Hurricane Gustav
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Fay, alternating between storm, depression and hurricane is raining itself out over the South, bringing drought relief to many areas, leaving in its wake record rainfalls and area-wide flooding in northern Florida. Now comes Gustav.
Hurricane Gustav intensified remarkably overnight, and is poised to deliver a heavy blow to Haiti early this afternoon as a Category 1 or 2 hurricane. Gustav intensified from a tropical depression at 11 am yesterday to a Category 1 hurricane last night in just 16 hours, tying Hurricane Humberto’s record–set just last year–for the fastest intensification from first advisory to a Category 1 hurricane.
As best it can be predicted now, Gustav will stay on a westerly course, moving eventually to the Cancun/Cozumel area of Mexico