Hurricane Gustav (2002)
Sep 8, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 15, 12:00 AM UTC (6.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 100 mph (85 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Landfalls
- 2
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 12, 4:30 AM UTC · 45.6°N 60.4°W · Hurricane · 90 mph · 960 mb
- Sep 12, 9:00 AM UTC · 47.6°N 58.6°W · Hurricane · 75 mph · 963 mb
Every track point (30)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-08 12:00 | SD | 29.0°N 71.0°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 2002-09-08 18:00 | SS | 30.2°N 71.1°W | 35 | 1007 | |
| 2002-09-09 00:00 | SS | 30.5°N 72.3°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 2002-09-09 06:00 | SS | 31.2°N 72.6°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 2002-09-09 12:00 | SS | 31.6°N 73.6°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 2002-09-09 18:00 | SS | 31.9°N 74.5°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 2002-09-10 00:00 | SS | 32.1°N 75.5°W | 45 | 996 | |
| 2002-09-10 06:00 | SS | 33.0°N 75.5°W | 50 | 990 | |
| 2002-09-10 12:00 | TS | 33.7°N 75.4°W | 50 | 987 | |
| 2002-09-10 18:00 | TS | 35.0°N 75.4°W | 55 | 985 | |
| 2002-09-11 00:00 | TS | 35.5°N 74.7°W | 55 | 983 | |
| 2002-09-11 06:00 | TS | 36.8°N 73.0°W | 60 | 977 | |
| 2002-09-11 12:00 | HU | 38.0°N 70.8°W | 70 | 971 | |
| 2002-09-11 18:00 | HU | 40.3°N 66.8°W | 85 | 964 | |
| 2002-09-12 00:00 | HU | 43.1°N 62.8°W | 80 | 962 | |
| 2002-09-12 04:00 | HU | 45.3°N 60.8°W | 80 | 960 | Lowest pressure |
| 2002-09-12 04:30 | HU | 45.6°N 60.4°W | 80 | 960 | Landfall |
| 2002-09-12 06:00 | HU | 46.5°N 59.6°W | 75 | 960 | |
| 2002-09-12 09:00 | HU | 47.6°N 58.6°W | 65 | 963 | Landfall |
| 2002-09-12 12:00 | EX | 48.6°N 57.7°W | 60 | 965 | |
| 2002-09-12 18:00 | EX | 50.1°N 55.5°W | 60 | 967 | |
| 2002-09-13 00:00 | EX | 51.0°N 54.0°W | 55 | 968 | |
| 2002-09-13 06:00 | EX | 52.5°N 52.5°W | 50 | 968 | |
| 2002-09-13 12:00 | EX | 54.5°N 51.4°W | 45 | 972 | |
| 2002-09-13 18:00 | EX | 56.0°N 49.5°W | 45 | 976 | |
| 2002-09-14 00:00 | EX | 57.0°N 51.5°W | 40 | 982 | |
| 2002-09-14 06:00 | EX | 58.0°N 52.5°W | 35 | 984 | |
| 2002-09-14 12:00 | EX | 59.5°N 53.5°W | 30 | 989 | |
| 2002-09-14 18:00 | EX | 61.0°N 54.0°W | 30 | 992 | |
| 2002-09-15 00:00 | EX | 62.5°N 54.5°W | 20 | 998 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.