Hurricane Gustav formed on August 25th, about 260 miles southeast of Part-au- Prince, Haiti and rapidly strengthened into a hurricane early on August 26th.
It is the second major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season and has had a major impact on New Orleans and the surrounding area following the disastrous impact of Hurricane Katrina 3 years earlier.
Here are a selection of the latest news, pictures and videos on Hurricane Gustav:
August 25th, 2008
August 26th, 2008
August 27th, 2008
- Gustav Forecast Compilations
- Gustav Poised to Strengthen, Head to Gulf – At Least 1 Death
- New Orleans Makes Evacuation Plan As Storm Nears
August 28th, 2008
- Hurricane Gustav Nears, Is New Orleans Ready?
- New Orleans Watching Gustav’s Path
- Evacuation Preps Ahead of Hurricane Gustav
August 29th, 2008
- Gustav Set to Batter Cuba, Enter Gulf of Mexico
- Raw Video: New Orleans Marks Katrina Anniversary
- Michael Moore Discusses Hurricane Gustav – Countdown: The Political Storm
August 30th, 2008
- Hurricane Gustav Survival Preparations Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3
- New Orleans Prepares for Hurricane Gustav
- New Orleans’ mayor: Hurricane Gustav “the storm of the century”
- Hurricane Gustav hits US Gulf Coast
- Gustav heads for the US
- Hurrican Gustav gathers strength
- Gustav Approaches New Orleans (CBS)
August 31st, 2008
- Louisiana RNC Delegates Worry About Family
- First Person: Staying Behind in New Orleans
- Will Gustav Interfere With RNC?
- First Person: Watching Gustav From Afar
- Bush’s Response To Gustav (CBS)
- New Orleans Nearly Empty As Gustav Approaches
- Obama on Hurricane Gustav Preparedness
- McCain Orders Convention Curtailed for Gustav
- Gustav belts down on the US
- Gustav Scrubs Bush Appearance at GOP Convention
September 1st, 2008
- Raw Footage of Franklin, Louisiana Pounded by Gustav
- Hurricane Gustav disrupts Republican Convention
- Obama Discusses Gustav (CNN)
- Gustav at 8:30 a.m. in Port Allen
- Raw Video: Gustav Lashes Houma, La.
- Laura Bush on hurricane (CNN)
- Gustav’s Storm Surge Swamps Gulfport
- Wind Surfing in Hurricane Gustav
- Raw Footage of Gustav Pounding Franklin, Louisiana
- First Person: Waiting Out Hurricane Gustav in the Pub
- Gustav No Katrina; Couple Already Cleaning Up
- Brief Flooding after Gustav Video
- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin: Almost Out of the Woods
- Hurricane Gustav in Pictures
- Gustav Evacuees Killed in Car Crash
- A Sigh of Relief and Still Healing Scars over Katrina Memories
- Live Hurricane Gustav Coverage
- Hurricane Gustav Surfing: The New Extreme Sport
September 2nd, 2008
- Senator Biden: Gustav is First Test of Interoperability
- Hurricane Gustav Pops McCain’s Republican National Convention
Random Hurricane Gustav Videos
Also See:
Hurricane Gustav New Orleans WebCams & Live Streaming Video Online
