Eight (2013)

Tropical Depression Eight formed from a tropical wave that crossed the Yucatan Peninsula and entered the Bay of Campeche. It became a tropical depression around 1200 UTC on 6 September 2013 about 25 nautical miles east-northeast of Tampico, Mexico, moved west-southwestward, and quickly made landfall the same day. The system weakened over inland Mexico, became a remnant low by 0600 UTC on 7 September, and dissipated later that day over the mountains north-northwest of Mexico City.

The depression made a single landfall near Tampico, Mexico, at about 1800 UTC on 6 September 2013. At landfall it was a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of about 30 kt (35 mph) and an estimated central pressure near 1008 mb.

The storm’s peak intensity was those same landfall values: maximum sustained winds around 35 mph (30 kt) and a minimum central pressure near 1008 millibars. It never reached tropical storm strength and remained a short-lived, weak tropical cyclone.

Measured rainfall included 2.60 inches at Tampico, with media reports of up to about 5 inches in parts of the state of Veracruz. No specific storm surge observations were reported in the official record for this system.

There were no reports of damage or casualties directly attributed to Tropical Depression Eight in the NHC report. Flooding and damage reported in Veracruz and Mexico City were noted by media but occurred too far south of the storm’s track to be directly linked to the depression.

The system’s development was not well anticipated in the short term: genesis was first mentioned in the outlooks several days earlier but forecast probabilities were reduced shortly before formation because the system was expected to move inland. No watches or warnings were required because the cyclone was moving ashore by the time advisories began.