Hurricane Kenna (2002)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 22–26, 2002

Peak wind

167 mph

269 km/h · Oct 25

Peak category

Cat 5

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

913 mb

Landfalls

Nayarit, Mexico

Lifetime

4.0 d

Oct 22 – Oct 26

Distance

1,377 mi

2,215 km

ACE

14.2

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 Kenna

Hurricane Kenna (2002) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 2002 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 22, 2002, 346 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 167 mph (269 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 913 mb on October 25, 2002, and made landfall 11 mi WSW of Villa Hidalgo, Nayarit, Mexico on October 25, 2002 as a Category 4 hurricane (138 mph). It rapidly intensified by 75 mph in 24 hours (to 144 mph on October 24, 2002). The storm lasted 4.0 days and travelled about 1,377 miles (2,215 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 25, 2002 · 17:00 UTC	11 mi WSW of Villa Hidalgo, Nayarit, Mexico	Cat 4 138 mph	950 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico	35 mi	Oct 25 · 17:00 UTC	Cat 4 138 mph
Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico	69 mi	Oct 25 · 23:00 UTC	TS 53 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 18 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Oct 22 00:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	11.4°N 99.4°W	open ocean
Oct 22 06:00	TS	40 mph	1004 mb	11.5°N 100.4°W	open ocean
Oct 22 12:00	TS	40 mph	1003 mb	11.7°N 101.4°W	open ocean
Oct 22 18:00	TS	40 mph	1003 mb	12.1°N 102.5°W	open ocean
Oct 23 00:00	TS	46 mph	1002 mb	12.6°N 103.6°W	open ocean
Oct 23 06:00	TS	58 mph	997 mb	13.1°N 104.6°W	open ocean
Oct 23 12:00	TS	69 mph	990 mb	13.6°N 105.7°W	open ocean
Oct 23 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	980 mb	14.2°N 106.9°W	open ocean
Oct 24 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	970 mb	14.9°N 108.0°W	open ocean
Oct 24 06:00	Cat 3	121 mph	955 mb	15.5°N 108.5°W	open ocean
Oct 24 12:00	Cat 4	144 mph	935 mb	16.4°N 108.8°W	open ocean
Oct 24 18:00	Cat 5	161 mph	917 mb	17.3°N 108.8°W	open ocean
Oct 25 00:00	Cat 5	167 mph	913 mb	18.3°N 108.3°W	open ocean
Oct 25 06:00	Cat 5	167 mph	915 mb	19.3°N 107.5°W	173 mi WSW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Oct 25 12:00	Cat 4	150 mph	939 mb	20.4°N 106.5°W	84 mi W of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Oct 25 17:00	Cat 4 LANDFALL	138 mph	950 mb	21.7°N 105.4°W	14 mi WSW of Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, Mexico
Oct 25 18:00	Cat 3	115 mph	960 mb	22.1°N 105.1°W	11 mi NNE of Ruiz, Nayarit, Mexico
Oct 26 00:00	TS	40 mph	1000 mb	23.7°N 103.5°W	10 mi ENE of Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Kenna make landfall?

Kenna made landfall once: 11 mi WSW of Villa Hidalgo, Nayarit, Mexico on October 25, 2002 at 17:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 138 mph winds.

What category was Kenna?

At its peak on October 25, 2002, Kenna was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 167 mph (269 km/h) and a central pressure of 913 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 4 hurricane.

How long did Kenna last?

4.0 days, from October 22, 2002 to October 26, 2002, including 54 hours at hurricane strength (42 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,377 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Kenna?

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 Kenna

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1984	Tropical Storm Kenna Eastern Pacific	TS 58 mph	—
1990	Hurricane Kenna Eastern Pacific	Cat 1 86 mph	—	→
2002	Hurricane Kenna · this page Eastern Pacific	Cat 5 167 mph	Nayarit, Mexico

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 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	—	→
2002	Hurricane Douglas Eastern Pacific	Cat 2 104 mph	—	→

See every 2002 storm on one map →

Background reading: Hurricane Kenna on Wikipedia.

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