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Revision as of 21:01, 1 September 2008

Template:Ongoing weather Template:Infobox hurricane season active The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season is an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The season officially started on June 1 and will run through November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin, though the season began slightly early when Tropical Storm Arthur formed off the coast of Belize on May 30.

Seasonal forecasts

Predictions of tropical activity in the 2008 season
Source Date Named
storms 		Hurricanes Major
hurricanes
CSU Average (1950–2000)[1] 9.6 5.9 2.3
NOAA Average (1950–2005)[2] 11.0 6.2 2.7
Record high activity 28 15 8
Record low activity 4 2 0
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
CSU December 7, 2007 13 7 3
CSU April 9, 2008 15 8 4
NOAA May 22, 2008 12–16 6–9 2–5
CSU June 3, 2008 15 8 4
UKMO June 18, 2008 15* N/A N/A
CSU August 5, 2008 17 9 5
NOAA August 7, 2008 14-18 7-10 3-6
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Actual activity (so far) 8 4 2
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
* forecast for July-November period only

Forecasts of hurricane activity are issued before each hurricane season by noted hurricane experts Dr. Philip J. Klotzbach, Dr. William M. Gray, and their associates at Colorado State University; and separately by NOAA forecasters.

Dr. Klotzbach's team (formerly led by Dr. Gray) defined the average number of storms per season (1950 to 2000) as 9.6 tropical storms, 5.9 hurricanes, and 2.3 major hurricanes (storms exceeding Category 2 strength in the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale). A normal season, as defined by NOAA, has 9 to 12 named storms, with 5 to 7 of those reaching hurricane strength, and 1 to 3 major hurricanes.[1][2]

Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna with Tropical Depression Nine

Pre-season forecasts

On December 7, 2007, Klotzbach's team issued its first extended-range forecast for the 2008 season, predicting above-average activity (13 named storms, 7 hurricanes, 3 of Category 3 or higher).[1] On April 9, 2008, the CSU issued a new forecast, anticipating a well above average hurricane season of 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 intense hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted an above average season with 12 to 16 storms, 6 to 9 hurricanes, and 2 to 5 major hurricanes on May 22.[3][4]

Midseason outlooks

The CSU kept their April 9 forecast on June 3 with 15 storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. On June 18 the UK Met Office (UKMO) issued a forecast of 15 tropical storms in the July to November period with a 70% chance that the number would be in the range 10 to 20. However, actual predictions of the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes were not given.[5] On August 5, following the intense start, the CSU called for 17 storms, 9 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes, slightly higher than their prior forecast of 15 storms. On August 7, in response to the season's strong start, NOAA reaffirmed its pre-season outlook of above-average activity. The organization increased its expected probability of such a season to 85% from 65% in its May forecast.[6]

Storms

Tropical Storm Arthur

Main article: Tropical Storm Arthur (2008)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationMay 30 – June 2
Peak intensity45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min);
1004 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Arthur formed near the Belize coast late on May 30,[7] developing out of the interaction between a tropical wave and the remnants of Tropical Storm Alma, and made landfall on Belize on May 31.[7] The system traversed the Yucatán Peninsula slowly and dissipated inland early on June 2.[7] When Arthur made landfall on Belize it caused an estimated US$78 million worth of damage and killed 9 people, 5 of them directly.[7]

Arthur is the first reported tropical storm to form in May since Tropical Storm Arlene in 1981. Other systems have formed, but were subtropical (such as Andrea in 2007). Given Arthur's very short lifespan, Jeff Masters questions whether it would have been reported and named in the years prior to today's technology.[8] The formation of Arthur also marks the first time that a named storm formed in May for two consecutive years.

Hurricane Bertha

Main article: Hurricane Bertha (2008)
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 3 – July 20
Peak intensity120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min);
948 mbar (hPa)

Early on July 1, a strong and large tropical wave emerged off the coast of Africa.[9] By early the next day, a surface low developed and the wave became better organized.[10] The National Hurricane Center upgraded the system to Tropical Depression Two in the morning hours of July 3 after the system was able to maintain convection over its center for at least 12 hours.[11] The depression organized further and developed two distinct bands of convection. Six hours after becoming a depression, it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Bertha, the second named storm of the season.[12] The National Hurricane Center noted that this tropical cyclone was remarkably forecast up to a week in advance by many global computer models.[11]

After a bout of strengthening on July 6, Bertha was upgraded to a hurricane early on July 7 as satellite and microwave imagery indicated an eye feature had formed. It continued to strengthen that morning. Rapid intensification continued that afternoon and Bertha strengthened into a major hurricane with 120 mph (195 km/h) winds and a well-defined eye. The strengthening trend abated early on July 8, due to wind shear, and Bertha rapidly weakened back to a Category 1 hurricane that afternoon.

