The 2002 season
101 tropical cyclones worldwide, from NOAA’s IBTrACS archive.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
North Atlantic
14 storms, 12 at tropical storm strength, 4 hurricanes, 2 major; accumulated cyclone energy 65.1.
- Tropical Storm ArthurNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Tropical Storm BerthaNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Tropical Storm CristobalNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Tropical Storm DollyNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Tropical Storm EdouardNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Tropical Storm FayNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Hurricane GustavNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Tropical Storm HannaNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Hurricane IsidoreNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Tropical Storm JosephineNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Hurricane KyleNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Hurricane LiliNorth Atlantic · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2002
Eastern Pacific
20 storms, 15 at tropical storm strength, 8 hurricanes, 6 major; accumulated cyclone energy 162.8.
- Hurricane AlmaEastern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm BorisEastern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm CristinaEastern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Depression KalmaegiEastern Pacific · 2002
- Hurricane DouglasEastern Pacific · 2002
- Hurricane ElidaEastern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 2002
- Hurricane FaustoEastern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm AlikaEastern Pacific · 2002
- Hurricane EleEastern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm GenevieveEastern Pacific · 2002
- Hurricane HernanEastern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm IselleEastern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm JulioEastern Pacific · 2002
- Hurricane KennaEastern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm LowellEastern Pacific · 2002
- Hurricane HukoEastern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 2002
Western Pacific
32 storms, 25 at tropical storm strength, 16 typhoons, 11 major; accumulated cyclone energy 355.3.
- Tropical Storm TapahWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon MitagWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon HagibisWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon NoguriWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon RammasunWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon ChataanWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon HalongWestern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm NakriWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon FengshenWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon Fung-WongWestern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm KammuriWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon PhanfoneWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm VongfongWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon RusaWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon SinlakuWestern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm HagupitWestern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm ChangmiWestern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm MekkhalaWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon HigosWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon BaviWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon MaysakWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon HaishenWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon PongsonaWestern Pacific · 2002
North Indian
6 storms, 5 at tropical storm strength, 0 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 7.3.
South Indian
17 storms, 16 at tropical storm strength, 10 at hurricane force, 7 major; accumulated cyclone energy 174.7.
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm Alex:AndreSouth Indian · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone Bako:BessiSouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm CyprienSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone DinaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone EddySouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone FrancescaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone ChrisSouth Indian · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone GuillaumeSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone HarySouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone IkalaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone Dianne:JerySouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm BonnieSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone KesinySouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm ErrolSouth Indian · 2002
South Pacific
12 storms, 9 at tropical storm strength, 2 at hurricane force, 1 major; accumulated cyclone energy 22.6.
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm TrinaSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Depression VickySouth Pacific · 2002
- Cyclone WakaSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm BernieSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2002
- Cyclone ClaudiaSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm DesSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm UpiaSouth Pacific · 2002
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.