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Hurricane Katia
Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Haiyan GOMX
Hurricane Katia at its global peak intensity in the Gulf of Mexico on September 2
FormedAugust 29, 2017
DissipatedSeptember 5, 2017
(Remnant low after September 4)
Highest winds1-minute sustained:
370 km/h (230 mph)
Lowest pressure861 hPa (mbar); 25.43 inHg
(Worldwide record low)
Fatalities1,200 direct, 314 indirect, 157 missing
Damage$120.45 billion (2016 USD)
(Costliest on record)
Areas affectedYucatan Peninsula, Jamaica, Gulf Coast of the United States (Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, particularly the Mobile region), Western Cuba
Part of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season


Hurricane Katia was the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded, surpassing the record set by Typhoon Tip in 1979. It was also the costliest Atlantic hurricane in history as well. The tenth named storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the active 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Katia formed from a tropical wave that had exited the coast of Africa on August 19. It gradually tracked due west until entering the Caribbean and developing into a tropical storm on August 29. Afterwards, it underwent explosive intensification late on August 31 and became a Category 5 nearly 18 hours later.

Meteorological history[]

Gamma2035Bob

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

Map key
   Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
   Tropical storm (39–54 mph, 63–87 km/h)
   Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
   Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
   Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
   Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
   Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Storm type
▲ Extratropical cyclone / remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression


Preparations and impact[]

Jamaica[]

Yucatan Peninsula[]

United States[]

Louisiana[]

Mississippi[]

Alabama[]

Aftermath, retirement, and records[]

See also[]

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