2008 Pacific hurricane season
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| First storm started: | May 28, 2008 | ||
| Last storm ended: | November 4, 2008 | ||
| Strongest storm: | Hurricane Norbert - 945 mbar (record), 135 mph winds | ||
| Number of storms: | 17 named storms + 2 depressions | ||
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) | 2 | ||
| Cost of damage: | $767.1 million (2008 USD) $774.8 million (2009 USD) |
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| People killed: | 23 people | ||
The 2008 Pacific hurricane season started on May 15, 2008, and ended November 30, 2008. 2008 was close to average with 17 storms, and 7 of those became hurricanes.
Storms[change]
- Tropical Storm Alma
- Hurricane Boris
- Tropical Storm Cristina
- Tropical Storm Douglas
- Tropical Depression Five-E
- Hurricane Elida
- Hurricane Fausto
- Hurricane Genevieve
- Hurricane Hernan
- Tropical Storm Kika
- Tropical Storm Iselle
- Tropical Storm Julio
- Tropical Storm Karina
- Tropical Storm Lowell
- Hurricane Marie
- Hurricane Norbert
- Tropical Storm Odile
- Tropical Depression Seventeen-E
- Tropical Storm Polo
Retirement[change]
- See also: List of retired Pacific hurricane names
On April 22, 2009, the name Alma was retired. In 2016 the name Amanda will be used instead of Alma.
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