NHC AL082002 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Gustav (2002)
September 8, 2002 – September 15, 2002
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Gustav peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 6 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
Gustav in the record
HURDAT2 tracks Gustav from September 8, 2002 to September 15, 2002; its peak was 98 mph (Category 2). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 6 US cities, all in North Carolina. The strongest pass was 63 mph (tropical storm) 56 miles from Nags Head, NC.
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- Cities within 75 mi
- 6
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 1
98 mph
when closest
Cities Gustav passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (6)
- Nags HeadTropical storm · 56 mi
- ManteoTropical storm · 58 mi
- Kill Devil HillsTropical storm · 63 mi
- Kitty HawkTropical storm · 70 mi
- OrientalTropical storm · 73 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 71 mi
Other storms of the 2002 season
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.