Hurricane Philippe was the 16th named storm and 5th hurricane of the above-average 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. It formed on September 24, 2011 as Tropical Depression Seventeen south west of the Cape Verde Islands. Since Philippe remained away from land, no deaths or damage was reported. Lasting over 13 days, it is the longest lived Atlantic tropical cyclone since Bertha in 2008. It strengthened into a hurricane for a few hours before weakening. In the evening hours of October 8, 2011, Philippe lost all of its tropical characteristics.