The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season became the second most active Atlantic Hurricane Season on record, only behind the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was also a deadly and costly season.
Seasonal Forecasts[]
Scientists came to a consensus that this hurricane season would be hyperactive due to a strong La Nina
Storms[]
Hurricane Arlene[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 16 – June 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 982 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Arlene formed in the Gulf of Mexico on July 7 and made landfall three days later near Cedar Key, Florida at hurricane strength. Arlene reemerged over the Atlantic Ocean near Savannah, Georgia as a weak tropical storm and dissipated on July 12 over the open Atlantic waters.
Arlene caused $231 million (2017 USD) in damages along the U.S. East Coast, primarily in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and caused 3 storm-related deaths.
Tropical Storm Bret[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 27 – July 30 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa) |
What become Bret developed into Tropical Depression Two in the Western Atlantic Ocean on July 27. The depression was briefly upgraded to a Tropical Storm and given the name Bret. It's closest approach to land was on July 28 as it neared Bermuda, and again on July 30 as a tropical depression nearing Newfoundland. Nevertheless it made no direct landfall during its existence and dissipated quietly on July 30.
In total, Bret caused, $15.5 million (2017 USD) in damages and caused 7 storm-related deaths, mostly in Bermuda and Canada.
Tropical Storm Cindy[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 4 – August 8 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa) |
Cindy formed from Tropical Depression Three on August 4, to the north of the Virgin Islands. Over the course of its lifespan, Cindy grazed the northern coasts of the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Turks & Caicos the eastern tip of Cuba, and then shifted course towards the northwest while passing of the shores of the eastern Bahama Islands. Some scientific models predicted Cindy would intensify into a hurricane and make landfall on the southeast coast of the US, but the Gulf Stream quickly got hold of it late August 7 and the storm moved to the northeast before fizzling out over the increasingly cooler waters of the Atlantic Ocean on the night of August 8.
Cindy did not make landfall throughout its course but it did bring heavy rains to portions of the Caribbean, causing localized flooding and 13 deaths throughout the region. Total damages from Tropical Storm Cindy were $100 million (2017 USD).