Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 25–30, 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 Kyle (2008) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season. It formed on September 25, 2008, 126 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 984 mb on September 28, 2008, and made landfall near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on September 29, 2008 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). The storm lasted 5.5 days and travelled about 2,088 miles (3,360 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2008 · 00:00 UTC | near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | Cat 1 75 mph | 985 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 21.5°N 70.0°W | 126 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 22.0°N 69.4°W | 174 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 22.4°N 68.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 23.1°N 68.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 24.0°N 68.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 25.0°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 26.0°N 68.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 26.9°N 68.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 28.7°N 68.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 29.9°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 996 mb | 31.2°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 995 mb | 33.3°N 69.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 995 mb | 35.3°N 69.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 992 mb | 37.4°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 989 mb | 39.4°N 68.2°W | 186 mi SSE of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 41.6°N 66.7°W | 174 mi E of Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 75 mph | 985 mb | 43.8°N 66.2°W | 102 mi S of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 990 mb | 45.6°N 65.0°W | 36 mi SSW of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 994 mb | 47.7°N 63.5°W | 80 mi WNW of Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 999 mb | 48.2°N 62.6°W | 66 mi NNW of Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 48.4°N 61.5°W | 72 mi NNE of Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 48.2°N 61.0°W | 69 mi NE of Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 48.1°N 60.8°W | 70 mi NE of Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada |
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Questions
Kyle made landfall once: near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on September 29, 2008 at 00:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds.
At its peak on September 28, 2008, Kyle was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 984 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
5.5 days, from September 25, 2008 to September 30, 2008, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,088 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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