Tropical cyclones in 2002

Tropical cyclones in 2002
Year summary map
Year boundaries
First system	Cyprien and Bernie
Formed	December 30, 2001
Last system	Delfina
Dissipated	January 9, 2003
Strongest system
Name	Zoe
Lowest pressure	890 mbar (hPa); 26.28 inHg
Longest lasting system
Name	Kyle
Duration	22 days
Year statistics
Total systems	121
Named systems	78
Total fatalities	1,068 total
Total damage	$12.42 billion (2002 USD)
Related articles 2002 Atlantic hurricane season 2002 Pacific hurricane season 2002 Pacific typhoon season 2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2001–02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 2002–03 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 2001–02 Australian region cyclone season 2002–03 Australian region cyclone season 2001–02 South Pacific cyclone season 2002–03 South Pacific cyclone season
Other years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

In the North Atlantic basin, the remnants of Bertha dump heavy rainfall in Louisiana and Mississippi while a tropical depression formed off the North Carolina coast on August 5. The said tropical depression would eventually become Tropical Storm Cristobal. Meanwhile on the Western Pacific basin, both typhoons Fengshen (north) and Fung-wong (south) were undergoing the Fujiwhara effect after interacting with each other on July 25.

Tropical cyclones in 2002 were spread out across seven different areas called basins. To date, 123 tropical cyclones formed in 2002. 80 tropical cyclones had been named by either a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) or a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC). The strongest system was Cyclone Zoe, with a central pressure of 890 hectopascals (26 inHg). The costliest and deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was Typhoon Rusa, killing 233 in South Korea and causing $4.2 billion (2002 USD) in damages. 26 Category 3 tropical cyclones, including eight Category 5 tropical cyclones formed in 2002. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2002 (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University was 812 units.

Tropical cyclone activity in each basin is under the authority of an RSMC. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is responsible for tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic and East Pacific. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) is responsible for tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific. Both the NHC and CPHC are subdivisions of the National Weather Service. Activity in the West Pacific is monitored by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Systems in the North Indian Ocean are monitored by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The Météo-France located in Réunion (MFR) monitors tropical activity in the South-West Indian Ocean. The Australian region is monitored by five TCWCs that are under the coordination of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). Similarly, the South Pacific is monitored by both the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) and the Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited. Other, unofficial agencies that provide additional guidance in tropical cyclone monitoring include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

During most of 2002, El Niño existed. ^{[1] [2]} This negatively impacted activity in the Atlantic, but the Western Pacific was above average as a result. ^[1]

Seasonal summary

North Atlantic Ocean

Main article: 2002 Atlantic hurricane season

2002 Atlantic hurricane season summary map

The season produced fourteen tropical cyclones, of which twelve developed into named storms; four became hurricanes, and two attained major hurricane status. While the season's first cyclone did not develop until July 14, activity quickly picked up: eight storms developed in the month of September. It ended early however, with no tropical storms forming after October 6—a rare occurrence caused partly by El Niño conditions. The most intense hurricane of the season was Hurricane Isidore with a minimum central pressure of 934 mbar, although Hurricane Lili attained higher winds and peaked at Category 4 whereas Isidore only reached Category 3.

The season was less destructive than normal, causing an estimated $2.47 billion (2002 USD) in property damage and 23 fatalities. Most destruction was due to Isidore, which caused about $1.28 billion (2002 USD) in damage and killed seven people in the Yucatán Peninsula and later the United States, and Hurricane Lili, which caused $1.16 billion (2002 USD) in damage and 15 deaths as it crossed the Caribbean Sea and eventually made landfall in Louisiana.

Eastern Pacific Ocean

Main article: 2002 Pacific hurricane season

2002 Pacific hurricane season summary map

The season was slightly above average as it saw three tropical cyclones reach Category 5 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson scale, tied for the most in a season with 1994 and 2018. The strongest storm this year was Hurricane Kenna, which reached Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson scale. It made landfall near Puerto Vallarta, located in the Mexican state of Jalisco, on October 25. Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Julio made landfall in Mexico, and Tropical Storm Boris dumped torrential rain along the Mexican coast, despite remaining offshore.

Other storms were individually unusual. Hurricanes Elida and Hernan also reached Category 5 intensity, but neither caused any damage. Hurricane Fausto had no effect on land, but it regenerated into a weak tropical storm at an abnormally high latitude.

