftropical-cyclones%2Fnames&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATyphoon+Paka" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Typhoon_Paka" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Typhoon Paka">Typhoon Paka</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/summary/wnp/s/199728.html.en">JMA General Information</a> of Typhoon Paka (9728) from Digital Typhoon</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.data.jma.go.jp/fcd/yoho/data/typhoon/T9728.png">JMA Best Track Data (Graphics)</a> of Typhoon Paka (9728)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/besttrack.html">JMA Best Track Data (Text)</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tcdat/tc97/CPAC/05.PAKA/">05C.PAKA</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210319194644/http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tcdat/tc97/CPAC/05.PAKA/">Archived</a> 19 March 2021 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/project98/sh_proj1.html">Super Typhoon Paka's Surface Winds Over Guam</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/data/paka/pakaphotos.html">Damage images of Typhoon Paka on Guam</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="List_of_retired_Pacific_hurricane_names" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Retired_Pacific_hurricanes" title="Template:Retired Pacific hurricanes"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Retired_Pacific_hurricanes" title="Template talk:Retired Pacific hurricanes"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Retired_Pacific_hurricanes" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Retired Pacific hurricanes"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="List_of_retired_Pacific_hurricane_names" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_retired_Pacific_hurricane_names" title="List of retired Pacific hurricane names">List of retired Pacific hurricane names</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Eastern</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Hazel_(1965)" title="Tropical Storm Hazel (1965)">Hazel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Pacific_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Adele" title="1970 Pacific hurricane season">Adele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Fico" title="Hurricane Fico">Fico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Knut" title="1987 Pacific hurricane season">Knut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Pacific_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Iva" title="1988 Pacific hurricane season">Iva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Fefa" title="Hurricane Fefa">Fefa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ismael" title="Hurricane Ismael">Ismael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Pauline" title="Hurricane Pauline">Pauline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Adolph" title="Hurricane Adolph">Adolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Kenna" title="Hurricane Kenna">Kenna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pacific_hurricane_season#Storm_names" title="2016 Pacific hurricane season">Isis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Alma" title="Tropical Storm Alma">Alma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Manuel" title="Hurricane Manuel">Manuel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Odile" title="Hurricane Odile">Odile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Patricia" title="Hurricane Patricia">Patricia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Dora_(2023)" title="Hurricane Dora (2023)">Dora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Otis" title="Hurricane Otis">Otis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Central</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Iwa" title="Hurricane Iwa">Iwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Iniki" title="Hurricane Iniki">Iniki</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ioke" title="Hurricane Ioke">Ioke</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Retired_Pacific_hurricanes" title="Category:Retired Pacific hurricanes">Category</a></b></li> <li><b><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Symbol_portal_class.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Portal"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Symbol_portal_class.svg/16px-Symbol_portal_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Symbol_portal_class.svg/23px-Symbol_portal_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Symbol_portal_class.svg/31px-Symbol_portal_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Portal:Tropical_cyclones" title="Portal:Tropical cyclones">Portal</a></b></li> <li><b><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WikiProject"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/People_icon.svg/16px-People_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/People_icon.svg/24px-People_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/People_icon.svg/32px-People_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Tropical_cyclones" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones">WikiProject</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1138781147">.mw-parser-output .season-bar-button{float:left;min-height:2em;margin:0;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .season-bar-intensity{float:left;width:3em;margin:0.25em 0.25em 0 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .season-bar-name{float:left;min-width:5em;margin:0.25em 0.5em 0 0;text-align:start}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Tropical_cyclones_of_the_1997_Pacific_hurricane_season" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1997_Pacific_hurricane_season_buttons" title="Template:1997 Pacific hurricane season buttons"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1997_Pacific_hurricane_season_buttons" title="Template talk:1997 Pacific hurricane season buttons"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1997_Pacific_hurricane_season_buttons" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1997 Pacific hurricane season buttons"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Tropical_cyclones_of_the_1997_Pacific_hurricane_season" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Tropical cyclones of the <a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">1997 Pacific hurricane season</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 2px 0 0"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1997_Pacific_hurricane_season_summary_map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season_summary_map.png/100px-1997_Pacific_hurricane_season_summary_map.