Hurricane Gustav

(02/09/08)

• Hurricane Gustav spares New Orleans from repeat of Katrina as levees hold. • Gustav caused extensive damage in Cuba. • Gustav made landfall at 9:30 am in Cocodrie, Louisiana, about 70 miles southwest of New Orleans. • A CAT 2 hurricane then, it had winds of about 110 miles per hour (183 km/hr) • The storm surge was about 14 feet    Click here to download a PowerPoint Presentation with more details on this Event