Hurricane Gustav batters Caribbean, threatens US Gulf Coast

Saturday, August 30, 2008 

Hurricane Gustav as it made landfall over Cuba
Image: NASA.

Hurricane Gustav is predicted to make landfall on the Gulf Coast, having already caused damage in the Caribbean. The storm may be raised to Category 5 according to some sources.

At 5:00 p.m. (eastern time), the National Hurricane Center stated that Gustav had sustained winds at least 150 miles per hour and was moving Northwest at 15 miles per hour. Watches and warnings have been posted from Eastern Texas all the way to Mississippi. It is scheduled to make landfall somewhere in Louisiana on Tuesday. As of 5pm, Gustav was stronger than the hurricane in 2005 Hurricane Katrina which killed over 1,500 people in Louisiana.

At least 80 people in the Caribbean have died from Gustav's impact. Gustav is currently hitting Cuba and made landfall near the Isle of Youth. Thousands have been evacuated as rain created widespread flooding in the West.

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Sources

• "Hurricane Gustav" — National Hurricane Center, August 30, 2008 (5:00 p.m. EDT)
• "New Orleans declares storm curfew" — BBC News, Sunday, 31 August 2008 19:22 UK
• "Hurricane GUSTAV" — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, retrieved August 30, 2008
• "Hurricane Gustav hits Cuba" — Radio Netherlands Worldwide, August 30, 2008
• Willie Drye. "Gustav Now Major Hurricane -- And Picking Up Steam" — National Geographic News, August 30, 2008
• Becky Bohrer. "New Orleans gets ready as Gustav strengthens" — Associated Press, August 30, 2008
• "Hurricane Gustav Local Statement - 615 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008" — National Weather Service, August 30, 2008
• "National Weather Service Enhanced Radar Image" — National Weather Service, August 30, 2008
• "Deadly hurricane roars into Cuba" — BBC News, August 30, 2008
• "Hurricane Watch - 436 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008" — National Weather Service, August 30, 2008
• "FEMA - Hurricane Gustav" — Federal Emergency Management Agency, August 30, 2008