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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Gustav (2008)
25 August 2008 · North Atlantic · Category 4
Hurricane Gustav formed in the North Atlantic basin on 25 August 2008 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 941 hPa. It made landfall in Cuba, the United States of America, Haiti and Jamaica.
- Formed
- 25 August 2008
- Dissipated
- 5 September 2008
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 941 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Cuba222 km/h
- Cat. 2United States of America167 km/h
- TSHaiti111 km/h
- TSJamaica111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Ike232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Paloma232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Omar213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Bertha204 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Dolly157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Hanna139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Kyle139 km/h
- Cat. 1Tropical Storm Laura130 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth