Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 23–27, 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 Julio (2008) was a tropical storm of the 2008 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 23, 2008, 205 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb on August 24, 2008, and made landfall 41 mi WSW of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico on August 25, 2008 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 3.8 days and travelled about 811 miles (1,305 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2008 · 00:00 UTC | 41 mi WSW of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | TS 46 mph | 999 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | 67 mi | Aug 27 · 06:00 UTC | TD 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 18.2°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 19.1°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 20.0°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 20.9°N 109.2°W | 145 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.9°N 109.8°W | 69 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 22.9°N 110.2°W | 18 mi W of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 999 mb | 23.9°N 110.9°W | 41 mi WSW of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 25.2°N 111.5°W | 15 mi NE of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 26.3°N 112.0°W | 45 mi WNW of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 27.1°N 112.3°W | 17 mi S of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 27.6°N 112.4°W | 20 mi NNW of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 28.0°N 112.4°W | 46 mi N of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 28.2°N 112.2°W | 60 mi N of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 28.3°N 112.1°W | 53 mi SW of Miguel Alemán (La Doce), Sonora, Mexico |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 28.3°N 111.9°W | 45 mi SW of Miguel Alemán (La Doce), Sonora, Mexico |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 28.3°N 111.6°W | 38 mi SSW of Miguel Alemán (La Doce), Sonora, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Julio made landfall once: 41 mi WSW of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico on August 25, 2008 at 00:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on August 24, 2008, Julio was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 998 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
3.8 days, from August 23, 2008 to August 27, 2008. It travelled about 811 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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