Bertha again began to rapidly intensify on July 9 as a new eye had formed and the system became more symmetrical. The NHC upgraded Bertha to a category two with winds of 105 mph (170 km/h) and stated that Bertha could intensify further to major hurricane status again, but instead weakened into an 85 mph (135 km/h) category 1 hurricane.[13] On July 12, Bertha slowed in movement, becoming almost stationary and by July 13 this slow movement weakened the storm to tropical storm strength. The storm brought rain and tropical storm-force winds to Bermuda on July 14, but no damage was reported. After slowly meandering to the east and then the southeast, Bertha regained hurricane strength on the 18th as it began accelerating towards the northeast.[14] As it moved over cooler waters, it weakened slightly to a tropical storm late on July 19. It finally became extratropical on July 20 southwest of Iceland. Bertha is the longest-lived pre-August Atlantic tropical cyclone on record.[15]

Tropical Storm Cristobal

Main article: Tropical Storm Cristobal (2008)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 18 – July 23
Peak intensity65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min);
1000 mbar (hPa)

A disturbance off the Georgia coast slowly organized itself, and became Tropical Depression Three late on July 18. It strengthened into Tropical Storm Cristobal the next day. It remained near and parallel to the Carolina coast, though never making landfall. It became extratropical on July 23.


Hurricane Dolly

Main article: Hurricane Dolly (2008)
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 20 – July 25
Peak intensity100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min);
964 mbar (hPa)

A strong tropical wave tracked across the Caribbean Sea in the third week of July. Despite producing strong convection and tropical storm-force sustained winds, it failed to develop a low-level circulation until July 20. That morning, reconnaissance aircraft found a low-level circulation and the system was declared Tropical Storm Dolly. This marked the fastest start of a hurricane season since 2005.[16]

It made landfall early on July 21 as a weak and disorganized tropical storm near Cancun, and emerged over the Gulf of Mexico later that morning. 17 deaths were reported in Guatemala from landslides caused by heavy rain on the fringes of Dolly.[17]

On July 22 at 4 p.m. CDT, it strengthened into the second hurricane of the season. It steadily strengthened that night into the morning of July 23 and reached Category 2 intensity. It made landfall at 1 p.m. CDT (1800 UTC) on South Padre Island as a 100 mph category 2 hurricane. Dolly caused no deaths in Texas but it became the most damaging hurricane in Texas since 2005's Hurricane Rita, with US$1.2 billion dollars in damage, and was the third costliest Texas hurricane in history, behind Hurricane Alicia and Rita. The remnant low caused flash flooding and two deaths in New Mexico before dissipating late on July 27.

Tropical Storm Edouard

Main article: Tropical Storm Edouard (2008)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 3 – August 7
Peak intensity65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min);
997 mbar (hPa)

A shear line stalled in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico in early August as troughing aloft dug into the northeast Gulf of Mexico. This energy aloft helped to organize a surface low along the shearline early on August 2,[18] which slowly organized over the following day. It strengthened into Tropical Depression Five before gaining intensity and being named Tropical Storm Edouard on August 3. The storm made landfall in Southeast Texas near Port Arthur on the morning of August 5 as a strong tropical storm. As it moved inland, the system weakened into a tropical depression by afternoon. The depression weakened into a remnant low on August 7 while inland over Texas.

