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2002 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2002 Atlantic season has 14 storms in the best-track record; 12 reached tropical-storm strength and 4 became hurricanes, 2 of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 65.1 is the 70th-lowest of the 175 seasons in the Atlantic record since 1851. Lili was the strongest, peaking at 145 mph as a Category 4 hurricane. Landfall records exist for 9 of its storms, in Alabama, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Florida, Louisiana, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, South Carolina, Texas and Yucatán. The first record is dated July 14, the last October 16.
Storm by storm
More storms formed in September than in any other month of 2002: 9 of 14. Kyle lasted longest, 21.8 days as a tropical or subtropical system. Isidore contributed the most energy, 27% of the season's ACE. Strongest landfall of each storm: Bertha reached Louisiana as a tropical storm on August 5; Edouard reached Florida as a tropical storm on September 5; Fay reached Texas as a tropical storm on September 7; Gustav reached Nova Scotia as a Category 1 hurricane on September 12; Hanna reached Alabama as a tropical storm on September 14; Isidore reached Yucatán as a Category 3 hurricane on September 22; Kyle reached North Carolina as a tropical storm on October 11; Lili reached Cuba as a Category 2 hurricane on October 1; and others in the table below.
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | Jul 14–16 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 997 mb | – |
| Bertha | Aug 4–9 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1007 mb | Louisiana, Texas |
| Cristobal | Aug 5–8 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 999 mb | – |
| Dolly | Aug 29 – Sep 4 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 997 mb | – |
| Edouard | Sep 1–6 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 1002 mb | Florida |
| Fay | Sep 5–8 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 998 mb | Texas |
| Storm 7 of 2002 | Sep 7–8 | 35 mph | Depression | 1013 mb | – |
| Gustav | Sep 8–12 | 100 mph | Category 2 | 960 mb | Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Hanna | Sep 12–15 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 1001 mb | Louisiana, Alabama |
| Isidore | Sep 14–27 | 125 mph | Category 3 | 934 mb | Cuba, Yucatán, Louisiana |
| Josephine | Sep 17–19 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1009 mb | – |
| Kyle | Sep 20 – Oct 12 | 85 mph | Category 1 | 980 mb | South Carolina, North Carolina |
| Lili | Sep 21 – Oct 4 | 145 mph | Category 4 | 938 mb | Cayman Islands, Cuba, Louisiana |
| Storm 14 of 2002 | Oct 14–16 | 35 mph | Depression | 1002 mb | Cuba |
Against other Atlantic seasons
Accumulated cyclone energy of every season; the red bar is 2002.