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season_summary_map.png/150px-1997_Pacific_hurricane_season_summary_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season_summary_map.png/200px-1997_Pacific_hurricane_season_summary_map.png 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1854" /></a></span></div></td><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Storm Andres" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="Storm Andres" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Andres_(1997)" title="Tropical Storm Andres (1997)">Andres</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Storm Blanca" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="Storm Blanca" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Blanca" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Blanca</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Depression Three-E" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #6EC1EA;"><span>TD</span></div><div title="Depression Three-E" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Depression_Three-E" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Three-E</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Storm Carlos" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="Storm Carlos" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Carlos" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Carlos</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Depression Five-E" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #6EC1EA;"><span>TD</span></div><div title="Depression Five-E" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Depression_Five-E" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Five-E</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Cat1 Dolores" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FFFFD9;"><span>1</span></div><div title="Cat1 Dolores" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Dolores" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Dolores</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Cat3 Enrique" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF9E59;"><span>3</span></div><div title="Cat3 Enrique" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Enrique" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Enrique</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Cat4 Felicia" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>4</span></div><div title="Cat4 Felicia" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Felicia" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Felicia</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Depression One-C" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #6EC1EA;"><span>TD</span></div><div title="Depression One-C" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Depression_One-C" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">One-C</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Cat5 Guillermo" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #A188FC;"><span>5</span></div><div title="Cat5 Guillermo" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Guillermo_(1997)" title="Hurricane Guillermo (1997)">Guillermo</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Storm Hilda" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="Storm Hilda" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Hilda" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Hilda</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Storm Ignacio" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="Storm Ignacio" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Ignacio_(1997)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical Storm Ignacio (1997)">Ignacio</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Cat4 Jimena" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>4</span></div><div title="Cat4 Jimena" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Jimena" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Jimena</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Storm Oliwa" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="Storm Oliwa" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Oliwa" title="Typhoon Oliwa">Oliwa</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Storm Kevin" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="Storm Kevin" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Kevin" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Kevin</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Cat5 Linda" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #A188FC;"><span>5</span></div><div title="Cat5 Linda" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Linda_(1997)" title="Hurricane Linda (1997)">Linda</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Storm Marty" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="Storm Marty" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Marty" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Marty</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Cat4 Nora" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>4</span></div><div title="Cat4 Nora" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Nora_(1997)" title="Hurricane Nora (1997)">Nora</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Storm Olaf" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="Storm Olaf" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Olaf_(1997)" title="Tropical Storm Olaf (1997)">Olaf</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Cat4 Pauline" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>4</span></div><div title="Cat4 Pauline" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Pauline" title="Hurricane Pauline">Pauline</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Depression Three-C" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #6EC1EA;"><span>TD</span></div><div title="Depression Three-C" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Depression_Three-C" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Three-C</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Depression Four-C" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #6EC1EA;"><span>TD</span></div><div title="Depression Four-C" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Depression_Four-C" title="1997 Pacific hurricane season">Four-C</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Cat2 Rick" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FFD98C;"><span>2</span></div><div title="Cat2 Rick" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Rick_(1997)" title="Hurricane Rick (1997)">Rick</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Storm Paka" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="Storm Paka" class="season-bar-name"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paka</a></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:1997_Pacific_hurricane_season" title="Category:1997 Pacific hurricane season">Category</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1138781147"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Tropical_cyclones_of_the_1997_Pacific_typhoon_season" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1997_Pacific_typhoon_season_buttons" title="Template:1997 Pacific typhoon season buttons"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1997_Pacific_typhoon_season_buttons" title="Template talk:1997 Pacific typhoon season buttons"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1997_Pacific_typhoon_season_buttons" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1997 Pacific typhoon season buttons"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Tropical_cyclones_of_the_1997_Pacific_typhoon_season" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Tropical cyclones of the <a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">1997 Pacific typhoon season</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 2px 0 0"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1997_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary_map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary_map.png/100px-1997_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary_map.