Hurricane Paloma (2008)

A late-season system that developed out of a strong tropical disturbance off the eastern coast of Nicaragua and the northern coast of Honduras on 5 November 2008. It reached Category 4 intensity early on 8 November, then weakened rapidly as it crossed the Jardines de la Reina archipelago, its centre coming ashore near Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba around 0100 UTC on 9 November with maximum sustained winds estimated near 85 kt. The Cayman Islands were affected before the Cuban landfall, and total damage stands at $454.5 million.

Formed (UTC)

2008-11-05

Dissipated (UTC)

2008-11-14

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

125

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

Deaths, as sources state them

1

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2008311N14278

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: atlantic hurricane, 2008 season, cuba, cayman islands, caribbean, landfall

Coordinates: 21.255721329075154, -78.34427867092485

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 2008 to 2016 seasons

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