Unnamed tropical storm (2002)
Unnamed tropical storm peaked at 35 kt in the South Pacific between March 13, 2002 and March 16, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 997 mb.
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
- South Pacific
- Dates
- March 13, 2002 to March 16, 2002
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 35 kt (40 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 997 mb (29.44 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 99 km (62 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 0.6
- Identifier
- SH192002
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 16.1S 160.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 16.9S 161.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 17.7S 162.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 18.6S 163.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 14, 18:00 | 19.9S 165.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 00:00 | 20.9S 167.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 06:00 | 21.5S 169.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 12:00 | 21.9S 171.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 15, 18:00 | 22.3S 173.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 16, 00:00 | 22.7S 175.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 16, 06:00 | 23.2S 177.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
Other South Pacific storms of 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm TrinaSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Depression VickySouth Pacific · 2002
- Cyclone WakaSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm BernieSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 2002
- Cyclone ClaudiaSouth Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm DesSouth Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm UpiaSouth 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.