2017 Hurricane Season: Review and Analysis
June 4, 2018
The 2017 hurricane season was a notable one in many respects. From a meteorological perspective, several storms exhibited extreme values for intensity, duration, and/or rainfall amounts. Several islands in the Caribbean experienced their worst losses in decades, and there is still uncertainty around the final insured losses. Perhaps most notable was the wide discrepancy in the catastrophe model loss estimates for Harvey, Irma, and Maria (HIM). Throughout the season, KCC monitored potential storm impacts and sent engineering teams to conduct post-disaster damage surveys in areas impacted by major hurricanes.