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[123] [124] Jokwe was re-upgraded to a Tropical Cyclone early March 13, [125] but was soon downgraded again to a severe tropical storm later that day due to another increase in wind shear. [126] Shear had been steadily increasing, and on March 13 Jokwe's movement slowed down drastically; it moved around the same general area of ocean and weakened.
Throughout 2008, 124 tropical cyclones have formed in bodies of water known as tropical cyclone basins. Of these, 83 have been named, by various weather agencies when they attained maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The strongest storm of the year was Typhoon Jangmi in the Western Pacific Ocean.
The 2008–09 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a slightly above average event in tropical cyclone formation. It began on November 15, 2008, and officially ended on April 30, 2009, with the exception for Mauritius and the Seychelles, for which it ended on May 15, 2009.
The tenth named storm of the 2007–08 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Jokwe was first classified as a tropical depression on 2 March over the open Southwest Indian Ocean. It tracked west-southwest, crossing northern Madagascar as a tropical storm on 5 March before intensifying into a tropical cyclone on 6 March.
Weather of 2008 profiles the major worldwide storms, including blizzards, ice storms, and other winter events, from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2008. A winter storm is an event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet , or a rainstorm where ground temperatures ...
This image with Central America and a tropical rainstorm in the middle, shows a broad area of showers and thunderstorms on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.
Pages in category "March 2008 in Africa" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
A weather system is considered a tropical storm when its sustained wind speeds reach at least 39 mph. The storm is expected to linger in the Caribbean through the weekend and slowly move into the ...