Tropical Storm Fay

Main article: Tropical Storm Fay (2008)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 15 – August 26
Peak intensity65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min);
986 mbar (hPa)

A vigorous tropical wave tracked into the northeastern Caribbean in mid-August. It produced heavy rain across the Leeward Islands and into Puerto Rico before tracking westward, while unable to develop a low-level circulation despite producing tropical storm-force winds. On August 15, a closed circulation was found and the system was declared Tropical Storm Fay. Later that day Fay produced heavy rains on the island of Hispaniola prompting a major flash flood threat. Fay crossed Hispaniola, Cuba, and hit south Florida beginning late on August 18, slowly tracking northeastward across the peninsula. Significant flooding resulted in much of eastern Florida, along with some wind damage. After crossing into the Atlantic, Fay turned westward again and crossed northern Florida on August 22. As it zigzagged from water to land, it became the first storm in recorded history to make landfall in Florida four times.[19] Fay weakened into a tropical depression along the north coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Fay eventually weakened into a remnant low around noon on August 26 while located over Alabama.[20] Fay then rapidly transitioned into an extratropical low six hours later.[21]

Hurricane Gustav

Main article: Hurricane Gustav
Hurricane Gustav
Current storm status
Category 1 hurricane (1-min mean)
Satellite image
Forecast map
As of:2 p.m. CDT (1900 UTC) September 1
Location:29.9°N 91.5°W ± 15 nm
Just NE of Franklin
About 35 mi (55 km) SE of Lafayette
Sustained winds:80 knots | 90 mph | 145 km/h (1-min mean)
gusting to 110 knots | 125 mph | 205 km/h
Pressure:962 mbar (hPa) | 28.41 inHg
Movement:NW at 14 kt | 16 mph | 26 km/h
See more detailed information.

A disturbance developed in the deep tropical Atlantic in the fourth week of August. It tracked westward into the Caribbean Sea where it encountered more favorable conditions, and became a tropical depression on the morning of August 25, west of the Windward Islands. It rapidly intensified into Tropical Storm Gustav early that afternoon and into Hurricane Gustav early on August 26. Striking southwest Haiti, it weakened into a tropical storm on the evening of August 27 due to land interaction and slowed down considerably. It re-organized further south into a strong tropical storm once again on August 28 before speeding up and hitting Jamaica. Gustav has killed 85 people in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica, while 7 are still missing in Haiti. It then was upgraded to a hurricane again during the late afternoon of August 29. On the morning of August 30, Gustav was upgraded to a major Category 3 hurricane. After intensification slowed for a few hours, another round of rapid intensification occurred and Gustav was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane during a hurricane hunter flight around 1pm (EDT), with 145 mph winds. Continuing to intensify, it became a 150 mph storm that afternoon near 5 P.M. EDT. Soon after Gustav made landfall in Cuba, firstly on the island of Isla de la Juventud and later on the mainland near Los Palacios in Pinar del Río Province, causing catastrophic damage, although it is difficult to estimate it. It then emerged into the Gulf of Mexico weakening into a minimal 115 mph. category 3. However, the hurricane was still large, and later that day, it made landfall on Louisiana. At 8 a.m. CDT it was reported to have weakened to category 2, just after it crossed the coast as a category 3.

Current storm information

See current storm information.

Watches and warnings

As of 10 a.m. CDT (1500 UTC) September 1, these watches and warnings are in effect:

Hurricane warning
Tropical storm warning
  • USA: The Gulf coast from the Mississippi-Alabama border eastward to the mouth of the Ochlockonee River

For latest official information see:


Hurricane Hanna

Main article: Hurricane Hanna (2008)
Hurricane Hanna
Current storm status
Category 1 hurricane (1-min mean)
File:Hanna 1 September 2008.jpg
Satellite image
Forecast map
As of:1:30 p.m. AST (1730 UTC) September 1
Location:22.4°N 72.6°W ± 30 nm
Near Mayaguana
Sustained winds:65 knots | 75 mph | 120 km/h (1-min mean)
gusting to 80 knots | 100 mph | 155 km/h
Pressure:985 mbar (hPa) | 29.09 inHg
Movement:WSW at 4 kt | 5 mph | 7 km/h
See more detailed information.

Tropical Depression Eight formed on August 28 from a low pressure area east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. It was upgraded to a tropical storm later that day and named Hanna. On September 1, whilst Hanna was moving very near to the island of Mayaguana in the Bahamas, it was upgraded to Category 1 hurricane status.

Current storm information

See current storm information.

