2008 TCRs

[wxman57]

Ike's TCR was recently updated (I just noticed it).

Damage increased to $28.2B total and 4 of the missing have been found alive. Best track was also adjusted slightly in and around Cuba.

U.S. damage up to $19.3 billion, though with the higher ration of uninsured damage because of all the surge damage, it's probably a good bit higher.

[cycloneye]

The last report of the 2008 Atlantic season is up at the first post of thread and that is the Tropical Storm Fay one (29 pages long).

[Ed Mahmoud]

So close, yet so far...

After passing north of Key West over the warm waters of Florida Bay, data from land-based Doppler radars and reconnaissance aircraft indicated Fay was becoming better organized as the vertical wind shear began to decrease. The storm made landfall along the southwestern Florida coast between Cape Romano and Everglades City at 0845 UTC 19 August with 55 kt winds. Shortly after landfall, a well-defined eye feature developed in both satellite and radar imagery, possibly due to the decreasing wind shear and increasing low-level frictional convergence. Despite land interaction over South Florida, Fay strengthened slightly and it is estimated that its peak intensity of 60 kt was achieved around 1800 UTC that same day when the center was near the western end of Lake Okeechobee. The eye feature remained apparent in radar imagery (Fig. 4) from 0929 UTC 19 August until 0212 UTC 20 August. Thereafter, Fay steadily weakened until the center reached the Atlantic waters off the east-central Florida coast late that day.

[CrazyC83]

That is an increase from the operational estimates, but there was no observations supporting an upgrade to Hurricane Fay.

[CrazyC83]

2 more reports to go, both from the EPAC.

[cycloneye]

One of the two reports left in the EPAC side is out.Tropical Storm Julio report is up at the first post of thread.Only one report is left and that is Tropical Storm Cristina.

[HurricaneBill]

What is the latest a report ever came out?

[Derek Ortt]

I think Erin 2007. That one took forever due to the debate as to its status over Oklahoma (still not universally accepted)

[cycloneye]

The final report that was left to be released is anymore as the (EPAC) Tropical Storm Cristina report is up and posted at the first post of thread.

[CrazyC83]

Minor update with Paloma: the 131 kt sustained wind report was not at around 25m, but at 73m above sea level.

[cycloneye]

NHC closes the books on the Tropical Cyclone reports of 2008 in the Atlantic with the release of the graphic of all the systems.No unamed system was added.



http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2008atlan.shtml

[HURAKAN]

Link: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2008epac.shtml

[JonathanBelles]

As I just posted on facebook.. " This goes to show that every state on the eastern seaboard from Texas to Maine can be effected by Tropical Cyclones. In 2008, every state on the coastline plus states all the way inland such as Ohio WERE effected by at least one Tropical Cyclone. Keep your eyes and ears open from late April to December."