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Maria — 2017

Peak intensity: Cat 5 (172 mph). Active September 16–October 02, 2017 (17 days). Made 2 landfalls.

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  1. By the numbers
  2. Storm summary
  3. Track and observations
  4. Location-specific summary

By the numbers

Peak winds
172 mph
Cat 5
Min pressure
908 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
68
6-hourly fixes
ACE
44.8
accumulated cyclone energy

Storm summary

A plain-language narrative summary for this storm is on the way. In the meantime, the key statistics above and the full observation log below come directly from HURDAT2, NOAA's official Atlantic hurricane database. Where the National Hurricane Center has published a Tropical Cyclone Report, a link to the official PDF will appear here.

Track and observations

The complete observation log below lists all 68 fixes from HURDAT2 — position, status, wind, and pressure at each interval over the storm's lifetime.

Show first 12 observations
Time Status Lat / Lon Winds Pressure
2017-09-16 12:00Z TD 12.2, -49.7 34 mph 1006 mb
2017-09-16 18:00Z TS 12.2, -51.7 46 mph 1004 mb
2017-09-17 00:00Z TS 12.4, -53.1 52 mph 1002 mb
2017-09-17 06:00Z TS 12.8, -54.4 63 mph 994 mb
2017-09-17 12:00Z TS 13.3, -55.7 69 mph 990 mb
2017-09-17 18:00Z HU 13.6, -57.0 75 mph 986 mb
2017-09-18 00:00Z HU 14.0, -58.0 86 mph 979 mb
2017-09-18 06:00Z HU 14.3, -59.0 92 mph 977 mb
2017-09-18 12:00Z HU 14.5, -59.7 115 mph 967 mb
2017-09-18 18:00Z HU 14.9, -60.4 126 mph 956 mb
2017-09-19 00:00Z HU 15.3, -61.1 167 mph 924 mb
2017-09-19 01:15Z HUlandfall 15.4, -61.3 167 mph 922 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL152017