2017 Atlantic hurricane season/Layten

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Hurricane Arlene
A pre season tropical wave moved off the coast of Afeica on May 27, before moving wesywards over the next several days without any significant organisation of its central convection until it reached the central Caribbean on June 3. From here, rapid debelopment took place, and Tropical Depression One formed at 0900 UTC on June 4th near the southern Hispaniolan coast. Continuing to kove west, the storm reached winds of 40 mph, and was named Arlene just 12 hours after formation. Over the next 24 hours, Arlene rapidly intensified, reachingbits peak intensity with a peak 1-minute wind of 80 mph, and a minimal central pressure of 984 mbar before making landfall in Cuba on June 7 as a 65 mph tropical storm. From here, a weakening former hurricane Arlene moved towards the Bahamas, where it merged with a feontal system around 1400 UTC. The remains of Arlene conitinued to move towards Bermuda, before being absorbed by a passing frontal system 2 days later. During its active tenure, Arlene caused 21 deaths, and an estimated $25 million in damages.

Tropical Storm Bret
A cutoff low that formed in the Gulf of Mexico was able to organise into Subtropical Depression Two on June 17. Upon its reclassification as a Subtropical Storm the following day, it was named Bret, as it began to move towards Florida. On June 19, Bret became fully tropical, and reached its peak intensity of 45 mph as it made landfall in the Big Bend region. Later that evening, Bret moved out into the Atlantic, and weakened to a remnant low pressure area, which was absorbed by another tropical wave the following evening. No deaths or significant damages were reported during Bret.

Hurricane Cindy
The origins of Cindy can be traced back to a tropical wave that emerged from Africa on June 27. Loaded with energy, and in a favourable envoronment, the precusor low was able to develop into Tropical Storm Cindy around 0300 UTC on June 29. Continuing west, Cindy became a uurricane on July 1, and then peaked at Category 2 the following day, before rounding a ridge into an unfavourable environment and weakening to a tropical storm early on July 4, and beginning extratropical transition later that day. By 1200 UTC on July 5, the NHC had reported that Cindy was a string extratropical cyclone, and that it would merge with a developing cold front later the same day. During its time as a tropical cyclone, Cindy had no impacts on any land areas, so there were no deaths or fatalities from the storm as a result of this.

Hurricane Don
Hurricane Don originated from a tropical wave that washed off Afriva on July 15. Moving westwards, the wave organised into Teopical Depression Four on July 20, and then into a tropical storm 6 hours later, when it was named Don by the NHC. Continued intensification commenced, and 2 days later, the storm was upgraded into the 3rd hurrcane of the season. From this point on, Don explosively intensified, and 12 hours later, Don became the first major hurricane of the season, exhibiting a very round, symmetrical eye ringed by intense convection. The following morning, Don peaked as a 150 mph category 4, and became fully annular at this time as it headed for the Bahamas islands. On July 25, Don made landfall as a 140 mph category 4 hurricane, allowing the storm to lose strength as it travelled over several of the islands. On July 27, Don made landfall un Georgia as a category 2 hurricane, fore travelling up the US East coast whilst slowly weakening. On the following morning, Don weakened to a 65 mph tropical storm, as extratropical transition finally began, which was complete by 1200 UTC the following day. During its time active, Don was responsible for 57 daeths, and $15 billion in damages, which later led to its retirement.