Overview of Tropical Cyclones in April 2008

Overview of Tropical Cyclones in April 2008
(Tracks)

Only one tropical cyclone, Neoguri, occurred over the western North Pacific and South China Sea in April 2008. Neoguri necessitated the issuance of the first tropical cyclone warning signal in Hong Kong in 2008.

Neoguri formed as a tropical depression over the South China Sea about 360 km east of Nansha on 15 April. It moved generally west-northwestwards at first and intensified into a tropical storm that evening. Neoguri intensified into a severe tropical storm and turned onto a north-northwesterly track on the afternoon of 16 April. It intensified further into a typhoon that evening and turned to a northerly track on the evening of 18 April. After skirting the northeastern tip of Hainan on the early morning of 19 April, Neoguri weakened to a severe tropical storm and moved north-northeastwards. Neoguri weakened further into a tropical storm that morning and made landfall at Dongping Town, Yangdong County, Guangdong that afternoon. Neoguri continued to weaken further into a tropical depression that night and then dissipated inland.

Track of tropical cyclone in April 2008