Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · August 25–30, 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 Ele (2002) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2002 Central Pacific season. It formed on August 25, 2002, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 945 mb on August 30, 2002, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on August 27, 2002). The storm lasted 5.0 days and travelled about 1,561 miles (2,512 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 00:00 | TD | 17 mph | — | 9.8°N 157.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TD | 17 mph | — | 9.9°N 159.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TD | 17 mph | — | 10.1°N 160.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TD | 17 mph | — | 10.3°N 161.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TD | 17 mph | — | 10.4°N 162.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 10.4°N 163.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 10.4°N 164.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 10.3°N 165.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 10.3°N 167.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 10.2°N 168.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 10.0°N 170.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 10.1°N 172.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 9.7°N 173.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 10.0°N 174.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 10.3°N 175.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 10.5°N 176.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 10.7°N 177.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 976 mb | 10.9°N 178.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 976 mb | 11.2°N 178.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 970 mb | 11.7°N 179.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 945 mb | 12.1°N 179.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ele.
At its peak on August 30, 2002, Ele was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 945 mb.
5.0 days, from August 25, 2002 to August 30, 2002, including 48 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,561 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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