Watches and warnings

As of 1:30 p.m. AST (1730 UTC) September 1, these watches and warnings are in effect:

Hurricane warning

For latest official information see:


Tropical Storm Ike

Main article: Tropical Storm Ike (2008)
Tropical Storm Ike
Current storm status
Tropical storm (1-min mean)
Satellite image
Forecast map
As of:5 p.m. AST (1500 UTC) September 1
Location:17.7°N 40.6°W ± 30 nm
About 1400 mi (2250 km) E of the Leeward Islands
Sustained winds:45 knots | 50 mph | 85 km/h (1-min mean)
gusting to 55 knots | 65 mph | 100 km/h
Pressure:1000 mbar (hPa) | 29.53 inHg
Movement:W at 14 kt | 16 mph | 26 km/h
See more detailed information.

A tropical disturbance developed off the coast of Africa near the end of August. It tracked south of Cape Verde and slowly developed. On September 1 it became Tropical Depression Nine while west of the Cape Verde islands.

Current storm information

As of 11 a.m. AST (1500 UTC) September 1, Tropical Depression Nine is located within 30 nautical miles of 17.6°N 39.5°W, about 1470 mi (2365 km) east of the Leeward Islands. Maximum sustained winds are 30 knots (35 mph, 55 km/h), with stronger gusts. Minimum central pressure is 1005 mbar (hPa; 29.68 InHg), and the system is moving west at 14 kt (16 mph, 26 km/h).

For latest official information see:


Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) rating

ACE (104kt²) (Source) — Storm:
1 28.4 Bertha 5 3.34 Hanna
2 17.7 Gustav 6 3.06 Cristobal
3 6.72 Fay 7 1.53 Edouard
4 5.31 Dolly 8 0.773 Arthur
Total: 66.8

The table on the right shows the ACE for each storm in the season. ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACEs. ACE is only officially released for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 34 knots (39 mph, 63 km/h) or tropical storm strength. Subtropical storms are not included in season totals.

Timeline of recent events

Main article: Timeline of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season

August

August 25
  • 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC): Tropical Depression Seven forms west of the Windward Islands.
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC): Tropical Depression Seven strengthens into Tropical Storm Gustav.
August 26
  • 2:20 a.m. EDT (0620 UTC): Tropical Storm Gustav strengthens into Hurricane Gustav.
  • 10 a.m. CDT (1500 UTC): Tropical Depression Fay weakens to a remnant low over Alabama.
  • 1 p.m. EDT (1700 UTC): Hurricane Gustav makes its first landfall near Jacmel, Haiti with 90 mph (150 km/h) winds.
  • 11 p.m. EDT (0300 UTC August 27): Hurricane Gustav weakens to a tropical storm.
August 28
  • 5 a.m. EDT (0900 UTC): Tropical Depression Eight forms east-northeast of the Leeward Islands.
  • 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC): Tropical Depression Eight strengthens into Tropical Storm Hanna.
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC): Tropical Storm Gustav makes its second landfall near Kingston, Jamaica with 70 mph (110 km/h) winds.
August 29
  • 3:15 p.m. EDT (1915 UTC): Tropical Storm Gustav strengthens again to become Hurricane Gustav.
August 30
  • 2:10 a.m. EDT (0610 UTC): Hurricane Gustav reaches Category 2 intensity.
  • 6 a.m. EDT (1000 UTC): Hurricane Gustav reaches Category 3 intensity.
  • 1:20 p.m. EDT (1720 UTC): Hurricane Gustav reaches Category 4 intensity.
  • 3 p.m. EDT (1900 UTC): Hurricane Gustav makes its third landfall on the Isla de la Juventud with 145 mph (230 km/h) winds.
  • 7 p.m. EDT (2300 UTC): Hurricane Gustav makes its fourth landfall near Guasimal, Cuba with 150 mph (240 km/h) winds.

September

September 1
  • 9:30 a.m. CDT (1430 UTC): Hurricane Gustav makes its fifth landfall near Cocodrie, LA with 110 mph (215 km/h) winds.
  • 11 a.m. AST (1500 UTC): Tropical Depression Nine forms in mid-Atlantic.
  • 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 UTC): Tropical Storm Hanna strengthens into Hurricane Hanna.
  • 5:00 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC): Tropical Depression Nine strengthens into Tropical Storm Ike.

Storm names

The following names will be used for named storms that form in the North Atlantic in 2008. Retired names, if any, will be announced by the World Meteorological Organization in the spring of 2009. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2014 season. The list is the same as the 2002 list except for Ike and Laura, which will replace Isidore and Lili, respectively.

