Hurricane Ike (2008)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 1–15, 2008

Peak wind

144 mph

232 km/h · Sep 4

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

935 mb

Landfalls

Holguín Province, Cuba · Texas

Lifetime

14.3 d

Sep 1 – Sep 15

Distance

5,838 mi

9,394 km

ACE

39.2

storm energy

Deaths

195

per Wikidata

Damage

$38 B

nominal USD

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

What happened with Ike

Hurricane Ike (2008) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season. It formed on September 1, 2008, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb on September 4, 2008, and made landfall 4 times — first at 21.0°N, 73.2°W on September 7, 2008 as a Category 3 hurricane (127 mph). Later landfalls: 10 mi N of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba on September 8, 2008 as a Category 4 hurricane (132 mph); 13 mi SE of San Cristobal, Artemisa, Cuba on September 9, 2008 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph); near Galveston, Texas on September 13, 2008 as a Category 2 hurricane (109 mph). It rapidly intensified by 81 mph in 24 hours (to 144 mph on September 4, 2008). The storm lasted 14.3 days and travelled about 5,838 miles (9,394 km). According to Wikidata, it caused 195 deaths and about $38 billion in damage (nominal USD).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 7, 2008 · 13:00 UTC	at 21.0°N, 73.2°W	Cat 3 127 mph	947 mb
September 8, 2008 · 02:00 UTC	10 mi N of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba	Cat 4 132 mph	945 mb
September 9, 2008 · 14:00 UTC	13 mi SE of San Cristobal, Artemisa, Cuba	Cat 1 81 mph	965 mb
September 13, 2008 · 07:00 UTC	near Galveston, Texas	Cat 2 109 mph	950 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Havana, Havana, Cuba	47 mi	Sep 9 · 13:00 UTC	Cat 1 81 mph
Houston, Texas	24 mi	Sep 13 · 10:00 UTC	Cat 2 102 mph
Indianapolis, Indiana	66 mi	Sep 14 · 18:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Detroit, Michigan	18 mi	Sep 14 · 22:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Brampton, Ontario, Canada	35 mi	Sep 15 · 01:00 UTC	TS 56 mph
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	45 mi	Sep 15 · 01:00 UTC	TS 56 mph
Toronto, Ontario, Canada	30 mi	Sep 15 · 02:00 UTC	TS 54 mph
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada	40 mi	Sep 15 · 02:00 UTC	TS 54 mph
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	31 mi	Sep 15 · 05:00 UTC	TS 48 mph
Montréal, Quebec, Canada	54 mi	Sep 15 · 08:00 UTC	TS 44 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

