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The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was the most destructive Atlantic hurricane season since 2005, causing over 1,000 deaths and nearly $50 billion (2008 USD) in damage. [nb 1] The season ranked as the third costliest ever at the time, but has since fallen to tenth costliest.
The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was the most destructive Atlantic hurricane season since 2005, causing over 1,000 deaths and nearly $50 billion (2008 USD) in damage. The season ranked as the third costliest ever at the time, but has since fallen to seventh costliest.
Hurricane Gustav (/ ˈ ɡ ʊ s t ɑː v /) was the second most destructive tropical cyclone of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season.The seventh tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Gustav caused serious damage and casualties in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and the United States.
Hurricane Ike. Year: 2008. Death Toll: 195. Financial Impact: ~$38 billion. This Category 4 storm caused significant damage to infrastructure and agriculture in Cuba, Texas, and across the Gulf ...
Tropical Storm Fay was an unusual tropical storm that moved erratically across the state of Florida and the Caribbean Sea. The sixth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season , Fay formed from a vigorous tropical wave on August 15 over the Dominican Republic .
The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual tropical cyclone season in the north Atlantic Ocean.An above-average Atlantic hurricane season, [nb 1] it was the first on record to have a major hurricane in every month from July to November.
Hurricane Ike (/ aɪ k /) was a powerful tropical cyclone that swept through portions of the Greater Antilles and Northern America in September 2008, wreaking havoc on infrastructure and agriculture, particularly in Cuba and Texas.
The tropical storm watch from the North Carolina–Virginia state line to Great Egg Harbor was northward extended to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, while the portion south of Chincoteague was discontinued at 0:900 UTC on September 5. That tropical storm watch was upgraded to a tropical storm warning at 15:00 UTC on September 5.