Typhoon Haishen (2002)
Typhoon Haishen reached Category 2 in the Western Pacific between November 19, 2002 and November 26, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 949 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Haishen, 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
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- November 19, 2002 to November 26, 2002
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 95 kt (109 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 949 mb (28.02 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 756 km (470 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 7.9
- Identifier
- WP302002
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 00:00 | 9.1N 155.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 19, 06:00 | 9.3N 154.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 19, 12:00 | 9.5N 152.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 19, 18:00 | 9.8N 151.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 20, 00:00 | 10.2N 149.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 20, 06:00 | 10.2N 147.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 20, 12:00 | 10.4N 145.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 20, 18:00 | 11.0N 144.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 21, 00:00 | 11.5N 142.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Nov 21, 06:00 | 12.1N 140.7E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 21, 12:00 | 12.7N 139.0E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 21, 18:00 | 13.2N 137.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 22, 00:00 | 14.0N 136.8E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 22, 06:00 | 15.1N 136.0E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 22, 12:00 | 15.8N 135.4E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 22, 18:00 | 16.5N 135.3E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 23, 00:00 | 17.6N 135.2E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 23, 06:00 | 18.8N 135.3E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 23, 12:00 | 19.9N 135.7E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 23, 18:00 | 21.1N 136.4E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 24, 00:00 | 22.8N 137.5E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 24, 06:00 | 25.0N 139.1E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 24, 12:00 | 27.0N 140.9E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 24, 18:00 | 28.7N 143.2E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Nov 25, 00:00 | 30.1N 145.6E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Nov 25, 06:00 | 31.5N 148.5E | 980 mb | Extratropical | |
| Nov 25, 12:00 | 33.0N 151.2E | 980 mb | Extratropical | |
| Nov 25, 18:00 | 33.8N 153.7E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Nov 26, 00:00 | 34.7N 157.9E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Nov 26, 06:00 | 34.7N 161.6E | 984 mb | Extratropical | |
| Nov 26, 12:00 | 34.7N 165.9E | 988 mb | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2002
- 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
- Super Typhoon PongsonaWestern Pacific · 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.