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Ike — 2008

Peak intensity: Cat 4 (144 mph). Active September 01–September 15, 2008 (15 days). Made 4 landfalls.

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  1. By the numbers
  2. Storm summary
  3. Track and observations
  4. Location-specific summary

By the numbers

Peak winds
144 mph
Cat 4
Min pressure
935 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
62
6-hourly fixes
ACE
39.2
accumulated cyclone energy

Storm summary

A plain-language narrative summary for this storm is on the way. In the meantime, the key statistics above and the full observation log below come directly from HURDAT2, NOAA's official Atlantic hurricane database. Where the National Hurricane Center has published a Tropical Cyclone Report, a link to the official PDF will appear here.

Track and observations

The complete observation log below lists all 62 fixes from HURDAT2 — position, status, wind, and pressure at each interval over the storm's lifetime.

Show first 12 observations
Time Status Lat / Lon Winds Pressure
2008-09-01 06:00Z TD 17.2, -37.0 34 mph 1006 mb
2008-09-01 12:00Z TS 17.3, -38.4 40 mph 1005 mb
2008-09-01 18:00Z TS 17.5, -39.9 52 mph 1003 mb
2008-09-02 00:00Z TS 17.8, -41.3 52 mph 1002 mb
2008-09-02 06:00Z TS 18.2, -42.8 52 mph 1000 mb
2008-09-02 12:00Z TS 18.7, -44.3 57 mph 999 mb
2008-09-02 18:00Z TS 19.3, -45.8 63 mph 996 mb
2008-09-03 00:00Z TS 19.8, -47.3 63 mph 994 mb
2008-09-03 06:00Z TS 20.2, -48.8 63 mph 992 mb
2008-09-03 12:00Z TS 20.6, -50.3 69 mph 989 mb
2008-09-03 18:00Z HU 21.1, -51.9 86 mph 979 mb
2008-09-04 00:00Z HU 21.8, -53.5 121 mph 956 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL092008