Track map & timeline · Atlantic · July 19–23, 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 Cristobal (2008) was a tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic season. It formed on July 19, 2008, 65 mi ESE of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb on July 21, 2008, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 4.3 days and travelled about 1,500 miles (2,413 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, South Carolina | 51 mi | Jul 19 · 06:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 56 mi | Jul 19 · 06:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 48 mi | Jul 20 · 06:00 UTC | TS 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 31.7°N 79.8°W | 65 mi ESE of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 32.2°N 79.4°W | 49 mi SSE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 32.4°N 78.8°W | 68 mi ESE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 32.8°N 78.2°W | 73 mi SSE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 33.2°N 77.8°W | 66 mi SE of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 33.7°N 77.4°W | 42 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 34.1°N 76.7°W | 55 mi SSE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1007 mb | 34.5°N 76.1°W | 53 mi ESE of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 34.9°N 75.4°W | 85 mi E of Havelock, North Carolina |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1004 mb | 35.6°N 74.3°W | 127 mi SE of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 36.2°N 73.2°W | 161 mi ESE of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 36.8°N 72.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 37.4°N 70.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 38.4°N 69.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 40.0°N 67.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 41.7°N 64.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 43.3°N 60.7°W | 171 mi ESE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 44.4°N 57.5°W | 177 mi SE of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Cristobal. Its closest approach to a major city was 48 miles from Wilmington, North Carolina.
At its peak on July 21, 2008, Cristobal was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 998 mb.
4.3 days, from July 19, 2008 to July 23, 2008. It travelled about 1,500 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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