Tropical Storm Gustav
Position: 31.1 N 92.7 W. [10 PM CDT]
Movement: Northwest [315°] near 13 mph.
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph.
Wind Gusts: 70 mph.
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles.
Minimum central pressure: 978 mb.
It is 20 miles Southwest of Alexandria, Louisiana.
Landfall was near Cocodrie, Louisiana at about 9:30 AM CDT. It was about 70 miles Southwest of New Orleans.
It is coming ashore as a strong Category 2, having never been able to overcome the weakening of the passage over Cuba. It still a large storm affecting over 450 miles of the coast as it enters the Louisiana Coast, the the integrity of the NOLA levees is still to be determined.
