Tropical Storm Bret (2017)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 18–20, 2017

Peak wind

52 mph

83 km/h · Jun 20

Peak category

Lowest pressure

1007 mb

Landfalls

Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela

Lifetime

1.6 d

Jun 18 – Jun 20

Distance

919 mi

1,479 km

ACE

0.5

storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Bret

Tropical Storm Bret (2017) was a tropical storm of the 2017 Atlantic season. It formed on June 18, 2017, 258 mi NE of Cayenne, French Guiana, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1007 mb on June 20, 2017, and made landfall 2 times — first 15 mi SSE of Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago on June 20, 2017 as a tropical storm (52 mph). Later landfalls: 16 mi E of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela on June 20, 2017 as a tropical storm (52 mph). The storm lasted 1.6 days and travelled about 919 miles (1,479 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
June 20, 2017 · 02:00 UTC	15 mi SSE of Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago	TS 52 mph	1008 mb
June 20, 2017 · 09:00 UTC	16 mi E of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela	TS 52 mph	1008 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Maturín, Venezuela	71 mi	Jun 20 · 09:00 UTC	TS 52 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 9 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Jun 18 18:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1008 mb	7.5°N 49.6°W	open ocean
Jun 19 00:00	TS low/wave	40 mph	1008 mb	7.8°N 51.7°W	open ocean
Jun 19 06:00	TS low/wave	40 mph	1007 mb	8.1°N 53.9°W	177 mi NNE of Paramaribo, Suriname
Jun 19 12:00	TS low/wave	40 mph	1007 mb	8.6°N 56.5°W	168 mi NE of Georgetown, Guyana
Jun 19 18:00	TS	46 mph	1007 mb	9.2°N 58.9°W	137 mi NNW of Anna Regina, Guyana
Jun 20 00:00	TS	46 mph	1008 mb	9.7°N 60.5°W	62 mi SE of Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago
Jun 20 02:00	TS LANDFALL	52 mph	1008 mb	10.1°N 61.1°W	15 mi SSE of Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago
Jun 20 06:00	TS	52 mph	1008 mb	10.4°N 62.1°W	18 mi SE of Güiria, Venezuela
Jun 20 09:00	TS LANDFALL	52 mph	1008 mb	10.6°N 62.6°W	16 mi E of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Bret make landfall?

Bret made landfall 2 times: 15 mi SSE of Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago on June 20, 2017 at 02:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds; 16 mi E of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela on June 20, 2017 at 09:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 52 mph winds.

What category was Bret?

At its peak on June 20, 2017, Bret was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 1007 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Bret last?

1.6 days, from June 18, 2017 to June 20, 2017. It travelled about 919 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Bret?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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Every storm named Bret

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1981	Tropical Storm Bret Atlantic	TS 69 mph	—	→
1987	Tropical Storm Bret Atlantic	TS 52 mph	—	→
1993	Tropical Storm Bret Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela	→
1999	Hurricane Bret Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Texas	→
2005	Tropical Storm Bret Atlantic	TS 40 mph	Veracruz, Mexico	→
2011	Tropical Storm Bret Atlantic	TS 69 mph	—	→
2017	Tropical Storm Bret · this page Atlantic	TS 52 mph	Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
2023	Tropical Storm Bret Atlantic	TS 69 mph	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	→

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2017

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2017	Hurricane Irma Atlantic	Cat 5 178 mph	Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Martin	→
2017	Hurricane Maria Atlantic	Cat 5 173 mph	Dominica, Puerto Rico	→
2017	Hurricane Jose Atlantic	Cat 4 155 mph	—	→
2017	Hurricane Fernanda Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2017	Hurricane Harvey Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	Texas, Barbados	→
2017	Hurricane Kenneth Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
2017	Hurricane Lee Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→
2017	Hurricane Ophelia Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	Ireland	→

See every 2017 storm on one map →

Background reading: Tropical Storm Bret on Wikipedia.

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