The 2017 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 38 systems

Atlantic storms
17
10 hurricanes · 6 major
Atlantic ACE
227
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
178 mph
Irma
Landfalling
11
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
18
9 hurricanes · 4 major
Pacific strongest
144 mph
Fernanda

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 2017 season went

The 2017 Atlantic season produced 17 tropical storms, 10 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 227. The strongest was Hurricane Irma at 178 mph / 914 mb. 11 storms made landfall.

The 2017 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 18 tropical storms, 9 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 101. The strongest was Hurricane Fernanda at 144 mph / 948 mb. 4 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

APRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVTropical Storm Arlene — April 16–22, 2017Arlene TSTropical Storm Adrian — May 9–12, 2017Adrian TSTropical Storm Beatriz — May 31 – June 2, 2017Beatriz TSTropical Storm Calvin — June 11–13, 2017Calvin TSTropical Storm Bret — June 18–20, 2017Bret TSTropical Storm Cindy — June 19–24, 2017Cindy TSHurricane Dora — June 24 – July 1, 2017Dora Cat 2Tropical Depression Four — July 5–7, 2017Four TDHurricane Eugene — July 7–14, 2017Eugene Cat 3Hurricane Fernanda — July 11–23, 2017Fernanda Cat 4Tropical Depression Eight — July 16–21, 2017Eight TDTropical Storm Don — July 17–18, 2017Don TSTropical Storm Greg — July 17–27, 2017Greg TSHurricane Hilary — July 20 – August 1, 2017Hilary Cat 2Hurricane Irwin — July 22 – August 3, 2017Irwin Cat 1Tropical Storm Emily — July 30 – August 2, 2017Emily TSTropical Depression Eleven — August 4–8, 2017Eleven TDHurricane Franklin — August 6–10, 2017Franklin Cat 1Tropical Storm Jova — August 11–17, 2017Jova TSHurricane Gert — August 12–18, 2017Gert Cat 2Hurricane Harvey — August 16 – September 2, 2017Harvey Cat 4Hurricane Kenneth — August 17–27, 2017Kenneth Cat 4Tropical Storm Lidia — August 29 – September 3, 2017Lidia TSHurricane Irma — August 30 – September 13, 2017Irma Cat 5Hurricane Jose — September 4–25, 2017Jose Cat 4Hurricane Katia — September 5–9, 2017Katia Cat 2Hurricane Otis — September 11–21, 2017Otis Cat 3Hurricane Max — September 13–15, 2017Max Cat 1Hurricane Norma — September 14–22, 2017Norma Cat 1Hurricane Lee — September 14–30, 2017Lee Cat 3Hurricane Maria — September 16 – October 2, 2017Maria Cat 5Tropical Storm Pilar — September 22–25, 2017Pilar TSHurricane Nate — October 3–11, 2017Nate Cat 1Tropical Storm Ramon — October 3–4, 2017Ramon TSHurricane Ophelia — October 6–17, 2017Ophelia Cat 3Tropical Storm Selma — October 26–28, 2017Selma TSTropical Storm Philippe — October 27–29, 2017Philippe TSTropical Storm Rina — November 4–9, 2017Rina TS

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 2017

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm ArleneApr 16 – Apr 22TS 63 mph986 mb—0.8
Tropical Storm BretJun 18 – Jun 20TS 52 mph1007 mbTrinidad and Tobago, Venezuela0.5
Tropical Storm CindyJun 19 – Jun 24TS 58 mph991 mbTexas1.8
Tropical Depression FourJul 5 – Jul 7TD 29 mph1009 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm DonJul 17 – Jul 18TS 52 mph1005 mb—0.8
Tropical Storm EmilyJul 30 – Aug 2TS 58 mph1001 mbFlorida0.6
Hurricane FranklinAug 6 – Aug 10Cat 1 86 mph981 mbVeracruz, Mexico, Quintana Roo, Mexico3.7
Hurricane GertAug 12 – Aug 18Cat 2 109 mph962 mb—7.8
Hurricane Harvey · 107 deathsAug 16 – Sep 2Cat 4 132 mph937 mbTexas, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11.4
Hurricane Irma · 133 deathsAug 30 – Sep 13Cat 5 178 mph914 mbAntigua and Barbuda, Saint Martin, British Virgin Islands67.3
Hurricane JoseSep 4 – Sep 25Cat 4 155 mph938 mb—43.3
Hurricane KatiaSep 5 – Sep 9Cat 2 104 mph972 mbVeracruz, Mexico6.1
Hurricane LeeSep 14 – Sep 30Cat 3 115 mph962 mb—17.9
Hurricane Maria · 4,645 deathsSep 16 – Oct 2Cat 5 173 mph908 mbDominica, Puerto Rico44.8
Hurricane NateOct 3 – Oct 11Cat 1 92 mph981 mbLouisiana, Mississippi, Nicaragua4.1
Hurricane OpheliaOct 6 – Oct 17Cat 3 115 mph957 mbIreland14.5
Tropical Storm PhilippeOct 27 – Oct 29TS 40 mph1000 mbMatanzas Province, Cuba0.1
Tropical Storm RinaNov 4 – Nov 9TS 58 mph991 mb—1.7

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2017

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AdrianMay 9 – May 12TS 46 mph1004 mb—0.5
Tropical Storm BeatrizMay 31 – Jun 2TS 46 mph1001 mbOaxaca, Mexico0.6
Tropical Storm CalvinJun 11 – Jun 13TS 46 mph1004 mbOaxaca, Mexico0.3
Hurricane DoraJun 24 – Jul 1Cat 2 104 mph974 mb—5.0
Hurricane EugeneJul 7 – Jul 14Cat 3 115 mph966 mb—8.1
Hurricane FernandaJul 11 – Jul 23Cat 4 144 mph948 mb—28.4
Tropical Depression EightJul 16 – Jul 21TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm GregJul 17 – Jul 27TS 58 mph1000 mb—5.2
Hurricane HilaryJul 20 – Aug 1Cat 2 109 mph969 mb—14.6
Hurricane IrwinJul 22 – Aug 3Cat 1 92 mph979 mb—11.1
Tropical Depression ElevenAug 4 – Aug 8TD 35 mph1006 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm JovaAug 11 – Aug 17TS 40 mph1003 mb—0.5
Hurricane KennethAug 17 – Aug 27Cat 4 132 mph951 mb—10.3
Tropical Storm LidiaAug 29 – Sep 3TS 63 mph986 mb—2.6
Hurricane OtisSep 11 – Sep 21Cat 3 115 mph965 mb—4.6
Hurricane MaxSep 13 – Sep 15Cat 1 92 mph980 mbGuerrero, Mexico2.2
Hurricane NormaSep 14 – Sep 22Cat 1 75 mph985 mb—4.7
Tropical Storm PilarSep 22 – Sep 25TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.1
Tropical Storm RamonOct 3 – Oct 4TS 46 mph1002 mb—0.4
Tropical Storm SelmaOct 26 – Oct 28TS 40 mph1004 mbEl Salvador0.6
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