Timeline of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season

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Timeline of the
2002 Atlantic hurricane season
Season summary map
Season boundaries
First system formedJuly 14, 2002
Last system dissipatedOctober 16, 2002
Strongest system
By maximum sustained windsLili
Maximum winds145 mph (230 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure938 mbar (hPa; 27.7 inHg)
By central pressureIsidore
Maximum winds125 mph (205 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure934 mbar (hPa; 27.58 inHg)
Longest lasting system
NameKyle
Duration22 days
Storm articles
Other years
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

The

Tropical Storm Arthur formed on July 14, the season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates that conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic basin.[2] The season's final storm, Tropical Depression Fourteen
, dissipated on October 16.

The season produced fourteen

tropical storms, four became hurricanes, and two became major hurricanes.[nb 2] The two most significant storms of the season, in terms of loss of life and damage, were hurricanes Isidore and Lili. Hurricane Isidore was an unusually large storm and attained maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h), becoming one of only two major hurricanes during the season.[4] Hurricane Lili was the strongest hurricane during the season, with winds reaching 145 mph (230 km/h) before moving ashore Louisiana as a much weaker system.[5]

This timeline includes information that was not operationally released, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the

extratropical transitions
, and dissipations during the season.

Timeline

Hurricane LiliHurricane Kyle (2002)Hurricane IsidoreTropical Storm Hanna (2002)Hurricane Gustav (2002)Tropical Storm Fay (2002)Tropical Storm Edouard (2002)Tropical Storm Cristobal (2002)Tropical Storm Bertha (2002)Tropical Storm Arthur (2002)Saffir–Simpson scale

June

June 1

July

A map depicting rainfall totals across the Southeastern United States produced from a weak tropical storm.
Rainfall totals from Tropical Storm Arthur in the Southeastern United States
July 14
July 15
July 16
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Arthur reaches its peak intensity with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum
    barometric pressure of 997 mbar (hPa; 29.44 inHg) roughly 350 mi (560 km) south of Nova Scotia.[7]
July 17

August

August 4
  • 1800 UTC (1:00 p.m.
    CDT) – Tropical Depression Two develops from an area of low pressure east of Louisiana.[8]
August 5
Track of a disorganized tropical storm tracking across Louisiana and Texas.
Storm path of Tropical Storm Bertha
August 6
August 7
  • 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT August 6) – Tropical Storm Cristobal reaches its peak intensity with a minimum barometric pressure of 999 mbar (hPa; 29.5 inHg).[9]
August 8
Satellite imagery showing a disorganized swirl of clouds off the coast of North Carolina.
Tropical Storm Cristobal on August 7, 2002
  • 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Cristobal reaches its peak intensity with winds of 50 mph (85 km/h).[9]
August 9
August 29
August 30

