Hurricane Gustav Projected Path

Tropical Storm Gustav became Hurricane Gustav early on Tuesday, August 26, 2008. The storm made landfall along the southern coast of Haiti around 1 p.m. EST, and weakened into a tropical storm. The storm strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane and then weakened into a Category 2 hurricane as it moved into the southeastern coast of Louisiana on September 1.¹

Though New Orleans and parts of Louisiana were evacuated, Gustav did not cause as much flooding and damage as had been feared.²

Fast Facts

September 1, 2008: At 10:30 a.m. EST, the center of Hurricane Gustav made landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana 70 miles south-southwest of New Orleans ¹

The storm was moving northwest at 16 miles per hour¹

September 2: The center of Hurricane Gustav was located near latitude 31.7 north; longitude 93.4 west¹

Minimum central pressure: 985 millibars¹

The Mahalo Top 7

National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Gustav | Public Advisory
Official Site: MyFOXHurricane.com | Interactive Tropical Tracker
National Hurricane Center: Atlantic Hurricane Tracking Chart (107.79KB)
Weather.com: Hurricane Gustav - Track the Hurricane | Projected Path
Tampa Bay Online: Hurricane Gustav System Track (2008)
CNN: Water Clears Levees As Gustav Makes Louisiana Landfall (September 1, 2008)
Storm Pulse: Hurricane Tracking