With precipitation peaking at 4.76 in (121 mm) in Penal, several towns in southern and central Trinidad were flooded. Tropical Storm Cindy formed in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday afternoon. [3] In addition, the numbering that a potential tropical cyclone receives would be retained for the rest of the hurricane season, meaning that the next tropical system would be designated with the following number, even though potential tropical cyclones do not qualify as tropical cyclones. On Thursday August 24 th, Harvey's impact on the Middle and Upper Texas Coast seemed almost certain and potentially devastating. Leeward Islands, East Coast of the United States, Central America, Cayman Islands, Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, Florida, This page was last edited on 27 April 2021, at 17:44. Irma continued north-northwestward across Florida and weakened to a tropical storm over the northern part of the state later that day. A map shows where at least tropical storm-force winds are expected in the coming days as the two storm systems approach one another in the Gulf of Mexico. The extratropical cyclone dissipated southwest of Ireland on September 30. [105] Jose likely produced sustained tropical storm force winds in the northern Leeward Islands, though no observations were available because Irma destroyed or damaged wind instruments. Nate accelerated north-northwestward due to strong deep-layer south-southeasterly flow, with the storm reaching the Gulf of Mexico by early on October 7. Nonetheless, Rina strengthened into a strong tropical storm with peak winds of 60 mph (97 km/h), while located about 750 mi (1,200 km) south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. All Barbudans who stayed during the storm left for Antigua afterwards, leaving the island uninhabited for the first time in 300 years. The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2017. [45] The season ultimately featured three storms that produced an ACE value above 40 units, the first occurrence on record. Toggle navigation. After an increase in shower and thunderstorm activity later on, as well as the development of a well-defined circulation, the system was classified as Tropical Storm Bret while located about 185 mi (298 km) east-southeast of Trinidad at 18:00 UTC on June 19. 71. [93] In the former, about 90% of homes were damaged, with 60% of those being considered uninhabitable. [104], The government of Antigua and Barbuda began efforts on September 8 to evacuate the entire island of Barbuda prior to Jose's anticipated arrival, as most structures on the island had been heavily damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Around 03:00 UTC on September 9, Katia made landfall near Tecolutla in Veracruz at minimal hurricane intensity. Approximately 330 people were reported as going into storm shelters, and around 2,200 people relocated from the islands near the coastline to farther inland in advance of the storm. [117] Heavy rainfall left flooding and numerous mudslides, with 65 mudslides in the city of Xalapa alone. [73] Later that day, Franklin emerged into the Bay of Campeche, and immediately began strengthening again, becoming a hurricane late on August 9. Max Mayfield, former director of the NHC, clarified that the name had no relation to Trump and was chosen in 2006 as a replacement for Dennis. [34], The hurricane made landfall in Texas between Port Aransas and Port O'Connor around 03:00 UTC on August 26, possessing maximum winds of 130 mph (210 km/h). Late on October 11, the cyclone intensified into a hurricane and began curving northeastward in response to southwesterly flow associated with a broad mid-latitude trough and an approaching cold front. The storm left about 50,000 households without electricity in that portion of the United Kingdom alone. Late on September 8, the nascent storm peaked as a 105 mph (169 km/h) Category 2 hurricane while it began to move southwestward. [146], In early November, the NHC began to monitor a non-tropical area of low pressure in the central Atlantic, which had formed at the end of a decaying cold front, for potential tropical development. [51] On the island of Tobago, a man's house collapsed on him; he eventually succumbed to his injuries a week later. There were at least two fatalities blamed on the storm. Shortly after attaining peak strength, convection began to wane and became displaced well from the center of the system, while the overall structure became comma-like in appearance on satellite imagery, signifying that Rina was transitioning into a post-tropical cyclone. The forecast track for … Amid an environment of low wind shear and warm ocean temperatures, Irma rapidly strengthened, becoming a hurricane early on August 31 and then a major hurricane less than 24 hours thereafter. Heavy rain soaked parts of the Gulf and Southeast coasts June 4-7, including the drought-stricken Florida