Tropical Storm Arthur (2002)
Tropical Storm Arthur peaked at 50 kt in the North Atlantic between July 14, 2002 and July 19, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 992 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Arthur, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2002 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- July 14, 2002 to July 19, 2002
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb (29.29 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.5
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 200 nmi (370 km, 230 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 25 nmi (46 km, 29 mi)
- Overall size
- 185 nmi (343 km, 213 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Identifier
- AL012002
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Rainfall
The Weather Prediction Center attributes 520 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 4.49 inches (114 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| WESTON | 4.49 in (114 mm) | 26.10N 80.40W |
| ST MARKS NWR | 4.44 in (113 mm) | 30.20N 84.22W |
| LOXAHATCHEE NWR | 4.22 in (107 mm) | 26.50N 80.22W |
| SAINT LEO | 4.16 in (106 mm) | 28.33N 82.27W |
| PERRINE 4 W | 3.98 in (101 mm) | 25.58N 80.43W |
| TARPON SPRINGS SWG PLNT | 3.81 in (97 mm) | 28.15N 82.75W |
| DALLAS 7 NE | 3.68 in (93 mm) | 33.98N 84.75W |
| CLERMONT 7 S | 3.57 in (91 mm) | 28.45N 81.75W |
| CATAWBA | 3.54 in (90 mm) | 34.85N 80.92W |
| NICEVILLE | 3.52 in (89 mm) | 30.53N 86.50W |
| MIAMI INTL AP | 3.47 in (88 mm) | 25.78N 80.32W |
| HIALEAH | 3.43 in (87 mm) | 25.82N 80.28W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 18:00 | 34.3N 76.8W | 30 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 15, 00:00 | 35.0N 75.1W | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 15, 06:00 | 35.5N 73.3W | 35 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 15, 12:00 | 36.1N 71.0W | 45 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 15, 18:00 | 36.8N 68.2W | 45 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 16, 00:00 | 37.9N 65.1W | 50 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 16, 06:00 | 38.6N 61.7W | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 16, 12:00 | 40.5N 57.9W | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 16, 18:00 | 42.5N 54.5W | 50 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 17, 00:00 | 44.5N 53.0W | 50 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Jul 17, 06:00 | 46.5N 53.9W | 45 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| Jul 17, 12:00 | 48.0N 54.0W | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
| Jul 17, 18:00 | 49.0N 53.0W | 40 kt | 1001 mb | Extratropical |
| Jul 18, 00:00 | 50.5N 52.5W | 40 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| Jul 18, 06:00 | 53.0N 52.5W | 40 kt | 997 mb | Extratropical |
| Jul 18, 12:00 | 55.5N 53.0W | 35 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Jul 18, 18:00 | 58.0N 53.0W | 35 kt | 992 mb | Extratropical |
| Jul 19, 00:00 | 57.0N 52.0W | 35 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Jul 19, 06:00 | 56.5N 51.5W | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Jul 19, 12:00 | 56.0N 51.0W | 35 kt | 1005 mb | Extratropical |
Other North Atlantic storms of 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
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
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.