Tropical Storm Emily (2017)
Tropical Storm Emily peaked at 50 kt in the North Atlantic between July 30, 2017 and August 2, 2017, with a lowest pressure of 1001 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Emily, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2017 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- July 30, 2017 to August 2, 2017
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 1001 mb (29.56 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.6
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 50 nmi (93 km, 58 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 10 nmi (19 km, 12 mi)
- Overall size
- 90 nmi (167 km, 104 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Peak gust in the best track
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Fastest the center moved
- 13 kt (15 mph)
- Identifier
- AL062017
Deaths and damage
The sources count different things and are not added together.
NOAA Storm Events
0 deaths (0 direct, 0 indirect)$1.2 million
What National Weather Service offices recorded county by county in 3 states and marine areas, in the United States only. Property and crop damage as each office estimated it, which is not a national loss total.
Landfall
| Time (UTC) | Where | Position | Wind | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 14:45 | Holmes Beach, FL, 1 km away | 27.5N 82.7W | 50 kt (58 mph) | 1001 mb |
Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.
In the United States
NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled May 2026.
- Deaths
- 0 (0 direct, 0 indirect)
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.2 million
- Crop damage
- none recorded
- Events recorded
- 36 in 7 reports from 3 states and marine areas
State by state
| State or marine area | Deaths | Injuries | Damage | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million | 9 |
| Gulf of Mexico | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Atlantic South | 0 | 0 | 11 |
What was recorded
26 marine thunderstorm wind, 6 tropical storm, 1 flash flood, 1 waterspout, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado.
Tornadoes and waterspouts
1 tornado and 1 waterspout recorded in the United States, strongest first.
| Rating | County | State | Time (UTC) | Path | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF0 | Manatee | Florida | Jul 31, 14:55 | 0.7 mi | 100 yd |
Rainfall
The Weather Prediction Center attributes 826 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 7.19 inches (183 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Naples 9.0 NE | 7.19 in (183 mm) | 26.24N 81.70W |
| Valrico 2.2 SE | 6.79 in (172 mm) | 27.91N 82.23W |
| Palmetto 6.4 ENE | 6.60 in (168 mm) | 27.56N 82.48W |
| South Pasadena 0.6 E | 6.18 in (157 mm) | 27.75N 82.73W |
| Lakeland 5.3 WNW | 6.17 in (157 mm) | 28.06N 82.04W |
| Riverview 4.4 SSW | 6.01 in (153 mm) | 27.81N 82.34W |
| Plant City 2 ENE | 5.96 in (151 mm) | 28.02N 82.09W |
| Gulfport 0.9 NNW | 5.95 in (151 mm) | 27.76N 82.72W |
| Valrico 1 SSE | 5.89 in (150 mm) | 27.92N 82.25W |
| Bradenton 3.5 WNW | 5.79 in (147 mm) | 27.51N 82.63W |
| Valrico 1.1 SE | 5.70 in (145 mm) | 27.93N 82.23W |
| THONOTOSASSA 3 N | 5.69 in (145 mm) | 28.10N 82.31W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Wind reports
The strongest winds National Weather Service offices recorded with this storm. An estimated figure is a forecaster’s judgment from the damage, not an instrument reading.
| Wind | How | Where | State | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kt (64 mph) | Measured | 11.51 NNE of ELLIOT KEY | Atlantic South | Jul 31, 14:43 |
| 50 kt (58 mph) | Estimated | 2.64 N of (APF)NAPLES MUNI ARP | Florida | Jul 31, 11:10 |
| 48 kt (55 mph) | Measured | 10.38 S of WIGGINS PASS | Gulf of Mexico | Jul 31, 11:12 |
| 43 kt (49 mph) | Measured | 25.49 SSE of WIGGINS PASS | Gulf of Mexico | Jul 31, 16:58 |
| 39 kt (45 mph) | Measured | 11.51 NNE of ELLIOT KEY | Atlantic South | Jul 31, 16:18 |
What forecast offices wrote
From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.
A marine thunderstorm wind gust of 48 mph / 42 knots was recorded by the Weather Bug mesonet site MRCSL located at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort.
Chokoloskee To Bonita Beach Fl Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico · Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Jul 30, 21:14 UTC
A marine thunderstorm wind gust of 42 mph / 36 knots was recorded by the SFWMD mesonet site L001 located over the northern end of Lake Okeechobee.
Lake Okeechobee, Atlantic South · Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Jul 31, 11:30 UTC
A marine thunderstorm wind gust of 43 mph / 37 knots was recorded by the Weather Bug mesonet site MRCSL located at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort.
Chokoloskee To Bonita Beach Fl Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico · Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Jul 31, 11:50 UTC
A marine thunderstorm wind gust of 40 mph / 35 knots was recorded by the Weather Bug mesonet site MDFR4 located at the Miami Dade Fire Rescue Station 21 in Bal Harbour.
Deerfield Beach To Ocean Reef Fl, Atlantic South · Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Jul 31, 15:26 UTC
Tropical Storm Emily formed on the tail-end of a slow moving frontal boundary that was draped across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. A weak area of low pressure developed on the 30th and slowly drifted southeast towards the Florida peninsula. Early in the morning on the 31st, satellite and radar data indicated that a tropical depression had formed about 65 miles west of Tampa Bay. The system became a tropical storm shortly before landfall just a few hours later. Emily made landfall on Anna Maria Island at 10:45 AM with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and a minimum central pressure of 1005 mb. In coastal Sarasota county, Emily's impacts were limited to areas of downed trees and limbs. The highest wind gust reported was 37 knots at a Weatherflow station ENE of Sarasota. Home weather stations along and near the coast reported 3 to 5 inches of rain.
Coastal Sarasota, Florida · Tropical Storm · Jul 31, 17:00 UTC
Tropical Storm Emily formed on the tail-end of a slow moving frontal boundary that was draped across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. A weak area of low pressure developed on the 30th and slowly drifted southeast towards the Florida peninsula. Early in the morning on the 31st, satellite and radar data indicated that a tropical depression had formed about 65 miles west of Tampa Bay. The system became a tropical storm shortly before landfall just a few hours later. Emily made landfall on Anna Maria Island at 10:45 AM with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and a minimum central pressure of 1005 mb. Across interior Hillsborough County, there were a few reports of downed limbs and trees. Rainfall was the biggest impact with widespread 3 to 5 inch rainfall totals reported from home weather stations and CoCoRaHS observers across southern and central areas of the county.
Inland Hillsborough, Florida · Tropical Storm · Jul 31, 19:00 UTC
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 18:00 | 28.4N 85.4W | 30 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 31, 00:00 | 28.0N 84.6W | 35 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 06:00 | 27.7N 83.9W | 40 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 12:00 | 27.5N 83.1W | 45 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 14:45 landfall | 27.5N 82.7W | 50 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 31, 18:00 | 27.5N 82.2W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 1, 00:00 | 27.5N 81.3W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 1, 06:00 | 27.8N 80.4W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 1, 12:00 | 28.7N 79.5W | 30 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 1, 18:00 | 29.7N 78.6W | 30 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 2, 00:00 | 30.7N 78.1W | 30 kt | 1011 mb | Low |
Other North Atlantic storms of 2017
- Tropical Storm ArleneNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Tropical Storm BretNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Tropical Storm CindyNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Tropical Storm DonNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Hurricane FranklinNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Hurricane GertNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Hurricane HarveyNorth Atlantic · 2017 · 107 deaths · $150 billion
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Hurricane IrmaNorth Atlantic · 2017 · 133 deaths · $77 billion
- Hurricane JoseNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Hurricane KatiaNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Hurricane LeeNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Hurricane MariaNorth Atlantic · 2017 · 4,645 deaths · $92 billion
- Hurricane NateNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Hurricane OpheliaNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Tropical Storm PhilippeNorth Atlantic · 2017
- Tropical Storm RinaNorth Atlantic · 2017
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.