It is the second most compact cyclone in the world . Tropical Storm Marco of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season had gale-force winds reaching only 19 k from the center . It is the most compact hurricane or equivalent-strength tropical cyclone on record in the Australian basin , with gale-force winds extending only 48 k from the center and was the most compact system worldwide until 2008 when Tropical Storm Marco of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season broke the record , with gale-force winds extending only 19 k from the center .