Track map & timeline · Atlantic · July 3–21, 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
Hurricane Bertha (2008) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season. It formed on July 3, 2008, 160 mi SSE of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 952 mb on July 7, 2008, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on July 7, 2008). The storm lasted 18.0 days and travelled about 6,186 miles (9,953 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.7°N 22.9°W | 160 mi SSE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Jul 3 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 13.1°N 24.0°W | 131 mi SSW of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Jul 3 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 13.2°N 25.2°W | 126 mi SSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Jul 4 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 13.4°N 26.5°W | 170 mi SW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Jul 4 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 14.0°N 27.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.8°N 29.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.4°N 30.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.8°N 32.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.3°N 34.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.4°N 36.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.6°N 38.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.8°N 40.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.0°N 42.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.6°N 44.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.4°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.8°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 19.1°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 19.4°N 50.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 19.9°N 51.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 21:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 20.3°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 20.6°N 52.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 21.1°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 21.8°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 22.4°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 22.7°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 23.2°N 56.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 23.8°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 24.5°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 25.2°N 58.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 25.7°N 59.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 26.3°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 26.9°N 60.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 27.4°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 27.8°N 61.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 28.3°N 61.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 28.8°N 62.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 29.3°N 62.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 29.5°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 29.7°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 29.9°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 29.9°N 62.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 29.8°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 29.9°N 62.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 30.1°N 62.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 30.5°N 63.1°W | 159 mi SE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jul 14 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 31.0°N 63.5°W | 118 mi SE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jul 14 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 31.6°N 63.8°W | 76 mi SE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jul 14 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 32.5°N 64.1°W | 43 mi ENE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jul 15 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 33.5°N 63.8°W | 101 mi NE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jul 15 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 34.3°N 63.5°W | 157 mi NNE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Jul 15 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 35.3°N 63.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 36.2°N 62.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 36.7°N 61.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 36.8°N 61.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 36.8°N 60.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 36.3°N 60.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 35.7°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 34.9°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 34.3°N 58.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 33.9°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 33.7°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 34.4°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 35.5°N 53.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 36.9°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 38.6°N 49.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 40.4°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 42.1°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 43.7°N 44.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 45.3°N 42.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 985 mb | 47.6°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 985 mb | 50.0°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 990 mb | 53.0°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 990 mb | 55.1°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 990 mb | 58.5°N 27.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Bertha.
At its peak on July 7, 2008, Bertha was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 952 mb.
18.0 days, from July 3, 2008 to July 21, 2008, including 180 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 6,186 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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