Peninsula, triggering flash flooding in areas previously scarred by wildfires. The system is nearly stationary at this time, with its center located 165 km (105 miles) east of Mexico's Tampico. Nate caused at least 50 deaths, including 16 in Nicaragua,[136] 14 in Costa Rica,[141] 7 in Panama, 5 in Guatemala, 3 in Honduras,[136] 4 in the United States,[136][140] and 1 in El Salvador, with a further 9 missing accumulative of all affected areas. Tropical Storm Cindy was the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in Louisiana since Hurricane Isaac in 2012. On September 1, Lidia made landfal… Tropical Storm Fernand has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and three other disturbances are spotted as Hurricane Dorian finally begins to move away … Maria then accelerated eastward to east-northeastward across the Atlantic, before becoming extratropical about 535 mi (861 km) southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. By 00:00 UTC the following day, it intensified into Tropical Storm Gert. About 12 hours later, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Harvey. [36] The French territories of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy combined suffered about $4.07 billion in damage and 11 fatalities. [51] The remnants later contributed to the formation of Hurricane Dora in the eastern Pacific. Estimates place the damage caused by Harvey at $125 billion, which ties it with Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical cyclone on record. About 25 homes on the western end of Dauphin Island suffered severe damage from storm surge flooding, while several other homes experienced minor damage. Tropical Storm Katia forms in Gulf of Mexico. At 01:15 UTC on September 19, Maria struck the island with winds of 165 mph (266 km/h). Ten hurricanes occurred in succession, the greatest number of consecutive hurricanes since the start of the satellite era in 1966. The extratropical low made landfall on the west coast of Ireland at Category 1-equivalent intensity later that day, several hours before striking northern Scotland. [36], Some weakening occurred south of the Bahamas, but the cyclone regained Category 5 intensity before making landfall on the Cayo Romano of Cuba at 03:00 UTC on September 9 with winds of 165 mph (266 km/h). The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was an extremely active tropical cyclone season and the costliest on record, with a damage total of at least $294.92 billion (USD). Damage totaled about $500 million. [50], A low-latitude tropical wave emerged into the Atlantic from the west coast of Africa on June 13. 1 of 71. [138] The storm cut off drinking water to nearly 500,000 people, and left 18,500 without power. Philippe spawned three F0 tornadoes in southeastern Florida. The reliable record of landfalling hurricanes in the U.S. dates back to 1851. [36] Harvey and Irma struck the continental United States as Category 4 hurricanes in the span of two weeks; this marks the first time the country has suffered two landfalls of such intensity during the same hurricane season. As of 4 a.m., Tropical Storm Katia was 105 miles east of Tampico, Mexico, and was moving southeast at 2 mph. Maria weakened as it continued northward, falling below major hurricane intensity again by early on September 24. A broad area of low pressure developed on June 19, and by 18:00 UTC on the following day, Tropical Storm Cindy formed over the central Gulf of Mexico about 240 mi (390 km) south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Around 22:00 UTC on October 28, the storm made landfall on the Zapata Peninsula with winds of 40 mph. The system weakened to a tropical depression early on August 19 and then degenerated into a tropical wave several hours later. [63] The disturbance began to show signs of organization early on July 17,[64] and a tropical depression formed at 06:00 UTC that day. Irma damaged over 150,000 homes in Cuba, with almost 15,000 totally destroyed. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Wednesday it is examining 5,600 previously unreviewed cases of migrant children to see whether they were separated from parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump. 29 comments « Previous Entry Next Entry » Comments; Carol Mahler says: August 30, 2017 at 23:54 Thank you, Levi. [40], Maria then underwent an eyewall replacement cycle, causing the storm to weaken somewhat. [111] When Jose reached peak intensity, it marked the first time on record in the Atlantic basin that two hurricanes, the other being Irma, occurring simultaneously had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h). Slightly over a week later, Hurricane Ophelia became the easternmost major hurricane in the Atlantic basin on record, and later impacted most of northern Europe as an extratropical cyclone. Although initially non-tropical in appearance, the low gradually shed its extratropical characteristics while