Hurricane Gustav (2002)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 8–15, 2002

Peak wind

98 mph

157 km/h · Sep 11

Peak category

Cat 2

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

960 mb

Landfalls

Nova Scotia, Canada · Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Lifetime

6.5 d

Sep 8 – Sep 15

Distance

3,055 mi

4,915 km

ACE

4.8

storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Gustav

Hurricane Gustav (2002) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic season. It formed on September 8, 2002, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb on September 11, 2002, and made landfall 2 times — first 38 mi SSW of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada on September 12, 2002 as a Category 1 hurricane (92 mph). Later landfalls: at 47.6°N, 58.6°W on September 12, 2002 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on September 11, 2002). The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 3,055 miles (4,915 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 12, 2002 · 05:00 UTC	38 mi SSW of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada	Cat 1 92 mph	960 mb
September 12, 2002 · 09:00 UTC	at 47.6°N, 58.6°W	Cat 1 75 mph	963 mb

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 30 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 8 12:00	TD	35 mph	1009 mb	29.0°N 71.0°W	open ocean
Sep 8 18:00	TS	40 mph	1007 mb	30.2°N 71.1°W	open ocean
Sep 9 00:00	TS	46 mph	1004 mb	30.5°N 72.3°W	open ocean
Sep 9 06:00	TS	46 mph	1003 mb	31.2°N 72.6°W	open ocean
Sep 9 12:00	TS	46 mph	1002 mb	31.6°N 73.6°W	open ocean
Sep 9 18:00	TS	46 mph	1002 mb	31.9°N 74.5°W	open ocean
Sep 10 00:00	TS	52 mph	996 mb	32.1°N 75.5°W	open ocean
Sep 10 06:00	TS	58 mph	990 mb	33.0°N 75.5°W	153 mi SSE of Havelock, North Carolina
Sep 10 12:00	TS	58 mph	987 mb	33.7°N 75.4°W	118 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina
Sep 10 18:00	TS	63 mph	985 mb	35.0°N 75.4°W	85 mi E of Havelock, North Carolina
Sep 11 00:00	TS	63 mph	983 mb	35.5°N 74.7°W	103 mi ESE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Sep 11 06:00	TS	69 mph	977 mb	36.8°N 73.0°W	165 mi E of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sep 11 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	971 mb	38.0°N 70.8°W	open ocean
Sep 11 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	964 mb	40.3°N 66.8°W	open ocean
Sep 12 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	962 mb	43.1°N 62.8°W	113 mi SSE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sep 12 04:00	Cat 1	92 mph	960 mb	45.3°N 60.8°W	65 mi SSW of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sep 12 05:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	92 mph	960 mb	45.6°N 60.4°W	38 mi SSW of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sep 12 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	960 mb	46.5°N 59.6°W	27 mi NE of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sep 12 09:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	75 mph	963 mb	47.6°N 58.6°W	98 mi SSW of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Sep 12 12:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	965 mb	48.6°N 57.7°W	27 mi SSE of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Sep 12 18:00	TS extratropical	69 mph	967 mb	50.1°N 55.5°W	81 mi N of Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Sep 13 00:00	TS extratropical	63 mph	968 mb	51.0°N 54.0°W	144 mi N of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Sep 13 06:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	968 mb	52.5°N 52.5°W	open ocean
Sep 13 12:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	972 mb	54.5°N 51.4°W	open ocean
Sep 13 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	976 mb	56.0°N 49.5°W	open ocean
Sep 14 00:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	982 mb	57.0°N 51.5°W	open ocean
Sep 14 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	984 mb	58.0°N 52.5°W	open ocean
Sep 14 12:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	989 mb	59.5°N 53.5°W	open ocean
Sep 14 18:00	TD extratropical	35 mph	992 mb	61.0°N 54.0°W	open ocean
Sep 15 00:00	TD extratropical	23 mph	998 mb	62.5°N 54.5°W	145 mi SW of Nuuk, Greenland

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Gustav make landfall?

Gustav made landfall 2 times: 38 mi SSW of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada on September 12, 2002 at 05:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds; at 47.6°N, 58.6°W on September 12, 2002 at 09:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds.

What category was Gustav?

At its peak on September 11, 2002, Gustav was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 960 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Gustav last?

6.5 days, from September 8, 2002 to September 15, 2002, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,055 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Gustav?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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Every storm named Gustav

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1984	Tropical Storm Gustav Atlantic	TS 52 mph	—
1990	Hurricane Gustav Atlantic	Cat 3 121 mph	—	→
1996	Tropical Storm Gustav Atlantic	TS 46 mph	—
2002	Hurricane Gustav · this page Atlantic	Cat 2 98 mph	Nova Scotia, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
2008	Hurricane Gustav Atlantic	Cat 4 155 mph	Pinar del Río, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba	→

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2002

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2002	Hurricane Kenna Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 167 mph	Nayarit, Mexico	→
2002	Hurricane Elida Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 161 mph	—	→
2002	Hurricane Hernan Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 161 mph	—	→
2002	Hurricane Lili Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, Pinar del Río, Cuba	→
2002	Hurricane Fausto Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2002	Hurricane Isidore Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	Yucatán, Mexico, Pinar del Río, Cuba	→
2002	Hurricane Ele Central Pacific	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2002	Hurricane Alma Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→

See every 2002 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Gustav on Wikipedia.

← Previous Atlantic stormTropical Storm Fay (2002)Next Atlantic storm →Tropical Storm Hanna (2002)

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