Every official fix 62 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 1 06:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	17.2°N 37.0°W	open ocean
Sep 1 12:00	TS	40 mph	1005 mb	17.3°N 38.4°W	open ocean
Sep 1 18:00	TS	52 mph	1003 mb	17.5°N 39.9°W	open ocean
Sep 2 00:00	TS	52 mph	1002 mb	17.8°N 41.3°W	open ocean
Sep 2 06:00	TS	52 mph	1000 mb	18.2°N 42.8°W	open ocean
Sep 2 12:00	TS	58 mph	999 mb	18.7°N 44.3°W	open ocean
Sep 2 18:00	TS	63 mph	996 mb	19.3°N 45.8°W	open ocean
Sep 3 00:00	TS	63 mph	994 mb	19.8°N 47.3°W	open ocean
Sep 3 06:00	TS	63 mph	992 mb	20.2°N 48.8°W	open ocean
Sep 3 12:00	TS	69 mph	989 mb	20.6°N 50.3°W	open ocean
Sep 3 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	979 mb	21.1°N 51.9°W	open ocean
Sep 4 00:00	Cat 3	121 mph	956 mb	21.8°N 53.5°W	open ocean
Sep 4 06:00	Cat 4	144 mph	935 mb	22.4°N 55.0°W	open ocean
Sep 4 12:00	Cat 4	138 mph	937 mb	23.0°N 56.4°W	open ocean
Sep 4 18:00	Cat 4	132 mph	940 mb	23.4°N 57.7°W	open ocean
Sep 5 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	944 mb	23.6°N 59.0°W	open ocean
Sep 5 06:00	Cat 4	132 mph	949 mb	23.6°N 60.4°W	open ocean
Sep 5 12:00	Cat 3	121 mph	954 mb	23.5°N 61.9°W	open ocean
Sep 5 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	959 mb	23.2°N 63.4°W	open ocean
Sep 6 00:00	Cat 3	115 mph	962 mb	22.8°N 64.9°W	open ocean
Sep 6 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	964 mb	22.4°N 66.3°W	open ocean
Sep 6 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	965 mb	21.9°N 67.7°W	open ocean
Sep 6 18:00	Cat 4	132 mph	950 mb	21.5°N 69.0°W	156 mi NNE of Nagua, Dominican Republic
Sep 7 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	947 mb	21.2°N 70.3°W	100 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Sep 7 06:00	Cat 4	132 mph	947 mb	21.1°N 71.6°W	63 mi SE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 7 12:00	Cat 3	127 mph	947 mb	21.0°N 72.8°W	65 mi SSW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 7 13:00	Cat 3 LANDFALL	127 mph	947 mb	21.0°N 73.2°W	77 mi NNW of Port-de-Paix, Haiti
Sep 7 18:00	Cat 3	121 mph	946 mb	21.0°N 74.0°W	53 mi N of Maisí, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Sep 8 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	945 mb	21.1°N 75.2°W	35 mi NNW of Moa, Holguín Province, Cuba
Sep 8 02:00	Cat 4 LANDFALL	132 mph	945 mb	21.1°N 75.7°W	10 mi N of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba
Sep 8 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	950 mb	21.1°N 76.5°W	near Jesús Menéndez, Las Tunas Province, Cuba
Sep 8 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	960 mb	21.1°N 77.8°W	10 mi S of Jimaguayú, Camagüey, Cuba
Sep 8 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	964 mb	21.2°N 79.1°W	41 mi SSE of La Sierpe, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba
Sep 9 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	965 mb	21.5°N 80.3°W	29 mi SW of Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba
Sep 9 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	965 mb	22.0°N 81.4°W	40 mi SSW of Jagüey Grande, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Sep 9 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	965 mb	22.4°N 82.4°W	23 mi SSW of Batabanó, Mayabeque, Cuba
Sep 9 14:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	81 mph	965 mb	22.6°N 82.9°W	13 mi SE of San Cristobal, Artemisa, Cuba
Sep 9 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	966 mb	22.7°N 83.3°W	near Los Palacios, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 10 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	968 mb	23.1°N 84.0°W	36 mi N of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 10 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	964 mb	23.4°N 84.6°W	70 mi NW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 10 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	959 mb	23.8°N 85.2°W	116 mi NW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 10 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	958 mb	24.2°N 85.8°W	162 mi NW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 11 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	944 mb	24.7°N 86.4°W	open ocean
Sep 11 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	945 mb	25.1°N 87.1°W	open ocean
Sep 11 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	946 mb	25.5°N 88.0°W	open ocean
Sep 11 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	952 mb	25.8°N 88.9°W	open ocean
Sep 12 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	954 mb	26.1°N 90.0°W	open ocean
Sep 12 06:00	Cat 2	104 mph	954 mb	26.4°N 91.1°W	open ocean
Sep 12 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	954 mb	26.9°N 92.2°W	open ocean
Sep 12 18:00	Cat 2	109 mph	954 mb	27.5°N 93.2°W	158 mi SE of Galveston, Texas
Sep 13 00:00	Cat 2	109 mph	952 mb	28.3°N 94.0°W	84 mi SE of Galveston, Texas
Sep 13 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	951 mb	29.1°N 94.6°W	18 mi SE of Galveston, Texas
Sep 13 07:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	109 mph	950 mb	29.3°N 94.7°W	near Galveston, Texas
Sep 13 12:00	Cat 2	98 mph	959 mb	30.3°N 95.2°W	10 mi N of New Caney, Texas
Sep 13 18:00	TS	58 mph	974 mb	31.7°N 95.3°W	18 mi S of Jacksonville, Texas
Sep 14 00:00	TS	40 mph	980 mb	33.5°N 94.9°W	24 mi N of Mount Pleasant, Texas
Sep 14 06:00	TS	40 mph	985 mb	35.5°N 93.7°W	35 mi WNW of Russellville, Arkansas
Sep 14 12:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	987 mb	37.6°N 91.0°W	34 mi WSW of Farmington, Missouri
Sep 14 18:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	988 mb	40.3°N 87.2°W	18 mi WSW of West Lafayette, Indiana
Sep 15 00:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	988 mb	43.3°N 81.5°W	26 mi NNW of London, Ontario, Canada
Sep 15 06:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	986 mb	45.8°N 75.3°W	16 mi NNE of Buckingham, Quebec, Canada
Sep 15 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	986 mb	47.2°N 71.1°W	27 mi NNE of Québec, Quebec, Canada

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Ike make landfall?

Ike made landfall 4 times: at 21.0°N, 73.2°W on September 7, 2008 at 13:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 127 mph winds; 10 mi N of Banes, Holguín Province, Cuba on September 8, 2008 at 02:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds; 13 mi SE of San Cristobal, Artemisa, Cuba on September 9, 2008 at 14:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds; near Galveston, Texas on September 13, 2008 at 07:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds.

What category was Ike?

At its peak on September 4, 2008, Ike was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 935 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did Ike last?

14.3 days, from September 1, 2008 to September 15, 2008, including 240 hours at hurricane strength (102 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,838 miles.

How many people died in Ike?

Wikidata records 195 deaths for Hurricane Ike. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.

Where can I download the track data for Ike?

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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2008	Hurricane Gustav Atlantic	Cat 4 155 mph	Pinar del Río, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba	→
2008	Hurricane Paloma Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Camagüey, Cuba	→
2008	Hurricane Omar Atlantic	Cat 4 132 mph	—	→
2008	Hurricane Norbert Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 132 mph	Baja California Sur, Mexico, Sonora, Mexico	→
2008	Hurricane Bertha Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2008	Hurricane Hernan Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
2008	Hurricane Elida Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→
2008	Hurricane Dolly Atlantic	Cat 2 98 mph	Texas, Quintana Roo, Mexico	→

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Background reading: Hurricane Ike on Wikipedia.

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