Atlantic 2017 season
Hurricane Nate (2017)
Hurricane Nate was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (80 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 981 mb. It was active from Oct 3, 2017 to Oct 11, 2017 and made 3 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 1 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 80 kt / 92 mph / 148 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 981 mb |
| Active dates | Oct 3, 2017 – Oct 11, 2017 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 4.6 |
| Documented landfalls | 3 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Nate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2017 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 11.4N 81.2W |
| Oct 5, 2017 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 12.6N 82.7W |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 15.3N 84.4W |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Tropical storm | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 21.3N 85.9W |
| Oct 8, 2017 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 29.1N 89.2W |
| Oct 9, 2017 | Post-tropical low | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 36.2N 85.7W |
| Oct 10, 2017 | Extratropical | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 44.2N 72.0W |
| Oct 11, 2017 | Extratropical | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 47.5N 56.0W |
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.