Hurricane Gustav facts for kids
| Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
Gustav nearing its maximum strength while approaching southern Cuba
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| Formed | August 25, 2008 |
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| Dissipated | September 4, 2008 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 150 mph (240 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 941 mbar (hPa); 27.79 inHg |
| Fatalities | 112 direct, 41 indirect |
| Damage | $6.61 billion (2008 USD) |
| Areas affected | Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas |
| Part of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Gustav was one of 16 named storms, one of seven hurricanes, and one of five major hurricanes in the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Gustav form on August 25, made landfall in three countries, Haiti, Cuba, and the United States, the storm died on September 4. Gustav caused about $6.61 Billion in damage, also 112 direct and 41 indirect deaths.
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Retirement
In the spring of 2009 the name Gustav was retired, it was replaced by Gonzalo in 2014.
Related pages
- 2008 Atlantic hurricane season
- List of Atlantic hurricanes
- List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
- List of tropical cyclones
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Images for kids
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Hurricane Gustav making landfall in Haiti on August 26
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Hurricane Gustav, just after making landfall in Jamaica, August 29
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Infrared Satellite loops of Hurricane Gustav crossing western Cuba as a major category 4 storm.
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Building being boarded up in Uptown New Orleans, August 28
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Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau (center), adjutant general of the Louisiana Army National Guard, speaks to reporters about the Guard's preparation for Gustav in Louisiana on August 28.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator David Paulison (center) with various United States' federal officials and other response leaders on August 30.
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A truck buried under rubble in Haiti
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Waters churned up by Hurricane Gustav off the coast of Northern Cuba
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Total rainfall from Gustav in the United States
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Tipped and flooded home, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
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Hurricane Gustav in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico as a Category 3 storm
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Flooding in front of a sign in New Iberia, Louisiana.
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Waves crash against a stop sign in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, as Hurricane Gustav hits the Gulf Coast.
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Wind damage to the landmark Eola Hotel in Natchez, Mississippi.
See also
In Spanish: Huracán Gustav para niños