Western Pacific Ocean

Main article: 2002 Pacific typhoon season

2002 Pacific typhoon season summary map

The season was slightly above average with many tropical cyclones affecting Japan and China. Every month had tropical activity, with most storms forming from July through October. Overall, there were 44 tropical depressions declared officially or unofficially, of which 26 became named storms; of those, there were 15  typhoons, which is the equivalent of a minimal hurricane, while 8 of the 15 typhoon intensified into super typhoons unofficially by the JTWC. The season began early with the first storm, Tapah, developing on January 10, east of the Philippines. Two months later, Typhoon Mitag became the first super typhoon ^{[nb 1]} ever to be recorded in March. In June, Typhoon Chataan dropped heavy rainfall in the Federated States of Micronesia, killing 48 people and becoming the deadliest natural disaster in the state of Chuuk. Chataan later left heavy damage in Guam before striking Japan. In August, Typhoon Rusa became the deadliest typhoon in South Korea in 43 years, causing 238 deaths and $4.2 billion in damage. ^{[nb 2]} Typhoon Higos in October was the fifth strongest typhoon to strike Tokyo since World War II. The final typhoon of the season was Typhoon Pongsona, which was one of the costliest storms on record in Guam; it did damage worth $700 million on the island before dissipating on December 11.

The season began early, but did not become active until June, when six storms passed near or over Japan after a ridge weakened. ^[4] Nine storms developed in July, many of which influenced the monsoon trough over the Philippines to produce heavy rainfall and deadly flooding. ^[5] The flooding was worst in Luzon, where 85 people were killed. The series of storms caused the widespread closure of schools and offices. Many roads were damaged, and the floods left about $1.8 million (₱94.2 million PHP) ^{[nb 3]} in crop damage, largely to rice and corn. ^[6] Overall damage from the series of storms was estimated at $10.3 million (₱522 million PHP). ^{[7] [nb 3]} From June to September, heavy rainfall affected large portions of China, resulting in devastating flooding that killed over 1,500 people and left $8.2 billion (¥68 billion CNY) in damage. ^{[9] [nb 4]} During this time, Tropical Storm Kammuri struck southern China with a large area of rainfall that damaged or destroyed 245,000 houses. There were 153 deaths related to the storm, mostly inland in Hunan, ^[10] and damage totaled $322 million (¥2.665 billion CNY). ^{[11] [nb 4]} Activity shifted farther to the east after September, with Typhoon Higos striking Japan in October and Typhoon Pongsona hitting Guam in December. ^[4]

During most of the year, sea surface temperatures were above normal near the equator, and were highest around 160°  E from January to July, and in November. Areas of convection developed farther east than usual, causing many storms to develop east of 150° E. The average point of formation was 145.9° E, the easternmost point since 1951. Partially as a result, no tropical storms made landfall in the Philippines for the first time since 1951, according to the JMA. Two storms – Ele and Huko – entered the basin from the Central Pacific, east of the International Date Line. Overall, there were 26  named storms in the basin in 2002, which was slightly below the norm of 26.7. A total of 15 of the 26 storms became typhoons, a slightly higher than normal proportion. ^[4]

North Indian Ocean

2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season summary map

Main article: 2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

The season was below average, with only seven tropical cyclones, four cyclonic storms, and one severe cyclonic storm. ^[12] The first storm, in the Arabian Sea, formed on May 6 from a low-pressure area. ^[12] It went on to strengthen into a weak cyclonic storm, being designated ARB 01, and make landfall in Oman four days later, causing intense damage. ARB 01 simultaneously dissipated. ^[12] The rest of May featured two tropical depressions. The first, according to the JTWC, reached tropical storm-equivalent strength ^[13] and made landfall in Myanmar. ^[12] The second was recognized only by the Thailand Meteorological Department and was not given a number. ^[14] There was no activity in June, July, August, or September, the first instance of such in the history of the IMD. ^[15] Then, on October 22, Depression BOB 02 formed. It did not intensify and dissipated two days later. ^[12] No storms formed again until BOB 03 on November 10. This storm strengthened into a severe cyclonic storm, before making landfall in West Bengal two days later and dissipating. Like all the other storms in the season, BOB 03 failed to reach hurricane strength. ^[12] Two more cyclonic storms formed in the Bay of Bengal. BOB 04 was in late November and did not affect land. ^[12] BOB 05 formed very far south on December 21, scraped Sri Lanka, and dissipated in the open bay. ^[12]

South Pacific Ocean

2001–02

Main article: 2001–02 South Pacific cyclone season

2002 began with two storms active in the basin: Severe Tropical Cyclone Waka and Tropical Depression 05F. Waka, at the time, was a Category 4 severe tropical cyclone near Niue. ^[16] Waka dissipated on January 2, and nothing formed but tropical depressions until Severe Tropical Cyclone Claudia entered the basin on February 12. Claudia rapidly weakened and dissipated two days later. ^{[16] [17]} The next non-tropical depression also crossed over, Des, on March 5. ^[16] Due to unfavorable conditions, Des also dissipated. ^[18] Following Des's dissipation, four official and one unofficial tropical depression formed. The season ended on April 22. ^[16]

The 2001–02 season was one of the least active on record. ^[19]

2002–03

Main article: 2002–03 South Pacific cyclone season

The season began very early, starting with Tropical Depression 17F on July 3. ^[20] After that, however, the season was quiet, with one tropical depression forming in mid October. By November, a tropical cyclone, Yolande had formed, as well as another tropical depression. ^[20] In December, activity sped up, with Cyclone Zoe, a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone, forming. ^[20] There were more tropical cyclones, but they were in 2003.

With seven severe tropical cyclones in total, the 2002–03 season was one of the most active ever recorded. ^[21]

Australian region

2001–02

Main article: 2001–02 Australian region cyclone season

On 1 January 2002, Tropical Cyclone Bernie had just formed near Northern Territory. ^[22] Bernie made landfall in Northern Territory four days later, causing minor damages, and then dissipated. ^[22] Then, on 2 February, Tropical Cyclone Chris formed. It rapidly intensified into a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone. ^[23] On 6 February, Chris made landfall in Western Australia, ^[24] and dissipated later in the day. Chris caused 12 deaths and some damage. ^{[23] [25]} Five days later, Tropical Cyclone Claudia formed, and dissipated without affecting land. ^[25] After another tropical low, Tropical Cyclone Des formed on 4 March near Papua New Guinea. ^[18] Three days later, Des crossed over to the South Pacific. ^[18]

After Des, the season was quiet until a tropical cyclone was named Dianne on 7 April. ^[26] Dianne passed close to the Cocos Islands, intensified into a Category 3 tropical cyclone, and moved westward into the South-West Indian Ocean on 11 April. ^[27] Simultaneously with Dianne, Tropical Cyclone Bonnie was forming. ^[26] On 11 April, Bonnie moved over Timor and Java and caused some damage, killing 19 people. ^{[26] [28]} In early May, Tropical Low Errol formed. ^[27] On 26 May, Tropical Cyclone Upia, the season's last storm, formed near Papua New Guinea and was named by TCWC Port Moresby. ^[14] It crossed Budibudi Island and caused severe damage there. Once Upia dissipated on 28 May, the season was over. ^{[14] [27]}

The 2001–02 season was a near-normal tropical cyclone season. ^[27]

2002–03

Main article: 2002–03 Australian region cyclone season

In 2002, this season was very inactive. According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, the first tropical cyclone of the year, Tropical Depression 07S formed on 27 December. ^[29] It did not strengthen, and dissipated on 3 January 2003. It was not recognised by the BoM. ^[30]

The season was more active in 2003; for more information see Tropical cyclones in 2003.

Southwest Indian Ocean

2001–02

Main article: 2001–02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

The 2001–02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was very active from its start. ^[31] The 2002 half of the season began with Tropical Storm Cyprien, which made landfall in western Madagascar and dissipated on 3 January. ^[32] Next was Intense Tropical Cyclone Dina, which caused record flooding in Mauritius and Reunion. Approximately fifteen people died in the storm. ^[33] Towards the end of January, Tropical Cyclone Eddy formed, but dissipated on 30 January without affecting land. ^[34] On the day that Eddy dissipated, ^[31] a tropical low crossed into the basin and eventually became Intense Tropical Cyclone Francesca. ^[31] Francesca moved southward, and in the open ocean, dissipated on 11 February. ^[35] On 5 February, a tropical disturbance, classified as 09, formed in the Mozambique Channel, and dissipated the very next day. ^[31]