September

September 1
Satellite imagery of a disorganized tropical storm near its peak intensity.
Tropical Storm Edouard near peak intensity on September 3, 2002
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Five develops from an area of low pressure roughly 120 mi (195 km) east of Daytona Beach, Florida.[11]
September 2
September 3
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Edouard reaches its peak intensity with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1002 mbar (hPa; 29.59 inHg).[11]
September 4
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Dolly weakens to a tropical depression.[10]
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Dolly degenerates into a non-convective remnant low-pressure area.[10]
September 5
  • 0045 UTC (8:45 p.m. EDT September 4) – Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall near Ormond Beach, Florida, with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h).[11]
  • 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Edouard weakens to a tropical depression over Florida.[11]
  • 1800 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) – Tropical Depression Six develops from an area of low pressure roughly 85 mi (140 mi) southeast of Galveston, Texas.[12]
September 6
  • 0000 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT September 5) – Tropical Depression Six intensifies into Tropical Storm Fay roughly 110 mi (175 km) southeast of Galveston, Texas.[12]
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Edouard dissipates south of the
    Florida Panhandle.[11]
A map depicting rainfall totals produced across Texas and Mexico from a weak tropical storm.
Rainfall totals from Tropical Storm Fay across Texas and Mexico
September 7
  • 0000 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT September 6) – Tropical Storm Fay reaches its peak intensity with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 998 mbar (hPa; 29.47 inHg) roughly 125 mi (205 km) southeast of Galveston, Texas.[12]
  • 0900 UTC (4:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Fay makes landfall roughly 10 mi (15 km) east of Port O'Connor, Texas, with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h).[12]
  • 1200 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Fay weakens to a tropical depression.[12]
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) –
    Tropical Depression Seven develops from an area of low pressure roughly 1155 mi (1855 km) east-southeast of Bermuda. Concurrently, the tropical depression also reaches its peak intensity with winds of 35 mph (55 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1013 mbar (hPa; 29.9 inHg).[13]
September 8
September 10
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Subtropical Storm Gustav transitions into a tropical storm and is designated as Tropical Storm Gustav.[14]
September 11
Satellite imagery of a hurricane approaching Newfoundland.
Satellite imagery of Hurricane Gustav near peak intensity as a Category 2 hurricane on September 11, 2002
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Gustav intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane on the
    Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale, becoming the first hurricane of the 2002 season.[14]
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Gustav intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane and reaches its peak intensity with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h).[14]
September 12
  • 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT September 11) – Hurricane Gustav weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.[14]
  • 0000 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT September 11) – Tropical Depression Nine develops from an area of low pressure roughly 250 mi (400 km) south of Pensacola, Florida.[15]
  • 0400 UTC (12:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Gustav reaches its peak intensity with a minimum barometric pressure of 960 mbar (hPa; 28.35 inHg).[14]
  • 0430 UTC (12:30 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Gustav makes its first landfall on Cape Breton Island with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).[14]
  • 0600 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Depression Nine intensifies into Tropical Storm Hanna roughly 225 mi (360 km) south of Pensacola, Florida.[15]
  • 0900 UTC (5:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Gustav makes its second and final landfall near
    Rose Blanche – Harbour le Cou, Newfoundland, with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).[14]
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Gustav transitions into an extratropical cyclone over Newfoundland.[14]
September 14
  • 0000 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT September 13) – Tropical Storm Hanna reaches its peak intensity with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1001 mbar (hPa; 29.56 inHg) roughly 60 mi (95 km) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River.[15]
  • 0800 UTC (3:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Hanna makes its first landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h).[15]
  • 1500 UTC (10:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Hanna makes its second and final landfall near the Alabama–Mississippi border with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h).[15]
  • 1800 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Hanna weakens to a tropical depression.[15]
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Ten develops from an area of low pressure near Trinidad and Tobago.[4]
Storm track of a tropical storm that formed in the Gulf of Mexico before moving ashore the Alabama–Mississippi border.
Storm path of Tropical Storm Hanna
September 15
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Hanna dissipates over Alabama.[15]
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Ten degenerates into a tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean.[4]
September 17
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Ten regains tropical depression status roughly 120 mi (195 km) south of Kingston, Jamaica.[4]
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Eleven develops from an area of low pressure roughly 620 mi (1000 km) east of Bermuda.[16]
September 18
  • 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Ten intensifies into Tropical Storm Isidore.[4]
  • 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Eleven intensifies into
    Tropical Storm Josephine.[16]
September 19
Satellite imagery of a disorganized tropical storm undergoing an extratropical transition.
Satellite imagery of Tropical Storm Josephine on September 19, 2002
  • 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Josephine reaches its peak intensity with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1009 mbar (hPa; 29.81 inHg).[16]
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Josephine transitions into an extratropical cyclone.[16]
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Isidore intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane.[4]
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – The extratropical remnants of Josephine merge with a larger extratropical cyclone.[16]
September 20
  • 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Isidore intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane.[4]
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Isidore weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.[4]
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Subtropical Depression Twelve develops from an area of low pressure roughly 715 mi (1150 km) east-southeast of Bermuda.[17]
  • 2100 UTC (5:00 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Isidore makes landfall at Cabo Frances, Cuba, with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h).[4]
September 21
Satellite imagery of a mature hurricane entering the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Isidore near peak intensity as a Category 3 hurricane on September 22, 2002
September 22
  • 1200 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Isidore reaches its peak intensity with winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 934 mbar (hPa; 27.58 inHg).[4]
  • 2100 UTC (4:00 p.m. CDT) – Hurricane Isidore makes landfall at
    Yucatán, with winds of 125 mph (205 km/h).[4]
September 23
September 25
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Kyle intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane.[17]
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Lili degenerates into a tropical wave.[5]
September 26
  • 0600 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Isidore makes landfall just west of Grand Isle, Louisiana, with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h).[4]
September 27
  • 0000 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT September 26) – Tropical Storm Isidore weakens to a tropical depression.[4]
  • 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST September 26) – Hurricane Kyle reaches its peak intensity with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 980 mbar (hPa; 28.94 inHg).[17]
  • 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT September 26) – The remnants of Tropical Storm Lili regenerate into Tropical Depression Lili.[5]
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Lili regains tropical storm status.[4]
  • 1800 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) – Tropical Depression Isidore transitions into an extratropical cyclone over southwestern Pennsylvania.[4]
September 28
Track map of the fourth longest-lived Atlantic tropical cyclone on record.
Storm path of Hurricane Kyle
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Kyle weakens to a tropical storm.[17]
September 30
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Lili intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane.[5]
  • 1400 UTC (10:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Lili makes a first landfall on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, Cayman Islands, with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).[5]
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Kyle weakens to a tropical depression.[17]

