NHC AL072008 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Gustav (2008)
August 25, 2008 – September 5, 2008
Hurricane Gustav peaked at Category 4 with 155 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 194 US cities, 114 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Cities within 75 mi
- 194
- At hurricane strength
- 114
- States
- 3
155 mph
when closest
Cities Gustav passed near, strongest first
Louisiana (181)
- BurasCategory 2 · 59 mi
- Port SulphurCategory 2 · 56 mi
- Golden MeadowCategory 2 · 24 mi
- ChauvinCategory 2 · 13 mi
- MontegutCategory 2 · 19 mi
- LaroseCategory 2 · 27 mi
- GallianoCategory 2 · 29 mi
- Cut OffCategory 2 · 31 mi
- LafitteCategory 2 · 48 mi
- Belle ChasseCategory 2 · 60 mi
- GretnaCategory 2 · 62 mi
- ChalmetteCategory 2 · 68 mi
- VioletCategory 2 · 68 mi
- MerauxCategory 2 · 69 mi
- Saint BernardCategory 2 · 70 mi
- LockportCategory 2 · 29 mi
- WestwegoCategory 2 · 57 mi
- HarahanCategory 2 · 58 mi
- MarreroCategory 2 · 58 mi
- HarveyCategory 2 · 60 mi
- MetairieCategory 2 · 61 mi
- New OrleansCategory 2 · 65 mi
- ArabiCategory 2 · 67 mi
- HoumaCategory 2 · 19 mi
- GrayCategory 2 · 21 mi
- RacelandCategory 2 · 29 mi
- Des AllemandsCategory 2 · 41 mi
- BoutteCategory 2 · 48 mi
- LulingCategory 2 · 49 mi
- HahnvilleCategory 2 · 50 mi
- DestrehanCategory 2 · 51 mi
- NorcoCategory 2 · 52 mi
- Saint RoseCategory 2 · 54 mi
- KennerCategory 2 · 59 mi
- SchrieverCategory 2 · 20 mi
- ThibodauxCategory 2 · 24 mi
- VacherieCategory 2 · 38 mi
- LutcherCategory 2 · 41 mi
- GramercyCategory 2 · 42 mi
- ReserveCategory 2 · 48 mi
- La PlaceCategory 2 · 52 mi
- PattersonCategory 2 · 1 mi
- BerwickCategory 2 · 2 mi
- Morgan CityCategory 2 · 4 mi
- NapoleonvilleCategory 2 · 22 mi
- PaulinaCategory 2 · 39 mi
- SpringfieldCategory 2 · 63 mi
- PonchatoulaCategory 2 · 72 mi
- Pierre PartCategory 2 · 15 mi
- Belle RoseCategory 2 · 25 mi
- DonaldsonvilleCategory 2 · 32 mi
- SorrentoCategory 2 · 42 mi
- Saint AmantCategory 2 · 45 mi
- MaurepasCategory 2 · 51 mi
- HammondCategory 2 · 73 mi
- FranklinCategory 2 · 8 mi
- GonzalesCategory 2 · 41 mi
- GeismarCategory 2 · 36 mi
- AlbanyCategory 2 · 69 mi
- TickfawCategory 2 · 75 mi
and 121 more
Texas (11)
- ShelbyvilleTropical storm · 53 mi
- NewtonTropical storm · 55 mi
- JasperTropical storm · 64 mi
- JoaquinTropical storm · 68 mi
- CenterTropical storm · 69 mi
- KirbyvilleTropical storm · 71 mi
- BrookelandTropical storm · 56 mi
- HemphillTropical storm · 37 mi
- ZavallaTropical storm · 74 mi
- BronsonTropical storm · 51 mi
- San AugustineTropical storm · 53 mi
Mississippi (2)
- CentrevilleCategory 1 · 72 mi
- WoodvilleCategory 1 · 61 mi
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.