Tropical Storm Marco (2008)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 6–7, 2008

Peak wind

63 mph

102 km/h · Oct 7

Peak category

Lowest pressure

998 mb

Landfalls

Veracruz, Mexico

Lifetime

1.8 d

Oct 6 – Oct 7

Distance

359 mi

577 km

ACE

1.3

storm energy

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 Marco

Tropical Storm Marco (2008) was a tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic season. It formed on October 6, 2008, 13 mi SE of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb on October 7, 2008, and made landfall near Villa Emilio Carranza, Veracruz, Mexico on October 7, 2008 as a tropical storm (63 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on October 7, 2008). The storm lasted 1.8 days and travelled about 359 miles (577 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 7, 2008 · 12:00 UTC	near Villa Emilio Carranza, Veracruz, Mexico	TS 63 mph	998 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico	45 mi	Oct 6 · 06:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico	70 mi	Oct 6 · 13:00 UTC	TS 48 mph
Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico	45 mi	Oct 7 · 07:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Xalapa de Enríquez, Veracruz, Mexico	26 mi	Oct 7 · 18:00 UTC	TD 35 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 8 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 6 00:00	TD	29 mph	1006 mb	18.5°N 91.7°W	13 mi SE of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 6 06:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	18.6°N 92.7°W	near Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico
Oct 6 12:00	TS	46 mph	1002 mb	18.9°N 93.7°W	47 mi NW of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico
Oct 6 18:00	TS	58 mph	999 mb	19.4°N 94.5°W	81 mi NE of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 7 00:00	TS	63 mph	998 mb	19.7°N 95.2°W	71 mi ENE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 7 06:00	TS	63 mph	998 mb	19.8°N 95.9°W	46 mi NNE of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 7 12:00	TS LANDFALL	63 mph	998 mb	19.9°N 96.5°W	23 mi E of Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico
Oct 7 18:00	TD	35 mph	1007 mb	19.9°N 96.9°W	near Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Marco make landfall?

Marco made landfall once: near Villa Emilio Carranza, Veracruz, Mexico on October 7, 2008 at 12:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds.

What category was Marco?

At its peak on October 7, 2008, Marco was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 998 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Marco last?

1.8 days, from October 6, 2008 to October 7, 2008. It travelled about 359 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Marco?

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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Every storm named Marco

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1990	Tropical Storm Marco Atlantic	TS 63 mph	—	→
1996	Hurricane Marco Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→
2008	Tropical Storm Marco · this page Atlantic	TS 63 mph	Veracruz, Mexico
2020	Hurricane Marco Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2008

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2008	Hurricane Gustav Atlantic	Cat 4 155 mph	Pinar del Río, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba	→
2008	Hurricane Ike Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Holguín Province, Cuba, Texas	→
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	—	→

See every 2008 storm on one map →

Background reading: Tropical Storm Marco on Wikipedia.

← Previous Atlantic stormHurricane Laura (2008)Next Atlantic storm →Hurricane Omar (2008)

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