Tropical Storm Hanna (2002)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 12–15, 2002

Peak wind

58 mph

93 km/h · Sep 14

Peak category

Lowest pressure

1001 mb

Landfalls

Mississippi

Lifetime

3.5 d

Sep 12 – Sep 15

Distance

738 mi

1,188 km

ACE

1.8

storm energy

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

What happened with Hanna

Tropical Storm Hanna (2002) was a tropical storm of the 2002 Atlantic season. It formed on September 12, 2002, 262 mi WSW of St. Petersburg, Florida, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb on September 14, 2002, and made landfall 2 times — first at 29.1°N, 89.1°W on September 14, 2002 as a tropical storm (58 mph). Later landfalls: near Moss Point, Mississippi on September 14, 2002 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 3.5 days and travelled about 738 miles (1,188 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 14, 2002 · 08:00 UTC	at 29.1°N, 89.1°W	TS 58 mph	1003 mb
September 14, 2002 · 15:00 UTC	near Moss Point, Mississippi	TS 58 mph	1002 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
New Orleans, Louisiana	73 mi	Sep 14 · 11:00 UTC	TS 58 mph
Mobile, Alabama	direct hit	Sep 14 · 17:00 UTC	TS 42 mph
Montgomery, Alabama	31 mi	Sep 15 · 07:00 UTC	TD 23 mph
Columbus, Georgia	25 mi	Sep 15 · 10:00 UTC	TD 23 mph
Atlanta, Georgia	63 mi	Sep 15 · 12:00 UTC	TD 23 mph
South Fulton, Georgia	45 mi	Sep 15 · 12:00 UTC	TD 23 mph
Sandy Springs, Georgia	73 mi	Sep 15 · 12:00 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

Every official fix 17 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 12 00:00	TD	35 mph	1001 mb	26.3°N 86.6°W	open ocean
Sep 12 06:00	TS	40 mph	1001 mb	26.7°N 86.4°W	open ocean
Sep 12 12:00	TS	40 mph	1001 mb	27.0°N 86.7°W	open ocean
Sep 12 18:00	TS	40 mph	1001 mb	27.1°N 87.5°W	open ocean
Sep 13 00:00	TS	40 mph	1001 mb	26.7°N 88.0°W	open ocean
Sep 13 06:00	TS	46 mph	1002 mb	26.9°N 88.8°W	open ocean
Sep 13 12:00	TS	52 mph	1002 mb	27.4°N 89.3°W	175 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana
Sep 13 18:00	TS	52 mph	1003 mb	27.7°N 89.3°W	163 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 14 00:00	TS	58 mph	1001 mb	28.0°N 89.2°W	145 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 14 06:00	TS	58 mph	1003 mb	28.7°N 89.1°W	105 mi SE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 14 08:00	TS LANDFALL	58 mph	1003 mb	29.1°N 89.1°W	83 mi SE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 14 12:00	TS	58 mph	1003 mb	30.0°N 88.8°W	28 mi S of Biloxi, Mississippi
Sep 14 15:00	TS LANDFALL	58 mph	1002 mb	30.4°N 88.4°W	near Moss Point, Mississippi
Sep 14 18:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	30.8°N 88.0°W	near Mobile, Alabama
Sep 15 00:00	TD	23 mph	1009 mb	31.5°N 87.0°W	44 mi NE of Atmore, Alabama
Sep 15 06:00	TD	23 mph	1011 mb	32.0°N 86.0°W	13 mi N of Troy, Alabama
Sep 15 12:00	TD	23 mph	1014 mb	33.0°N 85.0°W	near LaGrange, Georgia

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Hanna make landfall?

Hanna made landfall 2 times: at 29.1°N, 89.1°W on September 14, 2002 at 08:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds; near Moss Point, Mississippi on September 14, 2002 at 15:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.

What category was Hanna?

At its peak on September 14, 2002, Hanna was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 1001 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Hanna last?

3.5 days, from September 12, 2002 to September 15, 2002. It travelled about 738 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Hanna?

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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Every storm named Hanna

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2002	Tropical Storm Hanna · this page Atlantic	TS 58 mph	Mississippi
2008	Hurricane Hanna Atlantic	Cat 1 86 mph	Turks and Caicos Islands, South Carolina	→
2014	Tropical Storm Hanna Atlantic	TS 40 mph	Honduras	→
2020	Hurricane Hanna Atlantic	Cat 1 92 mph	Texas	→
2026	Tropical Storm Hanna Atlantic	TS 46 mph	—

Names are recycled every six years unless a storm is so deadly or costly that the name is retired.

Strongest storms of 2002

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
2002	Hurricane Kenna Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 167 mph	Nayarit, Mexico	→
2002	Hurricane Elida Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 161 mph	—	→
2002	Hurricane Hernan Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 161 mph	—	→
2002	Hurricane Lili Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, Pinar del Río, Cuba	→
2002	Hurricane Fausto Eastern Pacific	Cat 4 144 mph	—	→
2002	Hurricane Isidore Atlantic	Cat 3 127 mph	Yucatán, Mexico, Pinar del Río, Cuba	→
2002	Hurricane Ele Central Pacific	Cat 3 127 mph	—	→
2002	Hurricane Alma Eastern Pacific	Cat 3 115 mph	—	→

See every 2002 storm on one map →

Background reading: Tropical Storm Hanna on Wikipedia.

← Previous Atlantic stormHurricane Gustav (2002)Next Atlantic storm →Hurricane Isidore (2002)

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