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Hurricane Gustav (/ ˈ ɡ ʊ s t ɑː v /) was the second most destructive tropical cyclone of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season.The seventh tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Gustav caused serious damage and casualties in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and the United States.
The system has maximum sustained winds near 45 mph with higher gusts, and "steady strengthening is forecast," according to the center. The storm is likely to become a hurricane by Tuesday night or ...
Location: 740 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph. Movement: west at 12 mph Spaghetti models for Tropical Depression 12 At 11 a.m. EDT, the center of ...
Tropical Storm Joyce formed in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean Friday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm was located about 1,325 miles east of the Northern Leeward ...
The meteorological history of Hurricane Gustav spanned eleven days, from August 25 to September 4, 2008. The tropical disturbance which eventually spawned Hurricane Gustav gathered on August 16, southwest of the Cape Verde islands, but was slow to develop as it trekked west across the Atlantic .
The Hurricane Center uses only the top four or five highest performing models to help make its forecasts. Dinah Voyles Pulver covers climate change and the environment for USA TODAY.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking Tropical Storm Joyce and Hurricane Isaac in the Atlantic and a system in the Caribbean, which could develop into a tropical storm.
As of 11 p.m. ET Wednesday, Francine's center was about 35 miles northwest of New Orleans, the hurricane center said. It was moving northeast at 16 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.