tracking over sea surface temperatures of 81 °F (27 °C), anomalously warm for the region. become a tropical cyclone before reaching a less favorable environment. A heavily sheared tropical low-pressure system moved northward into the Gulf of Mexico and became a tropical storm. Arlene would likely not have been detected without the help of satellites, and there may well have been other similar storms this early in the year in the pre-satellite era (1966 and before). [142] With approximately €68.7 million (US$81.1 million) in damage,[144] Ophelia was considered the worst storm in Ireland in 50 years. [36], A westward-moving tropical wave exited the west coast of Africa on August 31, organizing into Tropical Storm Jose over the open eastern Atlantic by 15:00 UTC on September 5. [149] After attaining 1-minute sustained winds of 45 mph (70 km/h), the system subsequently began to undergo an extratropical transition. [40] Many structures were leveled, while floodwaters trapped thousands of citizens. In Florida, rainfall generally ranged from 2 to 4 in (50.8 to 102 mm), though isolated precipitation totals of 10 to 11 in (250 to 280 mm) were reported in eastern Broward and Palm Beach counties. Current sustained winds are 40 miles per hour with gusts to 50. They will be replaced with Harold, Idalia, Margot, and Nigel for the 2023 season, respectively. After reaching an initial peak with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h), Irma fluctuated in intensity over the next few days due to a combination of drier air and eyewall replacement cycles. Philippe rapidly weakened and dissipated by 06:00 UTC the next day. In other states, the storm left relatively minor flooding, some wind damage, and power outages. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, State of the Climate: Tropical Cyclones for June 2017, published online July 2017, retrieved on April 28, 2021 from, https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/tropical-cyclones/201706, April US Release: Fri, 7 May 2021, 11:00 AM EDT, https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00775, Landfall in Venezuela and Trindad and Toago. After strengthening steadily, Franklin made its first landfall near Pulticub, Quintana Roo, with winds of 60 mph (97 km/h) at 03:45 UTC on August 8. Charlotte. The extratropical remnants of Ophelia produced a wind gust as high as 119 mph (192 km/h) in Ireland,[142] the strongest wind gust ever recorded in the country. Harvey's remnants continued into the Bay of Campeche, where more conducive environmental conditions led to the re-designation of a tropical depression around 12:00 UTC on August 23, and subsequent intensification into a tropical storm six hours later. The increasingly disrupted system later moved off the First Coast of Florida into the western Atlantic early the next day, accelerating northeastwards before degenerating into a remnant low early on August 2. [148] In preparation for a potential tropical cyclone, tropical storm watches and warnings were issued in South Carolina and North Carolina beginning on August 27. It later made landfall in Puerto Rico as a high-end Category 4 hurricane with catastrophic effect. [7] On April 17, The Weather Channel (TWC) released their forecasts, calling for 2017 to be a near-average season, with a total of 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes. Three fatalities were attributed to the cyclone, one in Alabama after a boy was struck by a log pushed by waves,[55] another in Texas due to drowning,[57] and a third in Tennessee after a motorist skidded off a road and crashed into a pole. However, the predicted El Niño failed to develop, with cool-neutral conditions developing instead, later progressing to a La Niña—the second one in a row. Most of the season's damage was due to hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. [55], Upon making landfall in Louisiana, the storm generated a peak storm surge of 4.1 ft (1.2 m) and tides up to 6.38 ft (1.94 m) above normal in Vermilion Parish. Tropical Storm Cindy formed from an area of low pressure that moved northward from the Yucatan Peninsula. 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The storm quickly dissipated several hours later,[113] although its mid-level circulation remained intact and later spawned what would become Hurricane Otis in the Eastern Pacific. About five hours later, Franklin made landfall in Vega de Alatorre, Veracruz. [11] On May 26, TSR updated its prediction to around the same numbers as its December 2016 prediction, with only a minor change in the expected ACE index amount to 98 units. Thereafter, Gert began to rapidly weaken as it moved into sharply cooler waters. The storm steadily weakened over the southeastern United States before losing tropical characteristics in Georgia early on September 12. After the low acquired additional convection and the circulation became more well-defined, a tropical depression