Tropics Heat Up: Gustav, Hanna and TS Ike Active
The 2008 Hurricane Season is in full swing as the tropics heat up into September. Today, September 1st 2008, Hurricane Gustav made landfall over Terrebonne Parish, southwest of New Orleans. Gustav weakened to a strong Category 2 storm before making landfall. This dangerous storm still has winds near 110 mph and is causing widespread flooding and damage. Gustav currently has a central pressure at 957 MB and is moving to the NW at 15 MPH. In the Caribbean, Hurricane Hanna has sustained winds at 75 mph and could see intensification in the next few days. The current movement is to the west-southwest at 5 mph. Hanna is expected to turn to the northwest Wednesday aiming it directly at the Carolina coastline. The areas on the lookout for Hanna stretch from Florida through North Carolina, which will likely endure rough surf and rip currents initially from Hanna. Elsewhere in the Atlantic, Three tropical waves and one tropical storm have now formed. Depression # 9 is now Tropical Storm Ike and is moving to the west at 16 mph.