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Hurricane pictures / summaries 2002
Satellite images provided by NOAA / NASA / MODIS. Hurricane tracks courtesy of the National Hurricane Center.
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Hurricane Gustav
September 11, 2002
Gustav formed off of the southeastern U.S. as a subtropical low. It moved northward and brushed eastern North Carolina, barely staying offshore.
Gustav strengthened into a category 2 hurricane as it raced northeastward toward eastern Canada. It nipped eastern Nova Scotia and then crossed Newfoundland before weakening west of
Greenland. Eastern North Carolina had a sound side surge of 3-6 feet. Prince Edward Island reported a surge of 4-5 feet and tree damage.
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Hurricane Isidore
September 22, 2002
Hurricane Isidore formed off of the north coast of South America. It continued northwest south of Jamaica and made landfall over the extreme
western tip of Cuba as a category 1 hurricane. Hurricane Isidore strengthened into a category 3 hurricane as it made its way west and made landfall
again on the north coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. After weakening substantially, it moved northward and hit southeast Louisiana as a tropical storm.
The strongest measured wind gusts were 85 mph at Isabel Rubio, Cuba and 81 mph at Merida, Mexico. Flooding rains were also common. At Cotton Tree Gully, Jamaica
27.2" was recorded. 24.6" was reported at Puenta del este, Cuba.
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Hurricane Kyle
September 27, 2002
Hurricane Kyle was a tropical cyclone that zig-zagged its way from the central north Atlantic to the southeast U.S. coast before dissipating.
Kyle affected the southeast with locally heavy rain and a few tornadoes. Rainfall amounts of 6.35" at Edisto Beach, SC, 5.60" Greenville, NC and
5.35" Hunter Field, GA were reported.
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Hurricane Lili
October 1, 2002
Hurricane Lili started out as a tropical depression several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands. It moved westward and
passed through the southern Windwards then moved northwest where is jogged northward around the island of Jamaica. From there, it
crossed extreme western Cuba then exploded into a category 4 hurricane in the central Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Lili weakened into a cat 1
before making landfall on the central coast of Louisiana. Storm surge measurements of 10-12 feet were common near landfall. Jamaica
received serious flooding from Lili. Reports of 20 inches were common with 23.82 measured at Shrewsbury.
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