October

October 1
  • 1100 UTC (7:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Lili intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane and makes a second landfall on the coast of the Isle of Youth, Cuba, with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h).[5]
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Kyle regains tropical storm status.[17]
  • 1400 UTC (10:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Lili makes a third landfall near Pinar del Río Province, Cuba, with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h).[5]
October 2
Satellite imagery of the strongest hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Lili near peak intensity as the strongest hurricane of the 2002 season on October 2, 2002
  • 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Lili intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane.[5]
  • 1800 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) – Hurricane Lili intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane.[5]
  • 2013 UTC (3:13 p.m. CDT) – Hurricane Lili reaches its peak intensity with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 938 mbar (hPa; 27.7 inHg).[5]
October 3
  • 0600 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Lili weakens to a Category 3 hurricane.[5]
  • 1200 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Lili weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.[5]
  • 1300 UTC (8:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Lili makes a fourth and final landfall near Intracoastal City, Louisiana, with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h).[5]
  • 1800 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) – Hurricane Lili weakens to a tropical storm.[5]
October 4
  • 0600 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Lili weakens to a tropical depression.[5]
  • 1800 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) – Tropical Depression Lili becomes absorbed within a larger extratropical area of low pressure near the Tennessee–Arkansas border.[5]
October 5
  • 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Kyle weakens to a tropical depression.[17]
October 6
  • 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Kyle regains tropical storm status.[17]
October 8
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Kyle weakens to a tropical depression.[17]
October 11
  • 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Kyle regains tropical storm status.[17]
  • 1700 UTC (1:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Kyle makes its first landfall near McClellanville, South Carolina, with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h).[17]
  • 2200 UTC (6:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Kyle makes its second and final landfall near Long Beach, North Carolina, with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h).[17]
October 12
  • 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT October 11) – Tropical Storm Kyle weakens to a tropical depression near Surf City, North Carolina.[17]
  • 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Kyle regains tropical storm status over Pamlico Sound, North Carolina.[17]
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Kyle merges with a cold front roughly 280 mi (450 km) south-southwest of
    Nantucket, Massachusetts, making it the third longest-lived Atlantic tropical cyclone in recorded history.[17]
A disorganized tropical depression over Cuba.
Tropical Depression Fourteen while located over Cuba on October 15, 2002
October 14
October 15
  • 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Fourteen reaches its peak intensity with winds of 35 mph (55 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1002 mbar (hPa; 29.59 inHg).[18]
October 16
  • 1600 UTC (12:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Fourteen makes landfall near Cienfuegos, Cuba, with winds of 30 mph (45 km/h).[18]
October 17
  • 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT October 16) – Tropical Depression Fourteen is absorbed by a cold front over Cuba.[18]

November

November 30
  • The 2002 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ An average season, as defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has twelve tropical storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.[1]
  2. Saffir–Simpson Hurricane scale.[3]
  3. kilometers), following the convention used in the National Hurricane Center's operational products for each storm.[6]
    All other units are rounded to the nearest digit.

References

  1. ^ Climate Prediction Center Internet Team (August 4, 2011). "Background Information: The North Atlantic Hurricane Season". Climate Prediction Center. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Chris Landsea; Neal Dorst (ed.) (June 2, 2011). "G: Tropical Cyclone Climatology". Hurricane Research Division: Frequently Asked Questions. Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. G1) When is hurricane season ?. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2011. {{cite book}}: |author2= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Chris Landsea; Neal Dorst (ed.) (June 2, 2011). "A: Basic Definitions". Hurricane Research Division: Frequently Asked Questions. Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. A3) What is a super-typhoon? What is a major hurricane ? What is an intense hurricane ?. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2011. {{cite book}}: |author2= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Lixion A. Avila (December 20, 2002). Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Isidore (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Miles B. Lawrence (December 20, 2002). Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Lili (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  6. ^ 2002 Tropical Cyclone Advisory Archive (Archive). National Hurricane Center. February 7, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d Miles B. Lawrence (August 20, 2002). Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Arthur (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Jack Beven (November 20, 2002). Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Bertha (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d e James L. Franklin (August 22, 2002). Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Cristobal (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  10. ^ a b c d e Lixion A. Avila (October 12, 2002). Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Dolly (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Richard J. Pasch (January 16, 2003). Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Edouard (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Stacy R. Stewart (December 14, 2002). Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Fay (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  13. ^ a b Miles B. Lawrence (November 30, 2002). Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Depression Seven (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jack Beven (January 14, 2003). Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Gustav (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g James L. Franklin; Jamie R. Rhome (December 16, 2002). Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Hanna (Report). National Hurricane Center. Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  16. ^ a b c d e Richard J. Pasch (January 14, 2003). Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Josephine (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Stacy R. Stewart (November 16, 2002). Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Kyle (Report). National Hurricane Center. Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  18. ^ a b c d Jack Beven (November 20, 2002). Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Depression Fourteen (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved December 18, 2011.

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