Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Harvey at peak intensity at 2100Z on September 18th, 2017 | |
Formed | September 10, 2017 |
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Dissipated | September 10, 2017 |
Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 160 mph (255 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 929 mbar (hPa); 27.43 inHg |
Fatalities | 7 (5 missing) |
Damage | $25 million (USD) |
Areas affected | Newfoundland |
Part of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season |
Hurricane Harvey was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2017 season, which brushed Newfoundland as it transitioned to an extratropical cyclone in Late September 2017. It was the Eighth tropical cyclone, Eighth named storm, Fifth Hurricane and the second major hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season.
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