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Hurricane Gustav (/ ˈ ɡ ʊ s t ɑː v /) was the second most destructive tropical cyclone of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season.The seventh tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Gustav caused serious damage and casualties in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and the United States.
After making landfall near Jacmel, Hurricane Gustav began traversing northwestward across the mountainous terrain of southwestern Haiti, [22] [23] dumping heavy rains as it passed. [24] With favorable atmospheric conditions [ 23 ] the storm maintained its hurricane intensity for several hours after landfall, [ 24 ] but the high mountains over ...
September 1, 2008 – Hurricane Gustav produces heavy rain to extreme East Texas as it makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane. [120] The storm causes strong rip currents and minor overwash of the coast. [121] September 13, 2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall at Galveston as a
An evolving storm in the western Caribbean is expected to intensify into a hurricane before moving north and making landfall along the United States Gulf Coast on Thursday, AccuWeather expert ...
Most forecast models suggest a hurricane landfall on Thursday, and experts say the storm could be at least a Category 3. ... based on weather records that date from 1991 to 2020. Hurricane John ...
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Gustav makes landfall on the southeastern coast of the Isle of Youth, Cuba with winds of 145 mph (233 km/h). [13] 2200 UTC (6:00 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Gustav reaches its peak intensity with winds of 155 mph (249 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 941 mbar (27.8 inHg).
(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy and now reflects that the hurricane landfall date to Set. 26.) A tropical storm is evolving in the western Caribbean with ...
Zeta also surpassed the 1921 Tampa Bay hurricane for the latest date in a calendar year in which a major hurricane has made landfall in the continental United States. June 19, 2021 – Tropical Storm Claudette formed near Houma, Louisiana and brought gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southeastern portions of the state.