In mid-February, a tropical depression formed over Madagascar. Moving east, it strengthened into Intense Tropical Cyclone Guillaume. On 18 February, Guillaume moved to the south and affected Mauritius. In the following days, Guillaume deteriorated due to wind shear, and dissipated on 23 February. ^[36]

2002–03

Main article: 2002–03 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Systems

January

Cyclone Dina

January was a very active month, with nine tropical cyclones (3 forming in December 2001), of which six were named. 2002 began with three tropical cyclones active: Tropical Cyclone Bernie in Australia, Tropical Storm Cyprien in Madagascar, and Tropical Depression 05F in the Solomon Islands. ^{[37] [31] [38]} After these storms dissipated, Tropical Storm Tapah formed on 9 January, becoming the first Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclone in 2002. ^[38]

Tropical cyclones formed in January 2002

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Min pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Bernie	30 December 2001–6 January 2002	95 (60)	980	Northern Territory	Minimal	None	[37]
Cyprien	30 December 2001–3 January 2002	100 (65)	980	Madagascar	Minimal	None	[31]
05F	31 December 2001–6 January 2002	65 (40)	998	Solomon Islands	None	None	[38] [39]
Tapah (Agaton)	9–14 January	75 (45)	996	Philippines	Minimal	None	[40]
06F	15–16 January	65 (40)	1000	New Caledonia	None	None	[38] [39]
Dina	16–25 January	215 (130)	910	Mauritius, Réunion	$287 million	15	[31] [38] [41] [42]
07F	20–27 January	65 (40)	997	Vanuatu, New Caledonia	Minimal	None	[38] [39]
Eddy	22–30 January	130 (80)	965	None	None	None	[31]
Francesca	30 January – 11 February	195 (120)	925	None	None	None	[31]

February

Cyclone Chris

February was active, with eleven tropical cyclones, though it was extremely inactive in named storms, with only four: Chris, Claudia, Guillaume, and Mitag. The strongest tropical cyclone of the month was Chris, with a wind speed of 205 km/h (125 mph) and a pressure of 920 hPa (27 inHg).

Tropical cyclones formed in February 2002

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Min pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Chris	2–7 February	205 (125)	915	Indonesia, Western Australia	$929,000	12	[37] [24]
09	5–13 February	45 (30)	1005	None	None	None	[43]
Monsoon Low	9–13 February	55 (35)	998	Northern Territory	Unknown	None	[25] [44]
Claudia	11–15 February	130 (80)	965	None	None	None	[37] [25] [44]
Guillaume	14–23 February	205 (125)	920	Mauritius	Minimal	None	[31]
TD	15 February	55 (35)	1006	None	None	None
Monsoon Low	16–23 February	Un­known	Un­known	Western Australia, Northern Territory	Unknown	None	[25] [44]
09F	17–18 February	75 (45)	997	Fiji	None	None	[45] [46]
10F	23–26 February	65 (40)	1000	None	None	None	[47]
11F	26–27 February	30 (15)	1002	None	None	None
Mitag (Basyang)	26 February– 8 March	175 (110)	930	Micronesia	$150 million	2	[48] [49]

March

A total of 6 systems formed during March, of which 3 became named storms. The strongest storm of March was Cyclone Hary. Its maximum winds were 220 km/h (135 mph) and its pressure was 905 hPa.

Cyclone Hary

Tropical cyclones formed in March 2002

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Min pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Des	3–4 March	95 (60)	985	New Caledonia	None	None	[50] [16]
Hary	5–13 March	220 (140)	905	Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion	4	Unknown	[31]
13F	13–16 March	65 (40)	1000	None	None	None	[18]
14F	20–23 March	65 (40)	1002	None	None	None	[18]
03W (Caloy)	21–23 March	55 (35)	1004	Philippines	$2.4 million	35	[48]
Ikala	21–29 March	165 (105)	945	None	None	None	[31]

April

Cyclone Dianne–Jery

There were five tropical cyclones, of which two were named. ^[26]

Tropical cyclones formed in April 2002

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Min pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
15F	1–2 April	Un­known	1002	None	None	None	[26]
04W	6–8 April	55 (35)	1004	None	None	None	[51]
Dianne–Jery	7–11 April	150 (90)	955	None	None	None	[52] [53] [31] [54]
Bonnie	9–14 April	95 (60)	985	Indonesia	None	None	[55]
16F	17–22 April	Un­known	1002	None	None	None	[26]

