Gustav hit the Isla de la Juventud south of
the Cuban mainland just short of a top-scale
Category 5 hurricane with screaming 140 mph
winds that toppled telephone poles and fruit
trees, shattered windows and leveled some
homes. (Aug. 31) Tags :tropicalweathercategoryhurricanegustavhitscuba
Forecasters say Hurricane Gustav has made
landfall on Haiti's southwest peninsula. The
fast-forming storm is sending global oil
prices soaring on fears it could become
'extremely dangerous' as it approaches the
Gulf of Mexico. (Aug. 26) Tags :tropicalweatherrawvideo:hurricanegustavroarshaiti