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Harvey (2017): Atlantic track and wind history

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NOAA International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS v04r01), 2017 Atlantic main tracks, accessed October 4, 2026. · Source release, rights & limitations

1 historical Atlantic track from the 2017 season. Centers interpolate between observations; wind remains tied to the latest NOAA observation.

2017-08-16 06:00 UTC · exact source values
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Historical summary

Harvey's bundled Atlantic track contains 74 archived observations, from 2017-08-16 06:00 UTC to 2017-09-02 12:00 UTC. The highest recorded NOAA USA_WIND was 115 knots at 2017-08-26 00:00 UTC (Category 4). The lowest reported central pressure was 937 hPa at 2017-08-26 03:00 UTC.

The timeline preserves recorded positions, cyclone stages, 1-minute average winds and reported central pressures. Unavailable readings remain explicit. These observations describe the storm center; they do not establish local damage, rainfall, landfall or a forecast. Playback interpolates positions; the timeline lists only source observations. Source release and limitations.

Historical source timeline

Values are rounded to two decimals for display; the bundled source scene retains source precision. Scroll the timeline to inspect every observation.

Harvey (2017) · archived NOAA observations in IBTrACS · UTC
Observed at (UTC)LongitudeLatitudeNOAA wind (knots)Central pressure (hPa)Recorded stage / intensity
2017-08-16 06:00 UTC-45.813.7251,013LO · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-16 12:00 UTC-47.413.7251,010LO · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-16 18:00 UTC-4913.6251,009LO · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-17 00:00 UTC-50.613.6251,010LO · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-17 06:00 UTC-5213.4251,008TD · Tropical / subtropical depression
2017-08-17 12:00 UTC-53.413.1301,008TD · Tropical / subtropical depression
2017-08-17 18:00 UTC-5513351,004TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-18 00:00 UTC-56.613401,003TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-18 06:00 UTC-58.413401,004TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-18 10:00 UTC-59.613.1401,004TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-18 12:00 UTC-60.313.1401,004TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-18 15:00 UTC-61.213.2401,004TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-18 18:00 UTC-62.213.2351,005TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-19 00:00 UTC-6413.4351,005TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-19 06:00 UTC-65.713.5351,005TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-19 12:00 UTC-67.513.7301,006TD · Tropical / subtropical depression
2017-08-19 18:00 UTC-69.213.8301,007WV · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-20 00:00 UTC-7114301,007WV · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-20 06:00 UTC-72.914.2301,007WV · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-20 12:00 UTC-7514.4301,006WV · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-20 18:00 UTC-76.814.7301,007WV · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-21 00:00 UTC-78.615.1251,007WV · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-21 06:00 UTC-80.515.7251,008WV · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-21 12:00 UTC-82.516.4251,008WV · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-21 18:00 UTC-84.617.3251,008WV · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-22 00:00 UTC-86.418251,008WV · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-22 06:00 UTC-87.818.6251,009WV · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-22 12:00 UTC-88.819.4251,010WV · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-22 18:00 UTC-89.720251,010LO · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-23 00:00 UTC-90.720.5251,009LO · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-23 06:00 UTC-91.620.9251,008LO · Other cyclone stage
2017-08-23 12:00 UTC-92.321.4301,006TD · Tropical / subtropical depression
2017-08-23 18:00 UTC-92.421.6351,005TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-24 00:00 UTC-92.522401,003TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-24 06:00 UTC-92.622.850997TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-24 12:00 UTC-93.123.760986TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-24 18:00 UTC-93.624.470978HU · Category 1
2017-08-25 00:00 UTC-94.42580973HU · Category 1
2017-08-25 06:00 UTC-95.125.690966HU · Category 2
2017-08-25 12:00 UTC-95.826.395949HU · Category 2
2017-08-25 18:00 UTC-96.327.1105943HU · Category 3
2017-08-26 00:00 UTC-96.827.8115941HU · Category 4
2017-08-26 03:00 UTC-96.928115937HU · Category 4
2017-08-26 06:00 UTC-97.128.2105948HU · Category 3
2017-08-26 12:00 UTC-97.328.765978HU · Category 1
2017-08-26 18:00 UTC-97.52950991TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-27 00:00 UTC-97.429.245995TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-27 06:00 UTC-97.629.340998TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-27 12:00 UTC-97.529.135998TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-27 18:00 UTC-97.22935998TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-28 00:00 UTC-96.828.835997TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-28 06:00 UTC-96.528.640997TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-28 12:00 UTC-96.228.540997TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-28 18:00 UTC-95.928.440997TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-29 00:00 UTC-95.428.240996TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-29 06:00 UTC-9528.140996TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-29 12:00 UTC-94.628.240995TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-29 18:00 UTC-94.228.545993TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-30 00:00 UTC-93.828.945994TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-30 06:00 UTC-93.629.440990TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-30 08:00 UTC-93.529.840991TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-30 12:00 UTC-93.430.140992TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-30 18:00 UTC-93.130.635996TS · Tropical / subtropical storm
2017-08-31 00:00 UTC-92.631.330998TD · Tropical / subtropical depression
2017-08-31 06:00 UTC-92.231.925999TD · Tropical / subtropical depression
2017-08-31 12:00 UTC-91.732.5201,001TD · Tropical / subtropical depression
2017-08-31 18:00 UTC-90.933.4251,001TD · Tropical / subtropical depression
2017-09-01 00:00 UTC-89.634.1301,000TD · Tropical / subtropical depression
2017-09-01 06:00 UTC-88.234.9301,002EX · Other cyclone stage
2017-09-01 12:00 UTC-87.136251,002EX · Other cyclone stage
2017-09-01 18:00 UTC-86.436.5201,004EX · Other cyclone stage
2017-09-02 00:00 UTC-85.637.2201,007EX · Other cyclone stage
2017-09-02 06:00 UTC-84.937.9201,009EX · Other cyclone stage
2017-09-02 12:00 UTC-84.738.2151,013EX · Other cyclone stage
Sources, rights & limitations

NOAA International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS v04r01), 2017 Atlantic main tracks, accessed October 4, 2026. Basemap: Natural Earth (public domain), U.S. Census Bureau/us-atlas (public domain). Ancient Earth uses the reconstructed source-model land instead.

Data release: ibtracs-v04r01-atlantic2017-20261004. Retrieved 2026-10-04T00:00:00Z. Commercial use: approved. Export rights: approved.

License: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-12/NCEI%20PD-10-2-02%20-%20Open%20Data%20Policy%20Signed.pdf

Units: wind: knots, NOAA USA_WIND 1-minute sustained wind · pressure: hPa · proximity: km, shorter great-circle segment.

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