Tropical Storm Marco was the thirteenth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Marco developed out of a broad area of low pressure over the northwestern Caribbean in late September 2008. Marco reached its peak intensity with winds of 65 mph and a minimum pressure of 998 millibar on October 7.
About Tropical Storm Marco (2008) in brief
Tropical Storm Marco was the thirteenth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Marco developed out of a broad area of low pressure over the northwestern Caribbean in late September 2008. A small low-level circulation center developed over Belize and was declared Tropical Depression Thirteen early on October 6. The depression quickly intensified into a tropical storm and was given the name Marco later that day. Marco reached its peak intensity with winds of 65 mph and a minimum pressure of 998 millibar on October 7. At 1200 UTC, Marco made landfall near Misantla, Veracruz. The storm rapidly weakened after landfall, dissipating later that afternoon.
Marco caused minimal damage; however, the storm’s heavy rains led to floods up to 10 feet deep that covered highways and damaged homes. The small depression dissipated over the mountains of Mexico on October 8. It was the smallest tropical cyclone by radius of winds from center on record. It also caused the evacuation of 33 workers from four oil-facilities in Mexico, leading to the closure of six oil wells and a natural gas processing plant. Marco was also responsible for the flooding of Minatlan and Hidalgotlan.
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