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.National Hurricane Center: Public Advisory
Though New Orleans and parts of Louisiana were evacuated, Gustav did not cause as much flooding and damage as had been feared.New York Times: Gustav Was No Katrina...
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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 National Hurricane Center: Public Advisory
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The storm was moving northwest at 16 miles per hourNational Hurricane Center: Public Advisory
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September 2
The center of Hurricane Gustav was located near latitude 31.7 north; longitude 93.4 westNational Hurricane Center: Public Advisory
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