Tropical Storm Emily (2017)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 30 – August 2, 2017

Peak wind
58 mph
93 km/h · Jul 31
Peak category
TS
Lowest pressure
1001 mb
Landfalls
1
Florida
Lifetime
2.3 d
Jul 30 – Aug 2
Distance
570 mi
917 km
ACE
0.6
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 Emily

Tropical Storm Emily (2017) was a tropical storm of the 2017 Atlantic season. It formed on July 30, 2017, 123 mi S of Panama City, Florida, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb on July 31, 2017, and made landfall near Bradenton, Florida on July 31, 2017 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 2.3 days and travelled about 570 miles (917 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
July 31, 2017 · 15:00 UTCnear Bradenton, FloridaTS 58 mph1001 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Clearwater, Florida32 miJul 31 · 14:00 UTCTS 56 mph
St. Petersburg, Florida19 miJul 31 · 15:00 UTCTS 58 mph
Tampa, Florida31 miJul 31 · 16:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Brandon, Florida31 miJul 31 · 17:00 UTCTS 46 mph
Cape Coral, Florida65 miJul 31 · 20:00 UTCTD 38 mph
Lakeland, Florida37 miJul 31 · 20:00 UTCTD 38 mph
Orlando, Florida69 miAug 1 · 02:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Port Saint Lucie, Florida34 miAug 1 · 05:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Palm Bay, Florida20 miAug 1 · 05:00 UTCTD 35 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 11 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Jul 30 18:00TD 35 mph1009 mb28.4°N 85.4°W123 mi S of Panama City, Florida
Jul 31 00:00TS 40 mph1008 mb28.0°N 84.6°W110 mi W of Clearwater, Florida
Jul 31 06:00TS 46 mph1006 mb27.7°N 83.9°W70 mi WSW of Clearwater, Florida
Jul 31 12:00TS 52 mph1003 mb27.5°N 83.1°W32 mi SW of St. Petersburg, Florida
Jul 31 15:00TS LANDFALL 58 mph1001 mb27.5°N 82.7°Wnear Bradenton, Florida
Jul 31 18:00TS 40 mph1005 mb27.5°N 82.2°W18 mi SSE of Sun City Center, Florida
Aug 1 00:00TD 35 mph1006 mb27.5°N 81.3°Wnear Sebring, Florida
Aug 1 06:00TD 35 mph1008 mb27.8°N 80.4°Wnear Sebastian, Florida
Aug 1 12:00TD 35 mph1010 mb28.7°N 79.5°W72 mi ENE of Cocoa Beach, Florida
Aug 1 18:00TD 35 mph1010 mb29.7°N 78.6°W150 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida
Aug 2 00:00TD low/wave35 mph1011 mb30.7°N 78.1°W178 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Emily make landfall?

Emily made landfall once: near Bradenton, Florida on July 31, 2017 at 15:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.

What category was Emily?

At its peak on July 31, 2017, Emily was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 1001 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Emily last?

2.3 days, from July 30, 2017 to August 2, 2017. It travelled about 570 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Emily?

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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