2017 Atlantic hurricane season and its impacts on the Caribbean (Aug–Nov 2017)

1. Atlantic hurricane season enters peak months

   Aug 1, 2017Labels: Atlantic basin, Peak season

   • NOAA NHC
   • WMO

2. Hurricane Irma forms as a Cape Verde storm

   Aug 30, 2017Labels: Hurricane Irma, Cape Verde

   • NHC TCR
   • NHC Archive

3. Hurricane Katia forms during crowded September activity

   Sep 5, 2017Labels: Hurricane Katia, Gulf of

   • NHC Archive
   • TWC Recap

4. Irma makes Category 5 landfall on Barbuda

   Sep 6, 2017Labels: Barbuda, Category 5

   • NHC TCR
   • NASA

5. Irma devastates Saint Martin and nearby islands

   Sep 6, 2017Labels: Saint Martin, Leeward Islands

   • NHC TCR
   • NWS SJU

6. Hurricane Jose becomes a new threat behind Irma

   Sep 7, 2017Labels: Hurricane Jose, Atlantic storm

   • NOAA AOML
   • NHC Archive

7. Hurricane Maria forms east of the Lesser Antilles

   Sep 16, 2017Labels: Hurricane Maria, Lesser Antilles

   • NWS SJU
   • NHC TCR

8. Maria rapidly intensifies toward Category 5 strength

   Sep 18, 2017Labels: Rapid intensification, Category 5

   • NWS SJU
   • NHC TCR

9. Maria makes Category 5 landfall on Dominica

   Sep 18, 2017Labels: Dominica, Category 5

   • Britannica
   • NWS SJU

10. Maria strikes Puerto Rico as a high-end Category 4

    Sep 20, 2017Labels: Puerto Rico, Category 4

    • Britannica
    • NHC TCR

11. Relief logistics intensify across the northeastern Caribbean

    Sep 25, 2017Labels: Relief logistics, Northeastern Caribbean

    • NHC TCR
    • NHC TCR

12. Hurricane Nate adds regional disaster pressure

    Oct 4, 2017Labels: Hurricane Nate, Central America

    • NWS MOB
    • WPC

13. Season winds down as late storms end by November

    Nov 30, 2017Labels: Season conclusion, Atlantic basin

    • NHC Season
    • NHC Archive

14. WMO retires names Irma, Maria, and Nate

    Apr 12, 2018Labels: WMO, Name retirement

    • WMO
    • WMO Note