Hurricane Gustav made landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, on the morning of September 1, 2008. It was a Category 2 hurricane at the time of landfall with winds of about 105 mph (169 km/h).
Before that, Gustav formed on August 25, 2008, in the Caribbean and hit several places including Haiti and Cuba as it intensified and moved northwest.
The key date for the major U.S. landfall of Hurricane Gustav is September 1, 2008.