May

Typhoon Hagibis

Tropical cyclones formed in May 2002

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Min pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Kesiny	2–11 May	140 (80)	965	Madagascar	Unknown	33	[31] [56] [57] [58]
ARB 01	6–10 May	65 (40)	996	Maldives, Oman	$25 million	9	[12] [59]
Errol	9–15 May	65 (40)	995	None	None	None	[52]
BOB 01	10–12 May	55 (35)	991	None	None	None	[12] [59] [13]
Hagibis	15–21 May	175 (110)	935	Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands	None	None	[60] [61]
Unnumbered	17–19 May	55 (35)	995	None	None	None	[14]
Alma	24 May – 1 June	185 (115)	960	None	None	None	[62]
Upia	26–29 May	75 (45)	990	Budibudi Island, Papua New Guinea	None	None	[63]
06W (Dagul)	26–30 May	55 (35)	1002	Philippines, Taiwan	None	None	[51] [64]
TD	27–29 May	Un­known	1008	None	None	None

June

Typhoon Chataan

Tropical cyclones formed in June 2002

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Min pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
TD	3–5 June	Un­known	1004	Ryukyu Islands	None	None
Noguri (Espada)	4–7 June	100 (65)	980	China	$500 million	153	[4] [51] [65]
Boris	8–11 June	95 (60)	997	Southwestern Mexico	Minimal	None	[66] [67]
15	13–15 June	45 (30)	1000	None	None	None	[31] [68]
Three-E	27–29 June	55 (35)	1006	None	None	None	[69] [70]
Rammasun (Florita)	28 June – 1 July	155 (100)	945	China, Korean Peninsula, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan	$100 million	97	[7] [71] [72] [51]
Chataan (Gloria)	28 June – 11 July	175 (110)	930	Chuuk, Guam, Japan	$660 million	54	[4] [73] [74]

July

Hurricane Elida

Tropical cyclones formed in July 2002

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Min pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
17F	3–5 July	45 (30)	999	None	None	None	[5] [75]
Halong (Inday)	6–16 July	155 (100)	945	Guam, Philippines, Japan	$89.8 million	10	[4] [51] [76] [77] [78]
Nakri (Hambalos)	7–13 July	95 (60)	983	Philippines, China, Taiwan, Japan	None	2	[4] [79] [80]
Cristina	9–16 July	100 (65)	994	None	None	None	[81]
Fengshen	13–28 July	185 (115)	920	Japan, China	$4 million	5	[4] [51] [82] [83]
Arthur	14–16 July	95 (60)	997	Southeastern United States	Minimal	1	[84] [85] [86]
13W (Juan)	18–23 July	55 (35)	1002	Philippines	$240 thousand	14	[51] [87]
Fung-wong (Kaka)	18–27 July	130 (80)	960	Japan	None	None	[4] [51] [88] [89]
Douglas	20–26 July	165 (105)	970	None	None	None	[90]
Kalmaegi	20–21 July	65 (40)	1003	None	None	None	[4] [51]
Elida	23–30 July	260 (160)	921	None	None	None	[91]
TD	25–26 July	Un­known	1004	None	None	None
TD	29–30 July	Un­known	998	South China	None	None

August

Hurricane Hernan

Tropical cyclones formed in August 2002

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Min pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Kammuri (Lagalag)	2–7 August	100 (65)	980	China	$509 million	153	[92] [4] [10]
Bertha	4–9 August	65 (40)	1007	Mississippi	$200 thousand	1	[93] [94]
17W	5–6 August	55 (35)	998	None	None	None	[51] [11]
Cristobal	5–8 August	85 (50)	999	Bermuda, New York	Minimal	3	[95] [96]
Seven-E	6–8 August	55 (35)	1008	None	None	None	[97] [98]
18W (Milenyo)	11–14 August	55 (35)	998	Philippines	$3.3 million	35	[51] [99]
Phanfone	11–20 August	155 (100)	940	Japan	None	None	[4] [51] [100] [101]
Vongfong	15–20 August	75 (45)	985	China	$86 million	9	[4] [102]
Fausto	21 August – 3 September	230 (145)	936	Aleutian Islands, British Columbia	None	None	[103] [104]
Alika	22–28 August	100 (65)	995	None	None	None	[104]
Rusa	22 August – 1 September	150 (90)	950	Japan, South Korea, North Korea	$4.2 billion	238	[105] [106] [107] [108]
Genevieve	26 August – 1 September	110 (70)	989	None	None	None	[109]
Sinlaku	27 August – 9 September	150 (90)	950	Japan, China	$723 million	30	[4] [51] [110]
Ele	27 August – 10 September	205 (125)	945	Johnston Atoll, Wake Island	None	None	[104] [4] [51]
Dolly	29 August – 4 September	95 (60)	997	None	None	None	[111] [112] [113]
Hernan	30 August – 6 September	260 (160)	921	Southwestern Mexico, Revillagigedo Islands, Socorro Island, Southwestern United States	None	None	[114] [115]

