Weather of 2017

Flooding in China's Hunan province in July 2017

The following is a list of weather events that occurred in 2017.

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Summary by weather type

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Winter storms and cold waves

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Main articles: 2016–17 North American winter and 2017–18 North American winter

Winter weather in 2017 kicked off with a winter storm from January 4-8. This winter storm causes six fatalities.[1] Around a week later, an ice storm causes 9 fatalities.[citation needed] Portland, Oregon saw the most snow in a single day in 20 years.[2] Around a week after that, a nor'easter from the Tornado outbreak of January 21-23, 2017 caused a death in Philadelphia,[3] It also resulted in 100 accidents in Quebec.[4] After a lull in activity, winter weather resumed on February 9, which caused a man to die in Manhattan.[5] New York City had record warmth the day before.[6] Then, another winter storm rode up the East Coast a few days later, killing two.[7][8] Six thousand power outages occur in Nova Scotia.[9] A month later, a giant blizzard rode up the East Coast. At least 16 people were killed.[10] A record no-snow streak in Chicago was ended.[11] Another winter storm affected the Rocky Mountains in late April. Pueblo, Colorado saw 9200 power outages as a result,[12] and portions of Interstate 70 in Kansas shut down.[13] While mostly rain, a significant storm complex affected the Northeastern United States in late October. It caused over $100 million in damage,[14] and 1.3 million power outages. Maine set a record number of power outages.[15] However, the mountains of West Virginia record up to 8.4 inches (21 cm) of snow.[16] In early December, a winter storm results in 3 deaths and 400,000 power outages.[17] The year ends with a record breaking cold wave. Flint, Michigan set a monthly record low.[18]

Floods

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Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires

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Main article: Wildfires in 2017

Tornadoes

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EF2 tornado near Carpenter, Wyoming
Main article: Tornadoes of 2017

The year started with an intense tornado outbreak that became the 2nd largest and 2nd deadliest for January.[19] The 81 tornadoes resulted in 20 deaths.[20] An EF3 tornado in Mississippi caused 4 deaths, 57 injuries and $9.46 million in damage.[21][22][23] The next day, an EF3 tornado in Georgia causes 11 deaths, 45 injuries and $2.5 million in damage.[24][25][26] Another EF3 tornado in Georgia caused 5 deaths, 40 injuries and $310 million in damage.[27][28][29][30][31] Total damage was $1.3 bilion in damages.[32] Two weeks later, an EF3 tornado strikes New Orleans, causing 33 injuries, including 5-6 serious.[33] It caused at least $2.7 million in damage.[34][35] It was part of a small outbreak of 15 tornadoes that day. Total economic losses were estimated at $175 million.[36] Another intense outbreak occurs in late February and early March. This included an EF4 tornado in Missouri and Illinois, causing 1 death, 12 injuries and $14.8 million in damage.[37][38][39][40] Another EF3 in Illinois and Indiana causes 1 death, 2 injuries and $5.7 million in damage.[41][42][43] As another tornado that day killed two in Illinois, the total death toll was four.[44] Total damage is $1.3 billion.[32] A week later, another tornado outbreak affected the Central United States. Nineteen people were injured,[45][46] Damage totaled $2.5 billion.[32] More tornadoes affect the US on April 2 and 3. The 59 tornadoes from the system cause 3 deaths.[47][48] Less than a week later, two die due to a tornado in Paraguay.[49] Another tornado outbreak affected the United States in late April and early May. The storm system resulted in $1.9 billion,[32] and caused 20 total deaths. Five of those deaths are tornadic. Two fatal tornadoes strike Canton, Texas which cause a combined 4 fatalities, 49 injuries and $1.87 million.[50][51][52][53] A tornado outbreak sequence in mid to late May results in 2 deaths, 39 injuries and $975 million.[54] Significant tornadic activity slowed down after this. On August 6, a small outbreak of tornadoes occurred near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The tornadoes cause 30 injuries, all due to an EF2 in Tulsa, and $50.24 million, of which $50 million is due to the EF2 in Tulsa.[55] Five days later, more tornadoes occur in China. The tornadoes cause 5 deaths and 58 injuries.[56]

