Tropical Season Recap 2017
2017 was a busy year in the tropics. The anticipated late season El Nino did not materialize, which combined with above average water temperatures and less than expected shear in the Caribbean and Atlantic lead to an increase in the number and intensity of storms in 2017.
For the US;
Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border bringing heavy rain.
Hurricane Harvey impacted coastal and inland Texas with record rainfall including the highest US storm total ever with 52 “ of rain recorded in the Houston area.
Hurricane Irma brushed NE Puerto Rico and then hit the Northern Coast of Cuba, the Lower Florida Keys, Marco Island and the Naples area with Cat 3-4 conditions. The entire state of Florida experienced tropical storm conditions with a prolonged weather event with 30 hour of storm conditions in Miami-Dade County. That combined with almost 8” of rain lead to numerous downed trees.
Hurricane Marie crossed the entire length of the island of Puerto Rico as a strong Cat 4 storm with 150 mph winds. Power is still out there.
Hurricane Nate made landfall in coastal Mississippi as a strong tropical storm.
And “Potential Tropical Storm” Philippe crossed over the Upper Florida Keys and extreme SE Florida with gusts to 29 mph.
2017 was a busy year in the tropics. The anticipated late season El Nino did not materialize, which combined with above average water temperatures and less than expected shear in the Caribbean and Atlantic lead to an increase in the number and intensity of storms in 2017.
For the US;
Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border bringing heavy rain.
Hurricane Harvey impacted coastal and inland Texas with record rainfall including the highest US storm total ever with 52 “ of rain recorded in the Houston area.
Hurricane Irma brushed NE Puerto Rico and then hit the Northern Coast of Cuba, the Lower Florida Keys, Marco Island and the Naples area with Cat 3-4 conditions. The entire state of Florida experienced tropical storm conditions with a prolonged weather event with 30 hour of storm conditions in Miami-Dade County. That combined with almost 8” of rain lead to numerous downed trees.
Hurricane Marie crossed the entire length of the island of Puerto Rico as a strong Cat 4 storm with 150 mph winds. Power is still out there.
Hurricane Nate made landfall in coastal Mississippi as a strong tropical storm.
And “Potential Tropical Storm” Philippe crossed over the Upper Florida Keys and extreme SE Florida with gusts to 29 mph.