Atlantic 2017 season
Hurricane Katia (2017)
Hurricane Katia was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (90 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 972 mb. It was active from Sep 5, 2017 to Sep 9, 2017 and made 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 2 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 90 kt / 104 mph / 167 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 972 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 5, 2017 – Sep 9, 2017 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 6.5 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Katia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2017 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 22.4N 96.7W |
| Sep 7, 2017 | Hurricane | 70 kt (130 km/h) | 21.7N 94.9W |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 21.5N 95.0W |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Hurricane | 70 kt (130 km/h) | 20.8N 96.9W |
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Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 2 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.