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Tropical Storm Philippe (2017)
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Tropical Storm Philippe was a weak and disorganized tropical cyclone which affected Central America, Cuba, and Florida during October 2017. The sixteenth named storm of the extremely-active 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Philippe originated from the interaction of a tropical wave which exited the coast of West Africa on October 16, and the Central American Gyre on October 24. This formed a broad area of low pressure the next day, that later organized into a tropical depression at 12:00 UTC on October 28. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Philippe just six hours later, before making landfall west of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba just a few hours later. Philippe quickly degraded into a tropical depression inland, before dissipating at 0:00 UTC the following day. The remnants later formed into a new low pressure area off the coast of Florida before merging with a cold front, later that same day.[1]
![]() Tropical Storm Philippe moving over Florida, Cuba, and The Bahamas on October 28 | |
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | October 28, 2017 |
Dissipated | October 29, 2017 |
Tropical storm | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Highest winds | 40 mph (65 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 1000 mbar (hPa); 29.53 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 5 total |
Damage | $100 million (2017 USD) |
Areas affected | Central America, Cayman Islands, Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, East Coast of the United States |
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Part of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season |