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| - Hurricane Gustav was the seventh named storm, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Gustav was a very destructive hurricane, reaching Category 4 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Gustav made a total of four landfalls, its first being in Haiti as a Category 1, its second as a tropical storm in Jamaica, in Cuba as a Category 4, and in Louisiana as a Category 2. Gustav caused a 212 mph wind gust in the Pinar del Rio province of Cuba; this measurement was not only ultimately considered to be valid, but it was also the highest wind gust ever recorded within a tropical cyclone. Despite being only of Category 2 intensity at its Louisiana landfall, Gustav's large size enabled it to cause extensive and widespread damage similar to that of Hur
- Hurricane Gustav (pronounced /ˈɡʊstɑːv/) was the second most destructive hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm was the seventh tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season. Gustav caused serious damage and casualtiesin Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and the United States. Gustav caused at least $6.6 billion (2008 USD) in damages. Gustav also triggered the largest evacuation in United States history with more than 3 million people fleeing the oncoming hurricane.
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| - Hurricane Gustav (pronounced /ˈɡʊstɑːv/) was the second most destructive hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm was the seventh tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season. Gustav caused serious damage and casualtiesin Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and the United States. Gustav caused at least $6.6 billion (2008 USD) in damages. Gustav also triggered the largest evacuation in United States history with more than 3 million people fleeing the oncoming hurricane. It formed on the morning of August 25, 2008, about 260 miles (420 km) southeast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and rapidly strengthened into a tropical storm that afternoon and into a hurricane early on August 26. Later that day it made landfall near the Haitian town of Jacmel. It inundated Jamaica and ravaged Western Cuba and then steadily moved across the Gulf of Mexico. Once into the Gulf, Gustav gradually weakened because of increased wind shear and dry air. It weakened to a Category 2 hurricane late on August 31, and remained at that intensity until landfall on the morning of September 1 near Cocodrie, Louisiana. Weakening continued, and Gustav weakened to a tropical storm that evening and to a tropical depression the next day as it meandered around the south-central US. The weak system became extratropical on September 4 and was absorbed by another low on September 5. In total, an estimated 153 deaths had been attributed to Gustav in the U.S. and Caribbean. Damage in the U.S. totaled to $4.3 billion (2008 USD) with additional damage of $2.1 billion in Cuba and $210 million in damage in Jamaica.
- Hurricane Gustav was the seventh named storm, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Gustav was a very destructive hurricane, reaching Category 4 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Gustav made a total of four landfalls, its first being in Haiti as a Category 1, its second as a tropical storm in Jamaica, in Cuba as a Category 4, and in Louisiana as a Category 2. Gustav caused a 212 mph wind gust in the Pinar del Rio province of Cuba; this measurement was not only ultimately considered to be valid, but it was also the highest wind gust ever recorded within a tropical cyclone. Despite being only of Category 2 intensity at its Louisiana landfall, Gustav's large size enabled it to cause extensive and widespread damage similar to that of Hurricane Betsy in 1965, sans in the New Orleans area, which was relatively unscathed by the large hurricane, save for a small portion of the city which became inundated with floodwaters. Gustav caused severe damage in and around Baton Rouge, knocking out electricity to some areas of the city for weeks. Gustav formed on August 25 and dissipated on September 4. Gustav caused at least $6.61 billion (2008 USD) in damage, as well 112 direct deaths, and 41 indirect.
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