2002 Atlantic hurricane season

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2002 Atlantic hurricane season
All the storms of the season
All the storms of the season
Formation of the
first storm		 July 14, 2002
Dissolution of the
last storm		 October 16, 2002
Strongest storm Isidore - 934  hPa  ( mbar ), 110  kn  (205  km / h )  (1 minute)
Tropical lows 14th
Storms 12
Hurricanes 4th
Severe hurricanes ( Cat. 3+ ) 2
Total number of victims 53
Total damage $ 2.6 billion   (2002)
Atlantic hurricane seasons
2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004

The 2002 Atlantic hurricane season was an average Atlantic hurricane season and lasted from June 1, 2002 to November 30, 2002. These dates usually demarcate the period of each year in which most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean .

This season, a total of 14 tropical depressions were created , 12 tropical storms, with four growing into hurricanes , two of which became severe category three or higher hurricanes. Although the season officially started on June 1st, no storm formed until July 14th. Despite this late start, eight tropical storms occurred in September , as in the record seasons of 2004 , 2007 and 2010 . The early end of the season was unusual. There were no more tropical storms after October 4th, partly due to the El Niño phenomenon. The strongest hurricane of the season was Category 3 Hurricane Isidor with a minimum central pressure of 934 mbar, but Hurricane Lili reached higher wind speeds and category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale .

The season was less devastating than your average hurricane season. 23 people were killed and property damage was estimated at 2.6 billion US dollars, mainly by Isidore and Lili. In September, Hurricane Gustav struck the Nova Scotia coast as it turned into an extra-tropical storm . Isidore first moved across the Yucatán Peninsula and later reached the United States . There were five direct fatalities and damage of about 970 million US dollars. Several other storms had a direct impact on land in August and September, including Hurricane Kyle, the longest-lived storm of the season. In early October, Hurricane Lili hit the Louisiana coast , causing 13 direct deaths and $ 860 million in damage.

2002 Atlantic hurricane season
No. Surname Duration Max. Wind speed (km / h) min. Air pressure (mbar) Fatalities US property damage (million US dollars)
1 Tropical storm Arthur July 14-16 92.6 992 0
2 Tropical storm Bertha August 4-9 74.1 1008 1 0.2
3 Tropical storm Cristobal August 5-8 92.6 999 0
4th Tropical storm dolly August 29th - September 4th 111.1 994 0
5 Tropical storm Edouard 16th September 120.4 1002 0
6th Tropical storm Fay September 5-8 111.1 998 0 4.5
7th Tropical Depression Seven September 7th - 8th 64.8 1009 0
8th Hurricane Gustav September 8-12 166.7 960 1 0.3
9 Tropical storm Hanna September 11-14 92.6 1001 3 20th
10 Hurricane Isidore September 14-26 231.5 934 19th 1300
11 Tropical Storm Josephine September 17-19 74.1 1004 0
12 Hurricane Kyle September 20th - October 12th 157.4 980 0 5
13 Hurricane Lili September 21st - October 4th 268.5 938 13 925
14th Tropical Depression Fourteen October 14-16 64.8 1003 0

Season forecasts

Well-known hurricane expert William M. Gray and his colleagues at Colorado State University have published forecasts for the Atlantic hurricane season. He found the average number of storms per season between 1950 and 2000. According to his calculations, there were 9.6 tropical storms, 5.9 hurricanes and 2.3 major hurricanes (storms of category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane Wind scale ). A normal season as defined by NOAA has 9 to 12 named storms, 5 to 7 of which are near hurricane strength and 1 to 3 become severe hurricanes.

Web links

Commons : Atlantic Hurricane Season 2002  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NOAA / National Hurricane Center - 2002 Season Recap
  2. ↑ Richard J. Pasch et al. (2004): Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2002. In: Monthly Weather Review. No. 132, pp. 1829-1859, ( PDF; 3.7 MB ), ISSN  0027-0644 .