The 2017 cyclone season will undoubtedly remain the most destructive in the West Indies, both in the Lesser Antilles and in the Greater Antilles with totally devastated islands (some uninhabitable, dozens of victims and billions of euros in damage).
Three names are associated with this cyclonic season: IRMA, MARIA and HARVEY. Three destructive, deadly hurricanes that broke all records. They contributed to making 2017 a particularly active year. At the start, forecasters had expected a relatively active season, before reviewing their copy, month after month. In the end, 17 tropical systems were baptized, including 10 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes. Figures well above the average which make 2017 enter the Top 10 of the most active seasons.
September goes down in history
On the Keraunos website we can read that among the 10 hurricanes, "6 have reached or exceeded category 3 (major hurricane stage). Two of them reached category 5 (Irma and Maria). The peak of the season was clearly established in September. Indeed, September 2017 was the most active month of September (since the start of observations) in terms of cyclonic activity in the Atlantic basin. Cumulative cyclonic energy broke a monthly record at 175, a value almost 4 times higher than normal 1981-2010 according to Philip Klotzbach "
Irma, which ravaged the north of the West Indies before continuing on to Florida, will remain the most powerful system of the season (and in recent years) in terms of winds. Yes, we have gone through hell!_AF
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