Atlantic 2017 season
Tropical Storm Bret (2017)
Tropical Storm Bret never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 52 mph sustained winds and was active from Jun 18, 2017 to Jun 20, 2017, with 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 45 kt / 52 mph / 83 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 1007 mb |
| Active dates | Jun 18, 2017 – Jun 20, 2017 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 0.9 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Bret 2017. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2017 | Disturbance | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 7.8N 51.7W |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 9.7N 60.5W |
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Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 1 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.