🌀 Kyle · Category 1 · 85 mph

Thursday, September 25, 2008 · 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Hurricane Kyle was a Category 1 hurricane that caused heavy rain and flooding in Puerto Rico in its formative stage and brought hurricane-force winds to Nova Scotia while extratropical. The eleventh tropical storm and sixth hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Kyle formed from a strong tropical disturbance that tracked across the northeastern Caribbean Sea in the third week of September. As a low pressure area, it moved slowly across Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, dumping torrential rains across those islands. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 85 mph (75 knots), lowest pressure 984 mb. September 25 – September 30, 2008. Landfall: September 29 at 75 mph, 43.8°N 66.2°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 5.4. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL112008 (public domain).

🌀 Kyle · Category 1 · 85 mph