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary_map.png/150px-1997_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary_map.png/200px-1997_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary_map.png 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></td><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Depression Hannah" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #6EC1EA;"><span>TD</span></div><div title="Depression Hannah" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Tropical_Storm_Hannah_(Atring)" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Hannah</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="VSTY Isa" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>VSTY</span></div><div title="VSTY Isa" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Isa" title="Typhoon Isa">Isa</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="TS Jimmy" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="TS Jimmy" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Tropical_Storm_Jimmy" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Jimmy</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="TS Kelly" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="TS Kelly" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Tropical_Storm_Kelly" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Kelly</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="TS Levi" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="TS Levi" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Tropical_Storm_Levi_(Bining)" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Levi</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Typhoon Marie" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FFD98C;"><span>TY</span></div><div title="Typhoon Marie" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Typhoon_Marie" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Marie</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="VSTY Nestor" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>VSTY</span></div><div title="VSTY Nestor" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Super_Typhoon_Nestor" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Nestor</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Typhoon Opal" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FFD98C;"><span>TY</span></div><div title="Typhoon Opal" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Typhoon_Opal_(Kuring)" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Opal</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Typhoon Peter" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FFD98C;"><span>TY</span></div><div title="Typhoon Peter" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Typhoon_Peter_(Daling)" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Peter</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="VSTY Rosie" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>VSTY</span></div><div title="VSTY Rosie" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Super_Typhoon_Rosie_(Elang)" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Rosie</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="TS Scott" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="TS Scott" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Tropical_Storm_Scott" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Scott</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Typhoon Tina" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FFD98C;"><span>TY</span></div><div title="Typhoon Tina" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Typhoon_Tina_(Huling)" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Tina</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Strong Victor" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #C0FFC0;"><span>STS</span></div><div title="Strong Victor" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Typhoon_Victor_(Goring)" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Victor</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="VSTY Winnie" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>VSTY</span></div><div title="VSTY Winnie" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Winnie" title="Typhoon Winnie">Winnie</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Strong Yule" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #C0FFC0;"><span>STS</span></div><div title="Strong Yule" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Typhoon_Yule" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Yule</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Depression 16W" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #6EC1EA;"><span>TD</span></div><div title="Depression 16W" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Tropical_Depression_16W" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">16W</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Strong Zita" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #C0FFC0;"><span>STS</span></div><div title="Strong Zita" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Zita_(1997)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical Storm Zita (1997)">Zita</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Typhoon Amber" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FFD98C;"><span>TY</span></div><div title="Typhoon Amber" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Typhoon_Amber_(Miling)" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Amber</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="VSTY Bing" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>VSTY</span></div><div title="VSTY Bing" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Super_Typhoon_Bing" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Bing</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="TS Cass" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="TS Cass" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Tropical_Storm_Cass" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Cass</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="VSTY