What is Hurricane Kyle (2008)?
'''Hurricane Kyle''' was the eleventh [[tropical storm]] and sixth hurricane of the [[2008 Atlantic hurricane season]]. As a [[low pressure area]], it moved slowly across [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Hispaniola]]. The low dumped heavy rains across those islands. It later dumped heavy rain Puerto Rico.<ref>{{cite report|title=Heavy Rains Drench Puerto Rico|publisher=USA Today|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2008-09-22-puerto-rico-flooding-rains_N.htm|accessdate=February 14, 2019|archive-date=2013-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702043134/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2008-09-22-puerto-rico-flooding-rains_N.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> That resulted in six deaths and $48 million in damage. A hurricane watch was put up for [[Maine]] on September 27.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hurricane Kyle Roars Toward New England|publisher=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-kyle-roars-toward-new-england|accessdate=February 14, 2019}}</ref> This was the first hurricane watch in 17 years in the state. Elsewhere in [[New England]], the last hurricane watch was 12 years earlier when [[Hurricane Edouard (1996)|Hurricane Edouard]] brushed eastern [[Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite report|title=Hurricane Kyle Heads Toward Maine|publisher=Express|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/63509/Hurricane-Kyle-heads-towards-Maine|accessdate=February 14, 2019}}</ref> The storm produced high waves along the coasts of [[Rhode Island]] and [[Connecticut]]. A newly [[marriage|married]] couple was killed when high waves knocked the wife into rocky shores. Her husband jumped in to save her. He was overcome by the waves himself. It later struck west-central [[Nova Scotia]] as a mild hurricane. When it struck, its winds were near 75 mph. Damage was minor, at $9 million USD. ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Kyle}} [[Category:Hurricanes in New England]] [[Category:Category 1 Atlantic hurricanes]] [[Category:2008 Atlantic hurricane season]] [[Category:2008 in the United States]]