Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 17–27, 2017
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
Hurricane Kenneth (2017) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2017 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 17, 2017, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 951 mb on August 21, 2017, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on August 21, 2017). The storm lasted 10.3 days and travelled about 2,350 miles (3,781 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 13.2°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 13.5°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 13.9°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.2°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.5°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.7°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.9°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 15.1°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 15.3°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 15.5°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 15.7°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 15.9°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 16.1°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 16.3°N 127.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 16.5°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 16.9°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 17.5°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 959 mb | 18.1°N 131.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 18.8°N 131.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 19.5°N 132.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 20.3°N 132.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 21.2°N 133.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 22.2°N 133.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 23.2°N 134.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 24.1°N 134.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 24.9°N 135.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 25.6°N 136.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 26.3°N 136.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 27.0°N 136.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 27.6°N 136.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 28.0°N 136.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 28.1°N 135.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 28.2°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 28.4°N 135.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 28.7°N 134.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 28.9°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 29.0°N 135.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 29.1°N 135.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 29.2°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 29.3°N 135.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1015 mb | 29.3°N 135.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1017 mb | 29.2°N 135.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Kenneth.
At its peak on August 21, 2017, Kenneth was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 951 mb.
10.3 days, from August 17, 2017 to August 27, 2017, including 60 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,350 miles.
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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