Atlantic 2017 season
Tropical Storm Philippe (2017)
Tropical Storm Philippe never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 40 mph sustained winds and was active from Oct 27, 2017 to Oct 29, 2017, with 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 35 kt / 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 1000 mb |
| Active dates | Oct 27, 2017 – Oct 29, 2017 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 0.2 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Philippe 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 28, 2017 | Disturbance | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 18.2N 84.5W |
| Oct 29, 2017 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 22.7N 81.2W |
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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.