Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · May 24 – June 1, 2002
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Alma (2002) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2002 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on May 24, 2002, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb on May 30, 2002, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 1,384 miles (2,227 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 11.2°N 101.2°W | open ocean |
| May 25 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 11.4°N 101.4°W | open ocean |
| May 25 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 11.4°N 101.7°W | open ocean |
| May 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 11.4°N 102.3°W | open ocean |
| May 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 10.9°N 103.2°W | open ocean |
| May 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 10.8°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| May 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 10.7°N 104.2°W | open ocean |
| May 26 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 10.7°N 104.9°W | open ocean |
| May 26 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 10.7°N 105.7°W | open ocean |
| May 27 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 10.7°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| May 27 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 10.8°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| May 27 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 10.9°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| May 27 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 11.2°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| May 28 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 11.4°N 110.4°W | open ocean |
| May 28 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 11.6°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| May 28 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 11.8°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| May 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.1°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| May 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 12.4°N 113.9°W | open ocean |
| May 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 13.0°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| May 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 13.5°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| May 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 13.9°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| May 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.6°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| May 30 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.3°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| May 30 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 16.1°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| May 30 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 16.9°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| May 31 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 17.6°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| May 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 18.0°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| May 31 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 18.0°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| May 31 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 17.9°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 17.7°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 17.8°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 1 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 17.8°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Alma.
At its peak on May 30, 2002, Alma was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 960 mb.
7.8 days, from May 24, 2002 to June 1, 2002, including 66 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,384 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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