Cyclone Hondo (2008)
Cyclone Hondo reached Category 4 in the South Indian between February 2, 2008 and February 29, 2008, with a lowest pressure of 926 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Hondo, 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 Indian
- Dates
- February 2, 2008 to February 29, 2008
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 130 kt (150 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 926 mb (27.34 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 28.7
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 160 nmi (296 km, 184 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 45 nmi (83 km, 52 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 25 nmi (46 km, 29 mi)
- Overall size
- 300 nmi (556 km, 345 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 16 kt (18 mph)
- Identifier
- SH162008
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 06:00 | 10.6S 83.3E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 2, 12:00 | 10.9S 83.2E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 2, 18:00 | 11.2S 83.0E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 3, 00:00 | 11.5S 82.6E | 15 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 3, 06:00 | 11.8S 82.1E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 3, 12:00 | 12.1S 81.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 3, 18:00 | 12.3S 80.9E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 4, 00:00 | 12.4S 80.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 4, 06:00 | 12.6S 80.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 4, 12:00 | 12.9S 80.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 13.2S 80.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 13.4S 80.4E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 13.5S 80.6E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 13.6S 80.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 13.8S 81.0E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 13.9S 81.1E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 14.0S 81.3E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 14.2S 81.7E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 14.4S 82.1E | 120 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 14.5S 82.3E | 120 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 14.7S 82.5E | 125 kt | 929 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 14.9S 82.7E | 130 kt | 926 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 15.0S 82.9E | 130 kt | 926 mb | Super typhoon |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 15.1S 83.3E | 125 kt | 929 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 15.1S 83.6E | 120 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 15.3S 84.1E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 15.6S 84.4E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 16.0S 84.8E | 120 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 16.5S 85.3E | 120 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 17.4S 85.9E | 120 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 18:00 | 18.3S 86.3E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 19.3S 86.4E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 20.3S 86.6E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 21.0S 86.6E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 21.7S 86.4E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 22.3S 86.2E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 23.0S 86.0E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 23.8S 85.7E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 24.3S 85.5E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 24.6S 85.2E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 24.7S 84.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 24.5S 84.6E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | 23.9S 84.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 13, 00:00 | 23.1S 83.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 13, 06:00 | 22.5S 83.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 13, 12:00 | 22.0S 83.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 13, 18:00 | 21.5S 82.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 14, 00:00 | 21.4S 82.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 21.4S 81.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 14, 12:00 | 21.8S 81.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 14, 18:00 | 22.0S 80.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 00:00 | 21.8S 79.4E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 15, 06:00 | 21.4S 78.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 15, 12:00 | 20.9S 78.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 15, 18:00 | 20.4S 77.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 16, 00:00 | 19.9S 77.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 16, 06:00 | 19.4S 76.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 16, 12:00 | 19.1S 75.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 16, 18:00 | 18.6S 74.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 17, 00:00 | 18.2S 73.1E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 17, 06:00 | 17.9S 72.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 17, 12:00 | 17.8S 71.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 17, 18:00 | 17.8S 71.0E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 18, 00:00 | 17.8S 70.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 18, 06:00 | 18.1S 69.4E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 18, 12:00 | 18.3S 68.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 18, 18:00 | 18.5S 67.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 19, 00:00 | 18.7S 66.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 19, 06:00 | 19.0S 65.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 19, 12:00 | 19.4S 64.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 19, 18:00 | 19.2S 63.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 20, 00:00 | 18.7S 62.3E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 20, 06:00 | 18.3S 61.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 20, 12:00 | 17.9S 61.2E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 20, 18:00 | 17.9S 60.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 21, 00:00 | 18.0S 60.6E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 21, 06:00 | 18.0S 60.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 21, 12:00 | 18.1S 60.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 21, 18:00 | 18.3S 59.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 22, 00:00 | 18.5S 59.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 22, 06:00 | 18.7S 59.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 22, 12:00 | 18.9S 59.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 22, 18:00 | 19.2S 58.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 00:00 | 19.8S 58.0E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 06:00 | 20.2S 56.8E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 12:00 | 20.7S 55.9E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 23, 18:00 | 21.6S 55.1E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 24, 00:00 | 22.6S 54.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 24, 06:00 | 23.7S 53.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 24, 12:00 | 24.9S 52.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 24, 18:00 | 26.3S 51.9E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 00:00 | 27.6S 51.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 06:00 | 28.9S 51.8E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 12:00 | 29.9S 52.6E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 25, 18:00 | 30.4S 53.2E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 26, 00:00 | 30.8S 54.3E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 26, 06:00 | 31.1S 55.5E | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 26, 12:00 | 30.8S 56.1E | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 26, 18:00 | 30.5S 56.7E | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 27, 00:00 | 30.0S 57.3E | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 27, 06:00 | 29.7S 57.7E | 25 kt | 1011 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 27, 12:00 | 29.9S 58.2E | 25 kt | 1011 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | 29.3S 58.0E | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 28, 00:00 | 29.2S 57.3E | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 28, 06:00 | 29.2S 56.4E | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 28, 12:00 | 29.6S 55.5E | 20 kt | 1012 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 28, 18:00 | 30.5S 54.9E | 20 kt | 1012 mb | Disturbance |
| Feb 29, 00:00 | 31.5S 54.3E | 1012 mb | Disturbance | |
| Feb 29, 06:00 | 32.5S 54.2E | 1012 mb | Disturbance |
Other South Indian storms of 2008
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm Ariel:LeeSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone BongweSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm CelinaSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm DamaSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm MelanieSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm ElnusSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm HelenSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone FameSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone GulaSouth Indian · 2008
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone IvanSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone NicholasSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone OpheliaSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone JokweSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone KambaSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm LolaSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone PanchoSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm DurgaSouth Indian · 2008
- Tropical Storm RosieSouth Indian · 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.