Seasonal Summary[]
The 2002 Atlantic hurricane season was a hyper-active season.
This season originally saw 12 storms, 4 hurricanes and 2 Major, and saw the lastest forming first hurricane not forming till September 11th, 2002.
Storms[]
Tropical Storm Arthur[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 10 – June 16 |
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Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Bertha[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 1 – August 10 |
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Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 962 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Cristobal[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 6 – August 12 |
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Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 971 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Dolly[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 23 – August 27 |
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Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Edouard[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 26 – September 1 |
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Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Fay[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 31 – September 10 |
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Peak intensity | 135 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 944 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Gustav[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 1 – September 7 |
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Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Eight[]
Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 2 – September 4 |
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Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1001 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Hanna[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 5 – September 11 |
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Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Isidore[]
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 9 – September 20 |
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Peak intensity | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 932 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Josephine[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 14 – September 21 |
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Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 960 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Kyle[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 17 – September 22 |
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Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Lili[]
Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 19 – September 30 |
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Peak intensity | 160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min) 914 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Marco[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 25 – September 27 |
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Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Nana[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 29 – October 3 |
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Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Omar[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 30 – October 2 |
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Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1000 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Paloma[]
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 10 – October 16 |
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Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 982 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Rene[]
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 19 – October 30 |
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Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 952 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Sally[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 24 – November 3 |
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Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 961 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Teddy[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 26 – October 30 |
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Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
Subtropical Depression Twenty-One[]
Subtropical depression (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 31 – November 2 |
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Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Vicky[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | November 4 – November 10 |
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Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Wilfred[]
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
Duration | November 13 – November 23 |
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Peak intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 964 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Alpha[]
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | December 26 – December 30 |
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Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
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1 | 32.7 | Lili | 12 | 5.19 | Gustav |
2 | 21.5 | Isidore | 13 | 5.00 | Arthur |
3 | 20.0 | Fay | 14 | 4.79 | Hanna |
4 | 16.8 | Rene | 15 | 4.56 | Vicky |
5 | 13.2 | Josephine | 16 | 3.99 | Teddy |
6 | 12.2 | Sally | 17 | 3.45 | Kyle |
7 | 11.4 | Bertha | 18 | 3.35 | Dolly |
8 | 10.0 | Wilfred | 19 | 3.21 | Nana |
9 | 8.11 | Christobal | 20 | 2.80 | Alpha |
10 | 7.26 | Gustav | 21 | 1.97 | Omar |
11 | 6.25 | Paloma | 22 | 1.84 | Marco |
Total=199.57 |
ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season total.