Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · October 14–16, 2008
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01 · The story
Tropical Depression Sixteen (2008) was a tropical depression of the 2008 Atlantic season. It formed on October 14, 2008, 109 mi NNE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, reached its peak of 29 mph (46 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1004 mb on October 14, 2008, and made landfall 10 mi N of Brus Laguna, Honduras on October 15, 2008 as a tropical depression (29 mph). The storm lasted 1.5 days and travelled about 211 miles (339 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2008 · 13:00 UTC | 10 mi N of Brus Laguna, Honduras | TD 29 mph | 1005 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 15.5°N 82.8°W | 109 mi NNE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 15.9°N 83.2°W | 86 mi E of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Oct 15 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 16.0°N 83.6°W | 61 mi ENE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 16.0°N 84.0°W | 36 mi ENE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 15.9°N 84.4°W | 12 mi NNE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Oct 15 13:00 | TD LANDFALL | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 15.9°N 84.5°W | 10 mi N of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Oct 15 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 15.6°N 85.0°W | 26 mi SSE of Iriona, Honduras |
| Oct 16 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 15.3°N 85.6°W | 15 mi NNW of Dulce Nombre de Culmí, Honduras |
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Questions
Sixteen made landfall once: 10 mi N of Brus Laguna, Honduras on October 15, 2008 at 13:00 UTC, as a tropical depression with 29 mph winds.
At its peak on October 14, 2008, Sixteen was a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 29 mph (46 km/h) and a central pressure of 1004 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical depression.
1.5 days, from October 14, 2008 to October 16, 2008. It travelled about 211 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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