| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Katia in the Bay of Campeche nearing landfall in Mexico on September 8 | |
| Formed | September 5, 2017 |
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| Dissipated | September 9, 2017 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 105 mph (165 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 972 mbar (hPa); 28.7 inHg |
| Fatalities | 2 direct |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | Yucatan Peninsula, Veracruz |
| Part of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Katia was the most intense hurricane to exist in the Bay of Campeche since Karl in 2010. The eleventh named storm and sixth hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Katia originated on September 5 out of a broad area of low pressure that formed in the Bay of Campeche. Located in an area of weak steering currents, Katia meandered around in the region, eventually intensifying into a hurricane on September 6. The nascent storm eventually peaked in intensity on September 8 as it began to move southwest towards land, however it deteriorated in strength just prior to making landfall near Tecolutla, Mexico on September 8. The storm dissipated the next day, although its mid-level circulation remained intact and later spawned what would become Hurricane Otis in the Eastern Pacific.
Although damage estimates were unknown, two deaths were confirmed to have been related to the hurricane, due to mudslides, and approximately 77,000 people were left without power at the height of the storm. Coincidentally, the storm struck Mexico just days after a major earthquake struck the country, worsening aftereffects and recovery.
Meteorological history edit
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionA frontal trough, the same one responsible for Hurricane Harvey's extratropical tranistion, began producing a widespread area of showers and thunderstorms in the Bay of Campeche on September 3.[1]
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References edit
- ^ Dave Roberts (September 3, 2017). Tropical Weather Outlook (TXT) (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
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