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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Ike (2008)
1 September 2008 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Ike formed in the North Atlantic basin on 1 September 2008 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 935 hPa. It made landfall in The Bahamas, Cuba, the United States of America and Canada. It killed at least 195 people.
- Formed
- 1 September 2008
- Dissipated
- 15 September 2008
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 935 hPa
- Deaths
- 195
- Estimated Damage
- 38 billion US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3The Bahamas204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cuba185 km/h
- Cat. 2United States of America169 km/h
- TSCanada93 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Gustav250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Paloma232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Omar213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Bertha204 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Dolly157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Hanna139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Kyle139 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Laura130 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth