Atlantic 2017 season
Hurricane Franklin (2017)
Hurricane Franklin was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (75 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 981 mb. It was active from Aug 6, 2017 to Aug 10, 2017 and made 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 1 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 75 kt / 86 mph / 139 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 981 mb |
| Active dates | Aug 6, 2017 – Aug 10, 2017 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 4.4 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Franklin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2017 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 16.1N 82.7W |
| Aug 8, 2017 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 18.8N 86.6W |
| Aug 9, 2017 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 20.2N 90.9W |
| Aug 10, 2017 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 20.3N 95.5W |
Read this like a pro
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.