Gustav makes landfall in Cuba.

Gustav just made landfall in Cuba as a 150-mph hurricane, the strongest strike for the nation since Dennis in 2005, and is likely to be over the Gulf of Mexico in the next few hours. Considering the current intensity of Gustav and the amount of water that the storm has to move over before [...]

Gustav reaches 150 mph, Hurricane Watches issued.

5 PM advisory now brings the winds of Gustav to 150 mph, and a hurricane watch has been issued from east of High Island, Texas to the Alabama/Florida border. The NHC still says that Gustav has the potential to become a Category Five before or after it crosses Cuba.

Gustav now a Category 4 with 145 mph winds

Winds have now been increased to 145 mph, and the pressure is down to 935 mb. A special advisory will be issued at 2 PM.
Update 2:10 PM EDT: The pressure is actually 945 mb.

Gustav is now a Category Two

Gustav has become a Category 2 hurricane, and has winds of 100 mph. The lowest extrapolated pressure from the hurricane hunters was 966 mb, although the official pressure hasn’t been mentioned yet. I will be starting a new page for minor updates on Gustav.

Quote of the Day – 08/30/08

I’M COMING! – Some crazy carjacker