September

Typhoon Higos

Tropical cyclones formed in September 2002

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Min pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Edouard	1–6 September	100 (65)	1002	Florida	Minimal	None	[116]
Fay	5–8 September	95 (60)	998	Texas, Mexico	$4.5 million	None	[117] [118]
01	5–8 September	65 (40)	1003	Seychelles	$50 thousand	None	[119] [120] [121]
Eleven-E	5–8 September	55 (35)	1006	Baja California Peninsula	Minimal	None	[122]
Seven	7–8 September	55 (35)	1013	None	None	None	[123]
Gustav	8–12 September	155 (100)	960	North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, New England	$340 thousand	4	[124] [125] [126]
Hagupit	9–15 September	85 (50)	990	China	$32.5 million	25	[4] [51] [127]
Hanna	12–15 September	95 (60)	1001	Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Southeastern U.S., Mid-Atlantic states	$20 million	3	[128] [129] [130]
Isidore	14–27 September	205 (125)	934	Venezuela, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana, Mississippi	$1.28 billion	22	[131] [132] [133]
Iselle	15–20 September	110 (70)	990	Baja California Peninsula	Minimal	None	[134] [135]
Josephine	17–19 September	65 (40)	1006	None	None	None	[136]
TD	18–19 September	Un­known	1002	Mariana Islands	None	None
Kyle	20 September – 12 October	140 (85)	980	Bermuda, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, British Isles	$5 million	1	[137] [138] [139]
Lili	21 September – 4 October	230 (145)	938	Windward Islands, Haiti, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Louisiana	$1.16 billion	15	[140] [141]
TD	21–22 September	Un­known	1008	None	None	None	[4]
Mekkhala	22–28 September	85 (50)	990	China	$103 million	None	[4] [51] [142]
Julio	25–26 September	75 (45)	1000	Southwestern Mexico	Minimal	3	[143] [144]
Higos	26 September – 2 October	175 (110)	930	Japan, Primorsky Krai	$2.14 billion	12	[145] [146] [147]

October

Hurricane Kenna

Tropical cyclones formed in October 2002

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Min pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Bavi	8–13 October	100 (65)	985	None	None	None	[4]
TD	12 October	Un­known	1004	None	None	None	[4] [51]
Fourteen	14–16 October	55 (35)	1002	Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba	Minimal	None	[148]
27W	15–18 October	55 (35)	1004	None	None	None	[4] [51]
28W	18–19 October	55 (35)	1008	None	None	None	[4] [51]
01F	21–22 October	45 (30)	1002	None	None	None	[149] [150]
Kenna	22–26 October	270 (165)	913	Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico, Southern United States, Revillagigedo Islands, Socorro Island, Texas	$101 million	4	[151] [152] [153]
BOB 02	22–25 October	45 (30)	1003	None	None	None	[154]
Lowell	22–31 October	85 (50)	1002	Hawaii	None	None	[155]
TD	23–24 October	Un­known	1010	Taiwan	None	None
Huko	24 October – 7 November	140 (85)	985	None	None	None	[156]
Maysak	26–31 October	100 (65)	980	None	None	None	[157]

November

Typhoon Haishen

Tropical cyclones formed in November 2002

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Min pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Atang	4–13 November	55 (35)	997	Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania	None	None	[158] [159] [160]
BOB 03	10–12 November	100 (65)	984	Bangladesh, India	None	173	[161] [162] [12]
Sixteen-E	14–16 November	55 (35)	1006	None	None	None	[163] [164]
Boura	14–27 November	130 (80)	965	None	None	None	[165]
Haishen	20–25 November	155 (100)	955	None	None	None	[4] [51]
BOB 04	23–28 November	85 (50)	991	None	None	None	[12]
TD	27 November	Un­known	1008	None	None	None	[4] [51]
Yolande	29 November – 6 December	65 (40)	995	Tonga	None	None	[20]

December

Cyclone Zoe, which was also the strongest cyclone recorded worldwide in 2002.

Tropical cyclones formed in December 2002

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Pongsona	2–11 December	165 (105)	940	Guam, Northern Mariana Islands	$730 million	1	[166] [167] [168]
03F	10–13 December	55 (35)	1002	None	None	None	[20] [75]
Crystal	21–29 December	150 (90)	955	Mauritius	Minimal	None	[169]
BOB 05	21–25 December	65 (40)	997	None	None	None	[12]
Zoe	23 December 2002–4 January 2003	240 (150)	890	Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji	Severe	None	[20] [170] [171]
Delfina	30 December 2002–9 January 2003	95 (60)	984	Mozambique, Malawi	$3.5 million	54	[172] [173] [174]

Global effects

Season name		Areas affected	Systems formed	Named storms	Hurricane-force tropical cyclones	Damage (2002 USD)	Deaths	Ref
North Atlantic Ocean [a]		Yucatán Peninsula, Cayman Islands, Cuba, United States, Canada, Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Hispaniola, West Africa, Cape Verde, Azores	14	12	4	$2.47 billion	50
Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean [a]		Mexico, Baja California Sur, Southwestern United States, Colima, Sonora, Nayarit	19	15	8	$101.02 million	4 (3) [b]
Western Pacific Ocean [c]		Micronesia, Taiwan, Philippines, China, Vietnam, Mariana Islands, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Laos, Russian Far East, Thailand, Myanmar, Alaska	41	24	16 [d]	$9.54 billion	725
North Indian Ocean [e]		India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea	7	4	0	$25 million	182
South-West Indian Ocean	January – June [f] [g]	Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion	10	8	7	$287.2 million	52
	July – December [c]	Seychelles, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi	5	4	2	$4 million	52
Australian region	January – June [f]	Indonesia, Australia, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea	10	8	3	$929,000	None
	July – December [c]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Pacific Ocean	January – June [f]	Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Tonga, New Zealand, Wallis and Futuna, Niue, Solomon Islands	10	1	0	None	None
	July – December [c]	Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Tonga, New Zealand, Samoan Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Niue, Solomon Islands	5	2	1	—	—
Worldwide		(See above)	121 [h]	78	41	$12.42 billion	1,065 (3) [b]

See also

• Tropical cyclones portal

• List of earthquakes in 2002
• Tornadoes of 2002

Notes

1. The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir Simpson Scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
2. The number in the bracket indicates indirect deaths.
3. Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2002 are counted in the seasonal totals.
4. According to the JMA, Hurricanes Ele and Huko entered the West Pacific Basin and became Typhoons Ele and Huko between August 30 and November 3
5. The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
6. Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2002 are counted in the seasonal totals.
7. The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France, which uses wind gusts.
8. The sum of the number of systems in each basin will not equal the number shown as the total. This is because when systems move between basins, it creates a discrepancy in the actual number of systems.

1. A super typhoon is an unofficial category used by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) for a typhoon with winds of at least 240 km/h (150 mph). ^[3]
2. All damage totals are valued as of 2002 and in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted.
3. The total was originally reported in Philippine pesos. Total converted via the Oanda Corporation website. ^[8]
4. The total was originally reported in Chinese renminbi. Total converted via the Oanda Corporation website. ^[8]

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External links

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers

• US National Hurricane Center  – North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific
• Central Pacific Hurricane Center  – Central Pacific
• Japan Meteorological Agency  – NW Pacific
• India Meteorological Department  – Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea
• Météo-France – La Reunion  – South Indian Ocean from 30°E to 90°E
• Fiji Meteorological Service  – South Pacific west of 160°E, north of 25° S

Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers

• Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia  – South Indian Ocean from 90°E to 141°E, generally north of 10°S
• Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC's Perth, Darwin & Brisbane)  – South Indian Ocean & South Pacific Ocean from 90°E to 160°E, generally south of 10°S
• – Australian Region only
• Papua New Guinea National Weather Service  – South Pacific Ocean from 141°E to 160°E, generally north of 10°S
• Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited  – South Pacific west of 160°E, south of 25°S

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