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Hurricane Lee

Category 3 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Hurricane Lee at peak intensity well to the east of Bermuda on September 27
Formed	September 15, 2017
Dissipated	October 1, 2017
(Extratropical after September 30)
Highest winds	1-minute sustained: 115 mph (185 km/h)
Lowest pressure	962 mbar (hPa); 28.41 inHg
Damage	None
Areas affected	Cabo Verde
Part of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Lee was a highly erratic and somewhat long-lasting tropical cyclone that traversed the Atlantic in September 2017. The thirteenth named storm, seventh consecutive hurricane and the fifth major hurricane of the hyperactive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Lee originated from a tropical wave that exited the west coast of Africa on September 13. Contrary to predictions of slow development, the disturbance quickly organized into a tropical depression by September 15.

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

Map key

Saffir–Simpson scale

  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  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

Storm type

Tropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

Origins and initial dissipation

On September 13, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began tracking a tropical wave that had just emerged off of the coast of Africa.

See also

• Hurricane Michael (2012)
• Other storms named Lee