Unnamed tropical depression (2002)
Unnamed tropical depression peaked at 25 kt in the North Indian between October 22, 2002 and October 23, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 1002 mb.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- North Indian
- Dates
- October 22, 2002 to October 23, 2002
- Peak strength
- Tropical Depression, 25 kt (29 mph), ten-minute wind
- Lowest pressure
- 1002 mb (29.59 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 129 km (80 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.0
- Identifier
- 2002295N14082
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 12:00 | 13.5N 81.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 22, 18:00 | 14.0N 81.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 23, 00:00 | 14.0N 81.5E | Tropical storm | ||
| Oct 23, 06:00 | 14.0N 81.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 23, 12:00 | 14.0N 81.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Oct 23, 18:00 | 14.0N 81.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
Other North Indian storms of 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. This storm’s winds are ten-minute averages from its regional agency. They read about 12 percent lower than the one-minute winds US agencies use, so a Saffir-Simpson category is not given for it.
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.