Unnamed tropical storm (2002)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 45 kt in the North Indian between May 5, 2002 and May 10, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 991 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Unnamed tropical storm, 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 Indian
- Dates
- May 5, 2002 to May 10, 2002
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 45 kt (52 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 991 mb (29.26 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.3
- Identifier
- IO012002
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 5, 18:00 | 8.6N 67.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 6, 00:00 | 8.7N 67.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 6, 06:00 | 9.2N 66.5E | 30 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 6, 12:00 | 10.3N 66.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 6, 18:00 | 11.5N 65.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 7, 00:00 | 12.3N 64.8E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 7, 06:00 | 12.6N 64.0E | 40 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 7, 12:00 | 12.6N 63.3E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 7, 18:00 | 12.6N 62.7E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 00:00 | 12.9N 62.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 06:00 | 13.2N 61.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 12:00 | 13.4N 60.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 18:00 | 13.8N 59.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 00:00 | 14.2N 58.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 06:00 | 14.6N 57.7E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 12:00 | 15.0N 56.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 18:00 | 15.3N 55.3E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 00:00 | 15.7N 54.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 06:00 | 16.0N 53.8E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 12:00 | 16.5N 53.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 18:00 | 17.4N 53.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
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.
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.