&sq=&lang=&file=File:Hurricane_Gustav_11_sept_2002_1800Z_(cropped).jpg) Gustav near peak intensity off the New England coast on September 11 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 8, 2002 |
| Extratropical | September 12, 2002 |
| Dissipated | September 15, 2002 |
| Category 2 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 100 mph (155 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 960 mbar (hPa); 28.35 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 4 total |
| Damage | $340,000 (2002 USD) |
| Areas affected | East Coast of the United States, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Atlantic Canada |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Gustav was a Category 2 hurricane that paralleled the East Coast of the United States in September 2002 during the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the seventh named storm and first hurricane of the season. Initially a subtropical depression north of the Bahamas, Gustav passed just to the east of the Outer Banks, North Carolina as a tropical storm before traveling northeastward, making two landfalls in Atlantic Canada as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm was responsible for one death and $100,000 in damage, mostly in North Carolina. The interaction between Gustav and a non-tropical system produced strong winds that caused an additional $240,000 (2002 USD) in damage in New England, but this damage was not directly attributed to the hurricane.
Gustav spent the early part of its existence as a subtropical storm, and was the first such storm to be named from the current lists by the National Hurricane Center. Previously, subtropical storms were not given names.[1] The cyclone was also the latest-forming first hurricane of the season since 1941.
- ^ Chris Landsea. "NOAA Hurricane FAQ: What is a subtropical cyclone?". NOAA Atlantic Oceanic and Meteorological Laboratory. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2006.