Tropical cyclones

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Satellite image of Hurricane Maria nearing Puerto Rico
Main article: Tropical cyclones in 2017

The first tropical cyclone of the year was a tropical disturbance in the South Pacific, which formed on January 2 over the Solomon Islands. It was the first of 20 tropical cyclones in the South Pacific during the year,[57][58] including Cyclone Donna, which became the strongest cyclone on record in the basin in the month of May, with 10 minute sustained winds of 205 km/h (125 mph).[59] In the neighboring Australian basin, there were 28 tropical cyclones, most of them weak;[57][58] however, Cyclone Ernie in April reached Category 5 intensity on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, with 10 minute sustained winds of 220 km/h (140 mph).[60] Cyclone Debbie struck Queensland in March, causing A$3.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) in damage and 14 deaths across Australia.[61][62] In November, Cyclone Cempaka killed 41 people in Indonesia from heavy rainfall.[63] The south-west Indian Ocean was quiet, with only six tropical cyclones during the year.[57][58] Of these, Cyclone Dineo in February killed at least 258 people when it moved through Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[64][65] Cyclone Enawo struck Madagascar in March, killing 78 people.[66] There was also a subtropical cyclone – Guará – which formed off Brazil in December.[67]

In the northern hemisphere, activity began on January 7, when a tropical depression formed and later moved across the Philippines, killing 11 people.[68] It was the first of 41 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean in the year.[69] The final two storms of the season – Kai-tak and Tembin – moved through the Philippines in December, together causing 406 deaths.[64] The year's costliest typhoon was Hato, which left more than US$4.34 billion in damage when it moved ashore southern China near Hong Kong.[70] In the north Indian Ocean, there were 10 tropical cyclones, which included several deadly storms. Cyclone Ockhi in December killed more than 137 people in Sri Lanka and southern India.[69][71] There were 20 tropical cyclones in the eastern Pacific Ocean, including Tropical Storm Lidia, which killed 20 people when it struck western Mexico.[69][72]

In the Atlantic Ocean, activity began in April and lasted until November, with 18 tropical cyclones,[69] including several deadly and costly storms. In August, Hurricane Harvey struck southeastern Texas and subsequently stalled over the state, dropping 60.58 in (1,539 mm) of rainfall; this was the highest amount of precipitation associated with a tropical cyclone in the United States. The rains caused widespread flooding along the storm's path, particularly near Houston, resulting in more than 100 fatalities and US$125 billion in damage, tying Harvey with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as the costliest United States hurricane.[73] In September, Hurricane Irma struck the northern Lesser Antilles and later Cuba as a Category 5 hurricane, and later Florida at a lower intensity, causing more than US$50 billion in damage and 139 deaths.[74] Two weeks after Irma, Hurricane Maria struck Dominica as a Category 5 hurricane and later Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane, causing US$90 billion in damage and more than 3,000 deaths, mostly in Puerto Rico.[75][76][77] Also during the season, Hurricane Nate produced damaging floods across Central America, killing 45 people.[78]

In addition to the above cyclones, there was a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone called Cyclone Numa, which killed 22 people when it struck Greece.[79]

Timeline

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This is a timeline of weather events during 2017. Please note that entries might cross between months, however, all entries are listed by the month they started.

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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  • September 16-30 - Hurricane Maria makes landfall in the Windward Islands and Puerto Rico, killing 3,059 and causing $91.6 billion in damages.
  • September 25-27 - Syracuse, New York experienced its latest in-year heat wave, with temperatures hitting 90 °F (32 °C) on September 25 and 27 and 91 °F (33 °C) on September 26.[89]

October

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November

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December

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  • December 23, 2017 – January 19, 2018 – A cold wave caused damaging low temperatures across eastern North America. The cold wave also caused Tallahassee, Florida to receive trace amounts of frozen precipitation for the first time in more than 30 years.

See also

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References

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