Oliwa" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>VSTY</span></div><div title="VSTY Oliwa" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Oliwa" title="Typhoon Oliwa">Oliwa</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="VSTY David" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>VSTY</span></div><div title="VSTY David" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Typhoon_David" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">David</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Depression Ella" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #6EC1EA;"><span>TD</span></div><div title="Depression Ella" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Tropical_Storm_Ella" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Ella</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Strong Hannah" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #C0FFC0;"><span>STS</span></div><div title="Strong Hannah" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Typhoon_Fritz" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Hannah</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="VSTY Ginger" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>VSTY</span></div><div title="VSTY Ginger" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Super_Typhoon_Ginger" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Ginger</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Depression 26W" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #6EC1EA;"><span>TD</span></div><div title="Depression 26W" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Tropical_Depression_26W" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">26W</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Depression Hank" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #6EC1EA;"><span>TD</span></div><div title="Depression Hank" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Tropical_Storm_Hank" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Hank</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="VITY Ivan" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #A188FC;"><span>VITY</span></div><div title="VITY Ivan" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Ivan" title="Typhoon Ivan">Ivan</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="VITY Joan" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #A188FC;"><span>VITY</span></div><div title="VITY Joan" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Joan_(1997)" title="Typhoon Joan (1997)">Joan</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="VITY Keith" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #A188FC;"><span>VITY</span></div><div title="VITY Keith" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Keith" title="Typhoon Keith">Keith</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="Strong Linda" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #C0FFC0;"><span>STS</span></div><div title="Strong Linda" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Linda_(1997)" title="Tropical Storm Linda (1997)">Linda</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="TS Mort" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #4DFFFF;"><span>TS</span></div><div title="TS Mort" class="season-bar-name"><a href="/wiki/1997_Pacific_typhoon_season#Typhoon_Mort_(Pining)" title="1997 Pacific typhoon season">Mort</a></div></div> <div class="season-bar-button"><div title="VSTY Paka" class="season-bar-intensity mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #FF738A;"><span>VSTY</span></div><div title="VSTY Paka" class="season-bar-name"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paka</a></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:1997_Pacific_typhoon_season" title="Category:1997 Pacific typhoon season">Category</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="East_Pacific_tropical_cyclones_in_the_off-season" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Off-season_Pacific_hurricanes" title="Template:Off-season Pacific hurricanes"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Off-season_Pacific_hurricanes" title="Template talk:Off-season Pacific hurricanes"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Off-season_Pacific_hurricanes" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Off-season Pacific hurricanes"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="East_Pacific_tropical_cyclones_in_the_off-season" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_off-season_Pacific_hurricanes" title="List of off-season Pacific hurricanes">East Pacific tropical cyclones in the off-season</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-1960</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pacific_hurricanes_before_1900#1832" title="List of Pacific hurricanes before 1900">Unnamed (1832)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900%E2%80%9309_Pacific_hurricane_seasons#1902" class="mw-redirect" title="1900–09 Pacific hurricane seasons">"Froc Cyclone" (1902)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900%E2%80%9309_Pacific_hurricane_seasons#1904" class="mw-redirect" title="1900–09 Pacific hurricane seasons">"Zikawei Cyclone" (1904)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900%E2%80%9309_Pacific_hurricane_seasons#1904" class="mw-redirect" title="1900–09 Pacific hurricane seasons">"Hurd Cyclone" (1904)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900%E2%80%9309_Pacific_hurricane_seasons#1906" class="mw-redirect" title="1900–09 Pacific hurricane seasons">"Gauthier Cyclone" (1906)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920%E2%80%9329_Pacific_hurricane_seasons#1922" class="mw-redirect" title="1920–29 Pacific hurricane seasons">Unnamed (1922)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920%E2%80%9329_Pacific_hurricane_seasons#1925_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1920–29 Pacific hurricane seasons">Unnamed (1925)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930%E2%80%9339_Pacific_hurricane_seasons#1936_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1930–39 Pacific hurricane seasons">Unnamed (1936)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930%E2%80%9339_Pacific_hurricane_seasons#1938_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1930–39 Pacific hurricane seasons">Unnamed (1938)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Nina_(1957)" title="Hurricane Nina (1957)">Nina (1957)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Carmen" title="1980 Pacific hurricane season">Carmen (1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Pacific_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Winnie" title="1983 Pacific hurricane season">Winnie (1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Winona" title="1989 Pacific hurricane season">Winona (1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Pacific_hurricane_season#Hurricane_Alma" title="1990 Pacific hurricane season">Alma (1990)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ekeka" title="Hurricane Ekeka">Ekeka (1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Hali" title="1992 Pacific hurricane season">Hali (1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_One-E" title="1996 Pacific hurricane season">One-E (1996)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paka (1997)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Omeka" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical Storm Omeka">Omeka (2010)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Aletta" title="2012 Pacific hurricane season">Aletta (2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Depression_Nine-C" title="2015 Pacific hurricane season">Nine-C (2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Pali" title="Hurricane Pali">Pali (2016)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Adrian" title="2017 Pacific hurricane season">Adrian (2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Depression_One-E" title="2018 Pacific hurricane season">One-E (2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Depression_One-E" title="2020 Pacific hurricane season">One-E (2020)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2021–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Pacific_hurricane_season#Tropical_Storm_Andres" title="2021 Pacific hurricane season">Andres (2021)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-label="Navbox" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Help:Authority_control" title="Help:Authority control">Authority control databases</a>: National <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2307507#identifiers" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2017003543">United States</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://olduli.nli.org.il/F/?func=find-b&local_base=NLX10&find_code=UID&request=987007405765505171">Israel</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&oldid=1244491138">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&oldid=1244491138</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Retired_Pacific_hurricanes" title="Category:Retired Pacific hurricanes">Retired Pacific hurricanes</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1997_Pacific_hurricane_season" title="Category:1997 Pacific hurricane season">1997 Pacific hurricane season</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1997_Pacific_typhoon_season" title="Category:1997 Pacific typhoon season">1997 Pacific typhoon season</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Eastern_Pacific_tropical_storms" title="Category:Eastern Pacific tropical storms">Eastern Pacific tropical storms</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Typhoons_in_Guam" title="Category:Typhoons in Guam">Typhoons in Guam</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Typhoons_in_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Category:Typhoons in the Northern Mariana Islands">Typhoons in the Northern Mariana Islands</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1997_disasters_in_the_Philippines" title="Category:1997 disasters in the Philippines">1997 disasters in the Philippines</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Typhoons_in_the_Philippines" title="Category:Typhoons in the Philippines">Typhoons in the Philippines</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Typhoons_in_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Category:Typhoons in the Federated States of Micronesia">Typhoons in the Federated States of Micronesia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Typhoons_in_the_Marshall_Islands" title="Category:Typhoons in the Marshall Islands">Typhoons in the Marshall Islands</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Off-season_Eastern_Pacific_tropical_cyclones" title="Category:Off-season Eastern Pacific tropical cyclones">Off-season Eastern Pacific tropical cyclones</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:November_1997_events" title="Category:November 1997 events">November 1997 events</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:December_1997_events" title="Category:December 1997 events">December 1997 events</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Source_attribution" title="Category:Source attribution">Source attribution</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_January_2022" title="Category:Use dmy dates from January 2022">Use dmy dates from January 2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_using_obsolete_storm_path_colors" title="Category:Pages using obsolete storm path colors">Pages using obsolete storm path colors</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_category_link_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Commons category link from Wikidata">Commons category link from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Webarchive_template_wayback_links" title="Category:Webarchive template wayback links">Webarchive template wayback links</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Featured_articles" title="Category:Featured articles">Featured articles</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 7 September 2024, at 12:50<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Typhoon_Paka&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-dg26b","wgBackendResponseTime":140,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"1.079","walltime":"1.319","ppvisitednodes":{"value":9069,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":174016,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":24829,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":20,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":5,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":146248,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 1188.230 1 -total"," 20.19% 239.915 1 Template:Reflist"," 16.60% 197.279 2 Template:Hurricane_season_bar"," 14.73% 174.979 57 Template:Hurricane_season_bar/button"," 14.55% 172.922 6 Template:Infobox"," 14.47% 171.893 19 Template:Cite_web"," 12.40% 147.376 62 Template:Storm_colour"," 10.14% 120.465 1 Template:1997_Pacific_typhoon_season_buttons"," 8.30% 98.622 1 Template:Retired_Pacific_hurricanes"," 8.26% 98.122 2 Template:Navbox"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.604","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":10775475,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.canary-84779d6bf6-jf9pb","timestamp":"20241122141445","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Typhoon Paka","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Typhoon_Paka","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q2307507","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q2307507","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2004-10-09T16:39:41Z","dateModified":"2024-09-07T12:50:10Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/d\/d3\/Paka_1997-12-18_0000Z.png","headline":"Category 5 Pacific hurricane and typhoon in 1997"}</script> </body> </html>