Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 11–21, 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 Elida (2008) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2008 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 11, 2008, 281 mi SSW of Retalhuleu, Guatemala, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on July 16, 2008, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 3,470 miles (5,583 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 11.1°N 93.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 11.7°N 95.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.3°N 96.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 12.9°N 98.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.5°N 99.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.1°N 101.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 14.6°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.0°N 103.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.3°N 104.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.5°N 106.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 15.6°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.7°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 15.8°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 16.0°N 109.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 16.2°N 110.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 16.3°N 111.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 16.3°N 112.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 16.3°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 16.4°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 16.6°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.9°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.2°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 17.1°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 17.1°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 17.2°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 17.4°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 17.6°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 17.8°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 18.0°N 128.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 18.2°N 129.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 18.0°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 17.8°N 131.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 17.5°N 132.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 17.3°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 17.3°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 17.2°N 137.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 17.0°N 138.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.9°N 140.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.7°N 141.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 16.5°N 143.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 16.3°N 144.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Elida.
At its peak on July 16, 2008, Elida was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb.
10.0 days, from July 11, 2008 to July 21, 2008, including 90 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,470 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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