Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · May 29–30, 2008
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Alma (2008) was a tropical storm of the 2008 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on May 29, 2008, 81 mi WSW of Liberia, Costa Rica, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb on May 29, 2008, and made landfall 12 mi SW of León, Nicaragua on May 29, 2008 as a tropical storm (63 mph). The storm lasted 1.5 days and travelled about 358 miles (576 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2008 · 20:00 UTC | 12 mi SW of León, Nicaragua | TS 63 mph | 994 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managua, Nicaragua | 45 mi | May 29 · 18:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 13 mi | May 30 · 06:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 35 mi | May 30 · 12:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 10.1°N 86.5°W | 63 mi W of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica |
| May 29 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 10.7°N 86.7°W | 78 mi SW of Rivas, Nicaragua |
| May 29 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 11.3°N 86.8°W | 45 mi SSW of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua |
| May 29 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.0°N 86.9°W | 30 mi S of León, Nicaragua |
| May 29 20:00 | TS LANDFALL | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.3°N 87.0°W | 12 mi SW of León, Nicaragua |
| May 30 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 12.9°N 87.1°W | 19 mi N of Chinandega, Nicaragua |
| May 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 14.1°N 87.4°W | 13 mi W of Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| May 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 15.0°N 88.0°W | near San Francisco de Yojoa, Honduras |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Alma made landfall once: 12 mi SW of León, Nicaragua on May 29, 2008 at 20:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds.
At its peak on May 29, 2008, Alma was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 994 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
1.5 days, from May 29, 2008 to May 30, 2008. It travelled about 358 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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