developed at 12:00 UTC on October 28, about 100 mi (160 km) south-southwest of Isla de la Juventud in Cuba. [122] After attaining winds of 90 mph (140 km/h), the storm weakened slightly due to moderate southeasterly wind shear. The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30. The possibility of a tropical depression or tropical storm forming by this weekend in the western Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico is increasing. Around 14:45 UTC, Emily made landfall on Longboat Key. While slowly moving to the northwest, Cindy's intensification was slow due to the effects of dry air and moderate to strong wind shear. [89] Harvey caused 36 deaths in Harris County alone, with all but three linked to freshwater flooding. [40] The indirect death toll is much higher; an estimated 2,975 people in total died in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria, in the six months after the hurricane, due to the effects of catastrophic damage to the island's infrastructure. After striking Barbados and Saint Vincent, Harvey entered the Caribbean Sea, where it encountered hostile wind shear. While moving westward, convection increased markedly on August 15, with a low-pressure center forming early the following day. [5] Some of these forecasts also take into consideration what happened in previous seasons and the dissipation of the 2014–16 El Niño event. Land interaction disrupted the storm temporarily, but once again it strengthened to acquire winds of 130 mph (210 km/h), before making landfall on Cudjoe Key in the Florida Keys early on September 10. A U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official told reporters the review seeks to find any separated children beyond those … [137] In the former, dangerous conditions, including floods and landslides, forced at least 5,000 people to flee their homes for emergency shelters. At 03:00 UTC the next day, Maria peaked with sustained winds of 175 mph (282 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 908 mbar (26.8 inHg). Just 18 hours after achieving peak intensity, Gert weakened below hurricane status on August 17 at 12:00 UTC and degenerated to an extratropical cyclone well east of Nova Scotia by 18:00 UTC. [5] They anticipated that the 2017 season would be a near-average season, with a prediction of 14 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. (USA) - 2CJ7PRD from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. [25] Activity concluded with the formation of Tropical Storm Rina in early November,[43] though the season did not officially end until November 30. [60] The disturbance was introduced as a potential contender for tropical cyclone formation two days later, as environmental conditions were expected to favor slow organization. After briefly emerging in the Caribbean Sea, Bret made another landfall on the Paria Peninsula of Venezuela around 09:00 UTC on June 20. Tropical storm forms in the Gulf of Mexico June 20, 2017, 5:49 PM Florida, New Orleans and Alabama prepare for torrential rain, dangerous high tides and rip currents. Nearly 100 homes on the island suffered roof damage. Early the next day, the system degenerated into a remnant low, which soon became extratropical. The last major hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. was Wilma on October 24, 2005. Thereafter, warm sea-surface temperatures and light wind shear allowed Maria to intensify rapidly. After encountering wind shear, Lee gradually weakened into a tropical depression on September 17. At a Glance July brings slightly more hurricanes and tropical storms to the west Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. However, as shown by Tropical Storm Arlene in April, the formation of tropical cyclones was possible at other times of the year. On Sint Maarten, the Dutch portion of Saint Martin, Irma severely damaged the airport and approximately 70% of structures were damaged or destroyed. Operationally, Philippe was assessed as crossing the Florida Keys and exiting into the western Atlantic, but post-analysis showed that it was a non-tropical area of low pressure that was interacting with Philippe. After a steady increase in convection beginning on October 8, the low transitioned into Tropical Storm Ophelia about 875 mi (1,410 km) west-southwest of the Azores. [121], A tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa on September 13. Thereafter, northerly wind shear, drier air, and upwelled seas ushered in a weakening trend of the storm. Nate rapidly weakened to a tropical storm just 40 minutes later and then to a tropical depression late on October 8. [24] Among the busiest on record, the season produced eighteen tropical depressions, all but one of which further intensified into tropical storms. One of those damaged dozens of homes in Boynton Beach, while another produced a wind gust of 74 mph (119 km/h) in West Palm Beach. 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