Atlantic 2017 season
Tropical Storm Don (2017)
Tropical Storm Don never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 52 mph sustained winds and was active from Jul 17, 2017 to Jul 18, 2017.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 45 kt / 52 mph / 83 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 1005 mb |
| Active dates | Jul 17, 2017 – Jul 18, 2017 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 0.8 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Don 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2017 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 10.3N 47.7W |
| Jul 18, 2017 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 11.2N 53.8W |
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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.