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Hurricane Gustav Strengthens, hits Haiti , Videos, Pictures
posted by chandramoulesh G K on 8/26/2008 08:15:00 PM | Permalink >> 0 Comments
The name Gustav has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
* 1984s Tropical Storm Gustav - spent most of its existence as a tropical depression hovering over Bermuda, no major damage.
* 1990's Hurricane Gustav - threatened the Lesser Antilles but turned away before getting too close, causing no damage.
* 1996's Tropical Storm Gustav - weak storm that formed west of Africa and dissipated soon after, never threatening land.
* 2002's Hurricane Gustav - first subtropical storm to ever be named; strengthened into a hurricane and came within miles of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina before turning away, later grazing Nova Scotia and dying over Newfoundland.
* 2008's Hurricane Gustav - currently active.
* 1990's Hurricane Gustav - threatened the Lesser Antilles but turned away before getting too close, causing no damage.
* 1996's Tropical Storm Gustav - weak storm that formed west of Africa and dissipated soon after, never threatening land.
* 2002's Hurricane Gustav - first subtropical storm to ever be named; strengthened into a hurricane and came within miles of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina before turning away, later grazing Nova Scotia and dying over Newfoundland.
* 2008's Hurricane Gustav - currently active.
Hurricane Gustav strengthened slightly early Tuesday in the central Caribbean as it churned toward south-western Haiti, the U.S. National Hurricane Centre said in its latest report.
Gustav was located about 75 miles south-southeast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, moving northwest at about 9 miles per hour, with maximum sustained winds up slightly at 90 mph.
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