2017 Alaska hurricane season
First storm formed
January 16
Last storm dissipated
May 25
Strongest storm
Frank - 180 mph; 895 mbar
Total depressions
10
Total storms
9
Hurricanes
6
Major hurricanes
3
Total damages
$13.155 billion (2017 USD)
Total fatalities
122
The 2017 Alaska hurricane season was an average hurricane season that saw nine named storms, with the strongest being Frank. The season started on January 1, 2017 and ended on May 30, 2017. Only nine storms typically form per year.
Storms [ ] Hurricane Amelia [ ]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS )
Duration
January 16 – January 21
Peak intensity
75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Bob [ ]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS )
Duration
January 28 – February 4
Peak intensity
140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 942 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Christine [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS )
Duration
February 13 – February 16
Peak intensity
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Dorian [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS )
Duration
February 24 – February 28
Peak intensity
40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1008 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Emma [ ]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS )
Duration
March 1 – March 12
Peak intensity
165 mph (270 km/h) (1-min) 910 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Frank [ ]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS )
Duration
March 8 – March 22
Peak intensity
180 mph (285 km/h) (1-min) 895 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Depression 07-A [ ]
Tropical depression (SSHWS )
Duration
March 28 – March 31
Peak intensity
35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1008 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Gertrude [ ]
Tropical storm (SSHWS )
Duration
April 2 – April 8
Peak intensity
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Herman [ ]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS )
Duration
April 13 – April 20
Peak intensity
100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 973 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Iola [ ]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS )
Duration
May 20 – May 25
Peak intensity
90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa )
Storm names [ ] This was the first usage of this list, so all names used in this season were used for the first time ever in this basin. Below are the twelve names for the season.
Amelia
Bob
Christine
Dorian
Emma
Frank
Gertrude
Herman
Iola
James (unused) Karen (unused) Larry (unused)
Retirement [ ] The names Bob , Emma , Frank , and Iola were retired in June 2017. The names Ben, Eva, Frederic, and Inga replaced the names for 2023.
Season effects [ ] This is a table of the storms and the list of their effects during the 2017 Alaska hurricane season. All of the damages are listed in the millions in (2017 USD).
2017 Alaska tropical cyclone statistics
Storm name
Dates active
Storm category
at peak intensity
Max 1-min wind
mph (km/h)
Min.press.(mbar )
Areas affected
Damage (millions USD )
Deaths
Amelia
January 16 – January 21
Category 1 hurricane
75 (120)
998
Alaska
Minimal
0
Bob
January 28 – February 4
Category 4 hurricane
140 (220)
942
Alaska
1,100
29
Christine
February 13 – February 16
Tropical storm
60 (95)
987
Alaska
5
2
Dorian
February 24 – February 28
Tropical storm
40 (65)
1008
Alaska
Minimal
0
Emma
March 1 – March 12
Category 5 hurricane
165 (265)
910
Alaska
10,800
48 (2)
Frank
March 8 – March 22
Category 5 hurricane
180 (290)
895
Alaska
900
18 (8)
07-A
March 28 – March 31
Tropical depression
35 (55)
1008
British Columbia
Minimal
0 (1)
Gertrude
April 2 – April 8
Tropical storm
60 (95)
996
None
None
0
Herman
April 13 – April 20
Category 2 hurricane
100 (155)
973
Alaska
100
6 (1)
Iola
May 20 – May 25
Category 1 hurricane
90 (150)
979
British Columbia, Washington (state), Idaho, Alberta
250
3 (4)
