Tropical Storm Upia (2002)
Tropical Storm Upia peaked at 35 kt in the South Pacific between May 23, 2002 and May 29, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 996 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Upia, 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
- May 23, 2002 to May 29, 2002
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 35 kt (40 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb (29.41 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.3
- Identifier
- SH252002
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 23, 06:00 | 6.6S 157.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 23, 12:00 | 7.0S 156.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 23, 18:00 | 7.3S 156.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 24, 00:00 | 7.4S 155.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 24, 06:00 | 7.4S 154.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 24, 12:00 | 7.4S 154.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 24, 18:00 | 7.5S 154.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 25, 00:00 | 7.7S 154.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 25, 06:00 | 7.9S 153.7E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 25, 12:00 | 8.1S 153.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 25, 18:00 | 8.3S 153.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 26, 00:00 | 8.6S 153.7E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 26, 06:00 | 8.8S 153.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 26, 12:00 | 8.9S 153.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 26, 18:00 | 9.0S 153.9E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 27, 00:00 | 9.0S 153.9E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 27, 06:00 | 9.1S 153.9E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 27, 12:00 | 9.2S 154.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 27, 18:00 | 9.3S 154.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 28, 00:00 | 9.4S 154.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 28, 06:00 | 9.8S 154.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 28, 12:00 | 10.0S 154.5E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 28, 18:00 | 10.1S 154.7E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 29, 00:00 | 10.2S 155.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 29, 06:00 | 10.4S 155.9E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 29, 12:00 | 10.5S 156.2E | Tropical storm | ||
| May 29, 18:00 | 10.4S 155.9E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
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
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth 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.