Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · May 31 – June 2, 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 Arthur (2008) was a tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic season. It formed on May 31, 2008, 46 mi E of Belize City, Belize, reached its peak of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb on May 31, 2008, and made landfall 15 mi W of San Pedro, Belize on May 31, 2008 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 2.0 days and travelled about 261 miles (420 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2008 · 09:00 UTC | 15 mi W of San Pedro, Belize | TS 46 mph | 1004 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 17.5°N 87.5°W | 42 mi SE of San Pedro, Belize |
| May 31 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 17.8°N 88.0°W | near San Pedro, Belize |
| May 31 09:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 17.9°N 88.2°W | 15 mi W of San Pedro, Belize |
| May 31 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.0°N 88.4°W | 12 mi ESE of Orange Walk, Belize |
| May 31 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.2°N 88.8°W | 18 mi WNW of Orange Walk, Belize |
| Jun 1 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 18.3°N 89.2°W | 44 mi WNW of Orange Walk, Belize |
| Jun 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 18.2°N 89.8°W | 68 mi ESE of Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico |
| Jun 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.0°N 90.4°W | 48 mi SSE of Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico |
| Jun 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 17.8°N 90.8°W | 47 mi ENE of Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Jun 2 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 17.6°N 91.1°W | 23 mi ENE of Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Arthur made landfall once: 15 mi W of San Pedro, Belize on May 31, 2008 at 09:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on May 31, 2008, Arthur was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a central pressure of 1004 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
2.0 days, from May 31, 2008 to June 2, 2008. It travelled about 261 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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