Gustav aims for Louisiana

Hurricane Gustav is taking aim at the coast of Louisiana. Jeff Masters at Weather Underground is the goto place for the details of this storm.

If I am reading it all right, Gustav will be a major hurricane when it strikes the Gulf coast, possibly a category 4, and it may well strike New Orleans. The next 48 hours will reveal its plans.

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