Cyclone Jokwe (2008)
Cyclone Jokwe reached Category 3 in the South Indian between March 2, 2008 and March 16, 2008, with a lowest pressure of 941 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Jokwe, 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
- March 2, 2008 to March 16, 2008
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 110 kt (127 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 941 mb (27.79 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 22.0
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 160 nmi (296 km, 184 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 55 nmi (102 km, 63 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 10 nmi (19 km, 12 mi)
- Overall size
- 245 nmi (454 km, 282 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 17 kt (20 mph)
- Identifier
- SH222008
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 06:00 | 10.0S 64.4E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 2, 12:00 | 10.1S 63.7E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 2, 18:00 | 10.2S 63.0E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 3, 00:00 | 10.3S 62.3E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 3, 06:00 | 10.4S 61.6E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 3, 12:00 | 10.5S 60.9E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 3, 18:00 | 10.7S 60.0E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 11.0S 58.7E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 11.5S 57.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 11.8S 55.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 11.7S 54.3E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 11.7S 53.1E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 11.8S 52.0E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 12:00 | 11.9S 50.9E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 12.0S 49.9E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 12.4S 48.9E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 13.3S 48.0E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 13.7S 46.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 14.2S 45.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 14.7S 44.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 14.7S 43.7E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 14.5S 42.8E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 14.8S 42.0E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 15.0S 41.3E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 15.4S 40.7E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 15.9S 40.3E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 16.2S 39.9E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 16.6S 39.7E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 17.2S 39.4E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 18.0S 39.2E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 18.8S 39.3E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 19.6S 39.3E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 06:00 | 20.4S 39.5E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 12:00 | 21.1S 39.9E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 10, 18:00 | 21.9S 40.5E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 00:00 | 22.7S 40.9E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 06:00 | 23.4S 41.2E | 90 kt | 956 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 24.3S 41.6E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 24.9S 41.3E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 00:00 | 25.1S 40.8E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 06:00 | 25.3S 40.5E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 12:00 | 25.5S 40.4E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 25.6S 40.2E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 25.5S 40.0E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 25.3S 40.1E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 25.3S 40.3E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 25.3S 40.1E | 55 kt | 982 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 25.4S 40.4E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 25.4S 40.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 25.0S 40.2E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 18:00 | 24.8S 40.4E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 00:00 | 24.7S 40.2E | 23 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 06:00 | 25.0S 40.2E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 12:00 | 25.2S 40.2E | 20 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 18:00 | 25.4S 40.8E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 16, 00:00 | 25.8S 41.6E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
| Mar 16, 06:00 | 26.5S 42.7E | 20 kt | 1006 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
- Cyclone HondoSouth Indian · 2008
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone IvanSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone NicholasSouth Indian · 2008
- Cyclone OpheliaSouth 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.