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Gustav — 2008

Peak intensity: Cat 4 (155 mph). Active August 25–September 05, 2008 (12 days). Made 6 landfalls.

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  1. By the numbers
  2. Storm summary
  3. Track and observations
  4. Location-specific summary

By the numbers

Peak winds
155 mph
Cat 4
Min pressure
941 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
50
6-hourly fixes
ACE
18.2
accumulated cyclone energy

Storm summary

A plain-language narrative summary for this storm is on the way. In the meantime, the key statistics above and the full observation log below come directly from HURDAT2, NOAA's official Atlantic hurricane database. Where the National Hurricane Center has published a Tropical Cyclone Report, a link to the official PDF will appear here.

Track and observations

The complete observation log below lists all 50 fixes from HURDAT2 — position, status, wind, and pressure at each interval over the storm's lifetime.

Show first 12 observations
Time Status Lat / Lon Winds Pressure
2008-08-25 00:00Z TD 13.5, -67.4 29 mph 1008 mb
2008-08-25 06:00Z TD 14.4, -68.5 34 mph 1005 mb
2008-08-25 12:00Z TS 15.1, -69.6 40 mph 1002 mb
2008-08-25 18:00Z TS 15.8, -70.5 57 mph 996 mb
2008-08-26 00:00Z TS 16.4, -71.2 69 mph 991 mb
2008-08-26 06:00Z HU 16.9, -71.7 86 mph 986 mb
2008-08-26 12:00Z HU 17.5, -72.1 92 mph 981 mb
2008-08-26 18:00Z HUlandfall 18.1, -72.8 80 mph 992 mb
2008-08-27 00:00Z TS 18.4, -73.1 57 mph 995 mb
2008-08-27 06:00Z TS 18.6, -73.4 52 mph 999 mb
2008-08-27 12:00Z TS 18.7, -73.7 52 mph 998 mb
2008-08-27 18:00Z TS 18.9, -74.0 52 mph 999 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL072008