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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Gustav (2002)
8 September 2002 · North Atlantic · Category 2
Hurricane Gustav formed in the North Atlantic basin on 8 September 2002 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 960 hPa. It made landfall in Canada.
- Formed
- 8 September 2002
- Dissipated
- 15 September 2002
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 960 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSCanada111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Lili232 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Isidore204 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Kyle139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Edouard102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Arthur93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Dolly93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Fay93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Hanna93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth