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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Harvey (2017)
16 August 2017 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Harvey formed in the North Atlantic basin on 16 August 2017 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 937 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Mexico. It killed at least 107 people.
- Formed
- 16 August 2017
- Dissipated
- 2 September 2017
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 937 hPa
- Deaths
- 107
- Estimated Damage
- 150 billion US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3United States of America194 km/h
- TSMexico46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Irma287 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Maria278 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Jose250 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Lee185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Ophelia185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nate148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Franklin139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Bret83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth