Tropical Storm Philippe (2017)

Basin

North Atlantic

Dates

October 27, 2017 to October 29, 2017

Peak strength

Tropical Storm, 35 kt (40 mph)

Lowest pressure

1000 mb (29.53 inHg)

Landfall

Yes

Accumulated cyclone energy

0.1

Tropical-storm-force wind reached

120 nmi (222 km, 138 mi) from the center at its widest

Eyewall radius at its peak

90 nmi (167 km, 104 mi)

Overall size

250 nmi (463 km, 288 mi) to the outermost closed isobar

Peak gust in the best track

45 kt (52 mph)

Fastest the center moved

19 kt (22 mph)

Identifier

AL182017

Radar at KBYX as it neared land, Oct 28, 22:00 UTC

The sources count different things and are not added together.

Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.

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

$7.0 million

Crop damage

none recorded

Events recorded

72 in 11 reports from 7 states and marine areas

State by state

What was recorded

30 high wind, 14 flash flood, 13 strong wind, 6 marine thunderstorm wind, 3 tropical depression, 3 tornado, 2 marine tropical storm, 1 marine tropical depression.

3 tornadoes recorded in the United States, strongest first.

The Weather Prediction Center attributes 680 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 10.93 inches (278 mm).

WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.

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.

From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.

Tornado touched down at the shopping center near the corner of Bird Road and SW 92nd Avenue in Westchester. Here it broke off large tree limbs in the parking lot which, fell on a car and damaged it windshield. The tornado then moved west-northwest over Bird Bowl Shopping Center, where high end EF-0 damage was observed. The front window of a store was broken and peeling off part of the roof. This allowed water to enter a meeting room and mechanical room. A large dumpster was also moved behind the building. Power lines, trees and fences were downed along SW 39th Street between SW 92nd and SW 94th Avenues. The tornado then briefly lifted, touching down again at SW 36th Street and 95th Avenue where it downed power lines and fences, broke large tree limbs, and caused minor roof and siding damage to homes. The tornado lifted before reaching SW 97th Avenue.

Miami-Dade, Florida · Tornado · Oct 28, 17:19 UTC

Tornado initially touched down started in the community in Boynton Beach at the intersection of Oak Street and Shady Lane where minor roof damage occurred. The tornado then continued north toward the Place where part of a roof lifted off a vacant mobile home and was carried several hundred yards away. The tornado continued north to Royal Manor Boulevard where a light pole was broken and more minor roof damage reported in the community. The tornado crossed NW 22nd Avenue before lifting near Sausalito Circle where some minor roof damage was found.

Palm Beach, Florida · Tornado · Oct 28, 21:42 UTC

Tropical storm-force wind gusts peaking at 44 knots, or 51 mph, were observed from the Molasses Reef Light C-MAN station as the general center of circulation of Tropical Storm Philippe passed to the west of the Florida Keys. The duration was brief, about 5 minutes, and associated with a rain-band well to the east of the circulation center.

Hawk Channel From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out To The Reef, Gulf of Mexico · Marine Tropical Storm · Oct 29, 01:55 UTC

Tropical Storm Philippe produced maximum sustained winds generally between 30 and 40 knots (35 and 45 mph) across the nearshore Atlantic waters of Broward and Miami-Dade counties for around 3 hours during the late evening hours of October 28th. A highest sustained wind of 40 knots (46 mph) and peak gust of 54 knots (62 mph) was measured at C-MAN station FWFY1, located at Fowey Rocks shortly after 11 PM EDT. This site is significantly elevated at 144 feet. Other sites in the vicinity measured peak gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

Deerfield Beach To Ocean Reef Fl, Atlantic South · Marine Tropical Storm · Oct 29, 03:00 UTC

Tropical Storm Philippe produced maximum sustained winds generally between 20 and 30 knots (25 and 35 mph) across Biscayne Bay for around 2 hours during the late evening hours of October 28th. A peak gust of 49 knots (57 mph) was measured at WxFlow site XKBS, located at Biscayne Bay Light 20 during the late night hours, with other sites measuring peak gusts of 40 to 45 mph.

Biscayne Bay, Atlantic South · Marine Tropical Depression · Oct 29, 03:00 UTC

A wind gust of 39 knots was measured at a NOAA/National Ocean Service station atop the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary office in Key West.

Gulf of Mexico From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To 5 Fathoms, Gulf of Mexico · Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Oct 29, 07:00 UTC

Numerous tree damage and power outages along with some structural damage with measured wind gusts in the 45-60 mph. Tree and structural damage indicative of >70 mph winds and a gust of 115 mph was measured at the summit of Mount Mansfield.

Lamoille, Vermont · High Wind · Oct 30, 07:00 UTC

Numerous tree damage and power outages along with some structural damage with measured wind gusts in the 45-60 mph range but damage indicative of >70 mph in spots.

Eastern Chittenden, Vermont · High Wind · Oct 30, 07:00 UTC

High winds with a strong low level jet toppled and snapped numerous trees along with broken branches. The falling trees and branches produced extensive damage to the electrical grid snapping utility poles and downing power lines with widespread power outages. Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were common...with a peak gust of 73 mph reported at Brooklin.

Coastal Hancock, Maine · High Wind · Oct 30, 08:00 UTC

Very heavy rain of 3 to 6 inches in less than 12 hours resulted in numerous road washouts and flash flooding in Bartlett. Route 302 was flooded and washed out in many locations in Bartlett and adjacent Hart's Location.

Carroll, New Hampshire · Flash Flood · Oct 30, 08:00 UTC

High winds with a strong low level jet toppled and snapped numerous trees along with broken branches. The falling trees and branches produced extensive damage to the electrical grid snapping utility poles and downing power lines with widespread power outages. Wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph were common...with peak wind gusts estimated at around 65 mph.

Interior Hancock, Maine · High Wind · Oct 30, 09:00 UTC

Very heavy rain of 3 to 6 inches in less than 12 hours resulted in numerous road washouts and flash flooding in Thornton. Route 49 was flooded and people were evacuated due to rapidly rising waters on the Mad River.

Grafton, New Hampshire · Flash Flood · Oct 30, 09:00 UTC

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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.

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.

• Tropical cyclone report, National Hurricane Center
• Every advisory and discussion NHC issued while it was live
• Best track as KMZ, National Hurricane Center
• Best track as a shapefile, National Hurricane Center
• Wikipedia article: Tropical Storm Philippe