2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season

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2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season

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The National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Reports contain comprehensive information on each tropical cyclone, including synoptic history, meteorological statistics, casualties and damages, and the post-analysis best track (six-hourly positions and intensities). Tropical cyclones include depressions, storms and hurricanes. Tropical depressions listed below are those that did not reach tropical storm strength.

XML index of all Tropical Cyclone Reports

Tropical Storm Arthur – PDF
Hurricane Bertha – PDF
Tropical Storm Cristobal – PDF
Hurricane Dolly – PDF
Tropical Storm Edouard – PDF
Tropical Storm Fay – PDF
Hurricane Gustav¹ – PDF
Hurricane Hanna – PDF
Hurricane Ike² – PDF
Tropical Storm Josephine – PDF
Hurricane Kyle – PDF
Tropical Storm Laura – PDF
Tropical Storm Marco – PDF
Tropical Storm Nana – PDF
Hurricane Omar – PDF
Tropical Depression Sixteen – PDF
Hurricane Paloma – PDF

Gustav updated 09 September 2014
Ike updated 18 March 2014

North Atlantic Tropical Weather Summary (2008)

Track Map for North Atlantic Season 2008

Storm Number	Storm Name	Type^a	Dates^b (UTC)	Max. Winds (kt)	Min. Pressure (mb)	Accumulated Cyclone Energy^c (x10⁴ kt²)
1	Arthur	TS	31 May–01 Jun	40	1004	0.8
2	Bertha	MH	03 Jul–20 Jul	110	952	28.4
3	Cristobal	TS	19 Jul–23 Jul	55	998	3.7
4	Dolly	HU	20 Jul–25 Jul	85	963	5.4
5	Edouard	TS	03 Aug–06 Aug	55	996	1.7
6	Fay	TS	15 Aug–27 Aug	60	986	7.3
7	Gustav	MH	25 Aug–04 Sep	135	941	18.2
8	Hanna	HU	28 Aug–07 Sep	75	977	10.4
9	Ike	MH	01 Sep–14 Sep	125	935	39.2
10	Josephine	TS	02 Sep–06 Sep	55	994	3.1
11	Kyle	HU	25 Sep–29 Sep	75	984	5.4
12	Laura	TS	29 Sep–01 Oct	50	994	2.2
13	Marco	TS	06 Oct–07 Oct	55	998	1.3
14	Nana	TS	12 Oct–14 Oct	35	1004	0.5
15	Omar	MH	13 Oct–18 Oct	115	958	9.0
16	Sixteen	TD	14 Oct–15 Oct	25	1004	0.0
17	Paloma	MH	05 Nov–09 Nov	125	944	9.2

2008 North Atlantic Summary
Named Storms (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Hurricanes (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Major Hurricanes (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Total ACE (x10⁴ kt²) (% Difference of 1991-2020 Normal)	Total Direct Deaths	Total U.S. Damage^e ($million)
16 (+2)	8 (+1)	5 (+2)	145.7 (+19% )	0	0

^a Tropical depression (TD) or Subtropical Depression (SD), maximum sustained winds 33 kt or less; tropical storm (TS) or Subtropical Storm (SS), winds 34-63 kt; hurricane (HU), winds 64-95 kt; major hurricane (MH), winds 96 kt or higher.

^b Dates begin at 0000 UTC and include all tropical and subtropical cyclone stages; non-tropical stages are excluded except for PTCs which have no tropical stages.

^c Accumulated Cyclone Energy is an index that is defined as the sum of the squares of the maximum sustained surface wind speed (knots) measured every six hours for all named storms while they are at least tropical storm intensity. Note the ACE total in this table is only for the basin being summarized (e.g., 140°W–180° in the Central Pacific).

^d Deaths occurring as a direct result of the forces of the tropical cyclone are referred to as “direct” deaths. These would include those persons who drowned in storm surge, rough seas, rip currents, and freshwater floods. Direct deaths also include casualties resulting from lightning and wind-related events (e.g., collapsing structures).

^e U.S. damage totals are based on values provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Last updated: August 11, 2025

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