Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 14–30, 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 Lee (2017) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic season. It formed on September 14, 2017, 314 mi S of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 962 mb on September 27, 2017, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on September 24, 2017). The storm lasted 15.5 days and travelled about 4,817 miles (7,751 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 10.4°N 23.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 10.6°N 24.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.1°N 26.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.7°N 27.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 12.4°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 12.6°N 30.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.6°N 31.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 12.5°N 33.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 12.6°N 33.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 12.7°N 34.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 12.8°N 35.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.9°N 36.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.1°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.4°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.8°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.2°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.5°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.9°N 42.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.5°N 43.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.1°N 43.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 16.8°N 44.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 17.6°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 18.3°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 20.4°N 44.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 22.0°N 43.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1015 mb | 23.8°N 43.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 26.5°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 27.8°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 28.8°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 29.3°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 29.6°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 30.0°N 48.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 30.5°N 49.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 31.1°N 49.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 31.5°N 49.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 31.8°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 32.0°N 49.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 31.9°N 50.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 31.7°N 50.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 31.5°N 50.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 31.3°N 49.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 31.2°N 49.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 31.0°N 49.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 30.8°N 49.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 30.6°N 50.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 982 mb | 30.3°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 979 mb | 30.1°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 976 mb | 29.9°N 53.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 972 mb | 29.9°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 970 mb | 29.9°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 30.1°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 30.3°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 30.8°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 31.4°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 32.1°N 57.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 33.0°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 34.3°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 35.7°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 37.3°N 53.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 39.0°N 51.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 987 mb | 41.0°N 48.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 990 mb | 43.2°N 44.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 993 mb | 45.8°N 38.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Lee.
At its peak on September 27, 2017, Lee was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 962 mb.
15.5 days, from September 14, 2017 to September 30, 2017, including 132 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,817 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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