Cyclone Gene (2008)
Cyclone Gene reached Category 3 in the South Pacific between January 26, 2008 and February 9, 2008, with a lowest pressure of 948 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Gene, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2008 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Dates
- January 26, 2008 to February 9, 2008
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 100 kt (115 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb (27.99 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 18.1
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 225 nmi (417 km, 259 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 50 nmi (93 km, 58 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 20 nmi (37 km, 23 mi)
- Overall size
- 350 nmi (648 km, 403 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 30 kt (35 mph)
- Identifier
- SH152008
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 00:00 | 12.1S 178.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 26, 06:00 | 12.4S 179.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 12.8S 179.9W | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Jan 26, 18:00 | 13.3S 179.2W | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 27, 00:00 | 13.8S 178.9W | 30 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 27, 06:00 | 14.5S 179.0W | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 27, 12:00 | 15.2S 179.3W | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 27, 18:00 | 16.0S 179.8W | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 16.8S 179.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 17.3S 178.1E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 17.6S 176.9E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 18:00 | 17.9S 176.2E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 00:00 | 18.2S 175.5E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 06:00 | 18.5S 175.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 18.6S 174.5E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 18.6S 174.0E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 18.6S 173.5E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 06:00 | 18.6S 173.0E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 18.7S 172.5E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 18.9S 171.9E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 19.1S 171.4E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 31, 06:00 | 19.3S 171.1E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 31, 12:00 | 19.5S 170.9E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | 19.6S 170.7E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 19.8S 170.7E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 1, 06:00 | 20.2S 170.7E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 1, 12:00 | 20.6S 170.7E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 1, 18:00 | 21.0S 170.8E | 80 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 2, 00:00 | 21.4S 171.0E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 2, 06:00 | 21.8S 171.1E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 2, 12:00 | 22.2S 171.3E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 2, 18:00 | 22.6S 171.4E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 3, 00:00 | 23.0S 171.5E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 06:00 | 23.6S 171.7E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 12:00 | 24.4S 172.0E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 18:00 | 25.4S 172.4E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 00:00 | 26.4S 172.8E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 06:00 | 27.1S 173.3E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 12:00 | 27.7S 173.9E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 28.3S 174.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 28.5S 175.6E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 28.6S 176.7E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 28.6S 178.3E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 28.6S 179.9W | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 28.9S 177.9W | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 29.8S 175.6W | 40 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 30.8S 173.1W | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 32.5S 170.6W | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 34.3S 190.8E | 65 kt | 962 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 36.7S 192.9E | 65 kt | 962 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 39.0S 193.0E | 65 kt | 960 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 40.1S 191.1E | 60 kt | 966 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 39.7S 189.4E | 50 kt | 969 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 39.1S 189.7E | 50 kt | 972 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 40.6S 192.4E | 45 kt | 976 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 42.1S 193.3E | 35 kt | 980 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 44.0S 193.0E | 30 kt | 986 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2008
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.