Tropical Storm Errol (2002)
Tropical Storm Errol peaked at 45 kt in the South Indian between May 8, 2002 and May 14, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 991 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Errol. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- May 8, 2002 to May 14, 2002
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 991 mb (29.26 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 440 km (273 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.4
- Identifier
- SH242002
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 06:00 | 5.5S 97.2E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 12:00 | 5.7S 97.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 18:00 | 5.8S 97.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 00:00 | 6.0S 97.5E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 06:00 | 6.6S 97.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 9, 12:00 | 6.9S 97.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 9, 18:00 | 6.9S 96.8E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 10, 00:00 | 6.9S 96.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 06:00 | 6.3S 97.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 12:00 | 6.2S 97.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 10, 18:00 | 6.1S 97.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 11, 00:00 | 6.0S 96.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 11, 06:00 | 5.8S 96.3E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 11, 12:00 | 6.0S 95.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 11, 18:00 | 6.2S 95.3E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 12, 00:00 | 6.4S 95.0E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 12, 06:00 | 6.5S 95.3E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 12, 12:00 | 6.7S 94.9E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 12, 18:00 | 7.5S 94.6E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 13, 00:00 | 8.1S 95.3E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 13, 06:00 | 8.4S 95.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 13, 12:00 | 8.7S 95.7E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 13, 18:00 | 9.0S 96.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 14, 00:00 | 9.4S 96.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 14, 06:00 | 10.0S 96.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 14, 12:00 | 10.8S 97.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
Other South Indian storms of 2002
- 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
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.