  • Hanna (active)
  • Ike (active)
  • Josephine (unused)
  • Kyle (unused)
  • Laura (unused)
  • Marco (unused)
  • Nana (unused)
  • Omar (unused)
  • Paloma (unused)
  • Rene (unused)
  • Sally (unused)
  • Teddy (unused)
  • Vicky (unused)
  • Wilfred (unused)

Season impact

This is a table of the storms in 2008 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect, but still storm-related.

Saffir–Simpson scale
TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

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|- style="background:#4DFFFF" ! align=left | Arthur | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="May 30 – June 1" | May 30 – June 1 | style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="8"|Tropical storm | style="text-align:center;" | 45 | style="text-align:center;" | 1004 | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" | {{{areas}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{damage}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{deaths}}} | style="text-align:right;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="0"| Template:TC stats first landfall Template:TC stats impact

|- style="background:#FF9E59" ! align=left | Bertha | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="July 3 – July 20" | July 3 – July 20 | style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="30"|Category 3 hurricane | style="text-align:center;" | 120 | style="text-align:center;" | 948 | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" | {{{areas}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{damage}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{deaths}}} | style="text-align:right;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="0"| Template:TC stats first landfall Template:TC stats impact

|- style="background:#4DFFFF" ! align=left | Cristobal | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="July 18 – July 23" | July 18 – July 23 | style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="8"|Tropical storm | style="text-align:center;" | 65 | style="text-align:center;" | 1000 | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" | {{{areas}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{damage}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{deaths}}} | style="text-align:right;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="0"| Template:TC stats first landfall Template:TC stats impact

|- style="background:#FFD98C" ! align=left | Dolly | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="July 20 – July 25" | July 20 – July 25 | style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="20"|Category 2 hurricane | style="text-align:center;" | 100 | style="text-align:center;" | 964 | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" | {{{areas}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{damage}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{deaths}}} | style="text-align:right;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="0"| Template:TC stats first landfall Template:TC stats impact Template:TC stats next landfall

|- style="background:#4DFFFF" ! align=left | Edouard | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="August 3 – August 7" | August 3 – August 7 | style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="8"|Tropical storm | style="text-align:center;" | 65 | style="text-align:center;" | 997 | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" | {{{areas}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{damage}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{deaths}}} | style="text-align:right;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="0"| Template:TC stats first landfall Template:TC stats impact

|- style="background:#4DFFFF" ! align=left | Fay | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="August 15 – August 26" | August 15 – August 26 | style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="8"|Tropical storm | style="text-align:center;" | 65 | style="text-align:center;" | 986 | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" | {{{areas}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{damage}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{deaths}}} | style="text-align:right;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="0"| Template:TC stats first landfall Template:TC stats impact Template:TC stats next landfall Template:TC stats next landfall Template:TC stats next landfall Template:TC stats next landfall Template:TC stats next landfall Template:TC stats next landfall

|- style="background:#FF738A" ! align=left | Gustav | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="August 25 – Still Active" | August 25 – Still Active | style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="40"|Category 4 hurricane | style="text-align:center;" | 150 | style="text-align:center;" | 941 | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" | {{{areas}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{damage}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{deaths}}} | style="text-align:right;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="0"| Template:TC stats first landfall Template:TC stats impact Template:TC stats next landfall Template:TC stats next landfall Template:TC stats next landfall Template:TC stats next landfall Template:TC stats next landfall

|- style="background:#FFFFD9" ! align=left | Hanna | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="August 28 – Still Active" | August 28 – Still Active | style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="10"|Category 1 hurricane | style="text-align:center;" | 75 | style="text-align:center;" | 985 | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" | {{{areas}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{damage}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{deaths}}} | style="text-align:right;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="0"| Template:TC stats no landfall Template:TC stats impact

|- style="background:#4DFFFF" ! align=left | Ike | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="September 1 – Still Active" | September 1 – Still Active | style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="8"|Tropical storm | style="text-align:center;" | 50 | style="text-align:center;" | 1005 | style="text-align:left;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" | {{{areas}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{damage}}} | style="text-align:center;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value=""| {{{deaths}}} | style="text-align:right;background:#FFFFFF; color:black" data-sort-value="0"| Template:TC stats no landfall Template:TC stats impact Template:TC stats table end

See also

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References

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