Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 1–6, 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
Tropical Storm Edouard (2002) was a tropical storm of the 2002 Atlantic season. It formed on September 1, 2002, 128 mi ENE of Titusville, Florida, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1002 mb on September 3, 2002, and made landfall near Ormond Beach, Florida on September 5, 2002 as a tropical storm (40 mph). The storm lasted 4.8 days and travelled about 677 miles (1,089 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2002 · 01:00 UTC | near Ormond Beach, Florida | TS 40 mph | 1009 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville, Florida | 73 mi | Sep 5 · 01:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Orlando, Florida | 47 mi | Sep 5 · 07:00 UTC | TD 28 mph |
| Gainesville, Florida | 46 mi | Sep 5 · 09:00 UTC | TD 26 mph |
| Lakeland, Florida | 65 mi | Sep 5 · 12:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Brandon, Florida | 65 mi | Sep 5 · 13:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Tampa, Florida | 61 mi | Sep 5 · 14:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 68 mi | Sep 5 · 16:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Clearwater, Florida | 53 mi | Sep 5 · 16:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1013 mb | 29.2°N 78.8°W | 128 mi ENE of Titusville, Florida |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 29.7°N 79.1°W | 121 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 30.1°N 79.7°W | 97 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 30.4°N 79.6°W | 107 mi E of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 30.5°N 79.0°W | 143 mi E of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 30.5°N 78.6°W | 168 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 30.4°N 78.5°W | 172 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1002 mb | 30.4°N 78.4°W | 177 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 30.0°N 79.0°W | 133 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 29.9°N 79.1°W | 125 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 29.9°N 79.5°W | 103 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 29.9°N 79.8°W | 87 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 29.7°N 80.5°W | 43 mi E of Palm Coast, Florida |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 29.4°N 81.0°W | near Ormond Beach, Florida |
| Sep 5 01:00 | TS LANDFALL | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 29.4°N 81.1°W | near Ormond Beach, Florida |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 29.2°N 81.6°W | 21 mi WNW of DeLand, Florida |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 28.9°N 82.4°W | 13 mi ENE of Homosassa Springs, Florida |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 28.6°N 83.4°W | 47 mi WNW of Bayonet Point, Florida |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 28.4°N 83.9°W | 73 mi WNW of Clearwater, Florida |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 28.3°N 84.7°W | 118 mi WNW of Clearwater, Florida |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 28.5°N 86.0°W | 116 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
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Questions
Edouard made landfall once: near Ormond Beach, Florida on September 5, 2002 at 01:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds.
At its peak on September 3, 2002, Edouard was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 1002 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
4.8 days, from September 1, 2002 to September 6, 2002. It travelled about 677 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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