page_title: Timeline of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season
section_title: July
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season / Timeline / July
caption_attribution_description: English: Tropical Storm Don (05L) approaching the Windward Islands
context_page_description: The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual tropical cyclone season in the north Atlantic Ocean. This Atlantic hurricane season saw above-normal activity; it was the seventh most active season on record and the most active since 2005. The season officially began on June 1, 2017 and ended on November 30, 2017. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most tropical systems form. However, storm formation is possible at any time of the year, as demonstrated in 2017 by the formation of the season's first named storm, Tropical Storm Arlene, on April 19. The final storm of the season, Tropical Storm Rina degenerated to a remnant area of low pressure on November 9.
  The 2017 season produced 17 named storms, of which 10 became hurricanes including six of which intensified into major hurricanes. Of those six, Harvey and Irma, became the first major hurricanes to make landfall on the continental United States in 12 years; a third hurricane, Nate, did so as well. September was both the most active month in the season and the most active month for Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded.
context_section_description: July 5
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at 12.0°N 37.1°W – Tropical Depression Four develops from an area of low pressure and attains peak winds of 30 mph (45 km/h) about 860 miles (1,385 km) west-southwest of Cabo Verde.
  July 6
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at 13.3°N 42.2°W – Tropical Depression Four attains a minimum barometric pressure of 1009 mbar (hPa; 29.80 inHg).
  July 7
  15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. AST) at 15.6°N 50.9°W – Tropical Depression Four, located about 690 mi (1115 km) east of the Lesser Antilles in the central Atlantic, is forecast to degenerate into a tropical wave; by 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) most of the convection had weakened.
  July 17
  06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) at 10.4°N 49.1°W – A tropical depression develops from an area of low pressure roughly 725 miles (1,165 km) east-southeast of Barbados.
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) at 10.7°N 50.6°W – The tropical depression intensifies into Tropical Storm Don approximately 625 miles (1,005 km) east-southeast of Barbados.
  July 18
  00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST July 17) at 11.2°N 53.8°W – Tropical Storm Don attains its peak intensity about 405 mi (650 km) east=southeast of Barbados with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1005 mbar (hPa; 29.68 inHg).
  18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) at 11.5°N 58.7°W – Tropical Storm Don dissipates into a tropical wave about 130 mi (210 km) south-southeast of Barbados.
  July 31
  10:00 UTC (6:00 a.m. EDT) at 27.7°N 83.5°W – Tropical Depression Six develops roughly 65 miles (105 km) west-southwest of Tampa, Florida.
  12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) at 27.7°N 83.2°W – Tropical Depression Six intensifies to become Tropical Storm Emily about 45 miles (75 km) west-southwest of Tampa, Florida.
  14:45 UTC (10:45 a.m. EDT) at 27.5°N 82.7°W – Tropical Storm Emily reaches its peak intensity with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1005 mbar (hPa; 29.68 inHg), and simultaneously makes landfall over Anna Maria Island approximately 10 miles (20 km) northwest of Bradenton, Florida.
  21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. EDT) at 27.8°N 81.7°W – Tropical Storm Emily weakens to a tropical depression roughly 30 miles (45 km) northwest of Sebring, Florida.
caption: Tropical Storm Don approaching the Windward Islands on July 18
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