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Hurricane Hanna (2008)

Hurricane Hanna was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 86 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 977 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 64 mph.

Peak strength86 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst September 2, 2008
3
Lowest pressure
977 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane Hanna’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. September 2, 2008, Category 1 at 86 mph, in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  2. September 3, 2008, tropical storm at 58 mph, in the Turks and Caicos Islands
  3. September 6, 2008, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 12 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC

Modeled winds at cities (3)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Wilmington, NC64 mph52 mph38 milesSep 6, 2008, 4:15 AM EDT
Myrtle Beach, SC59 mph48 mph9 milesSep 6, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT
Atlantic City, NJ50 mph41 mph28 milesSep 6, 2008, 7:00 PM EDT

Best track (49 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 28, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1007 mb19.4°N, 57.3°W
Aug 28, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1004 mb19.7°N, 57.8°W
Aug 28, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1003 mb20.1°N, 58.6°W
Aug 28, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1003 mb20.5°N, 59.6°W
Aug 29, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1001 mb20.8°N, 60.5°W
Aug 29, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1000 mb20.9°N, 61.5°W
Aug 29, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1000 mb21.1°N, 62.4°W
Aug 29, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1000 mb21.5°N, 63.4°W
Aug 30, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1000 mb21.7°N, 64.5°W
Aug 30, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1000 mb21.8°N, 65.5°W
Aug 30, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1000 mb21.9°N, 66.2°W
Aug 30, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1000 mb22.2°N, 66.9°W
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