Hurricane Lili (2002)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 21 – October 4, 2002

Peak wind

144 mph

232 km/h · Oct 2

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

938 mb

Landfalls

Isla de la Juventud, Cuba · Pinar del Río, Cuba

Lifetime

12.8 d

Sep 21 – Oct 4

Distance

4,116 mi

6,622 km

ACE

16.5

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 Lili

Hurricane Lili (2002) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic season. It formed on September 21, 2002, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 938 mb on October 2, 2002, and made landfall 4 times — first at 19.7°N, 79.8°W on September 30, 2002 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). Later landfalls: 42 mi SSW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba on October 1, 2002 as a Category 2 hurricane (104 mph); near Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba on October 1, 2002 as a Category 2 hurricane (104 mph); 33 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana on October 3, 2002 as a Category 1 hurricane (92 mph). It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 144 mph on October 3, 2002). The storm lasted 12.8 days and travelled about 4,116 miles (6,622 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 30, 2002 · 14:00 UTC	at 19.7°N, 79.8°W	Cat 1 75 mph	986 mb
October 1, 2002 · 11:00 UTC	42 mi SSW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba	Cat 2 104 mph	971 mb
October 1, 2002 · 14:00 UTC	near Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba	Cat 2 104 mph	971 mb
October 3, 2002 · 13:00 UTC	33 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana	Cat 1 92 mph	963 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
Kingston, Jamaica	54 mi	Sep 29 · 09:00 UTC	TS 49 mph
New Kingston, Jamaica	53 mi	Sep 29 · 09:00 UTC	TS 49 mph
Lafayette, Louisiana	20 mi	Oct 3 · 16:00 UTC	Cat 1 78 mph
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	71 mi	Oct 3 · 17:00 UTC	Cat 1 74 mph
New South Memphis, Tennessee	23 mi	Oct 4 · 10:00 UTC	TD 31 mph
Memphis, Tennessee	21 mi	Oct 4 · 11:00 UTC	TD 30 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 57 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 21 18:00	TD	29 mph	1009 mb	10.2°N 44.6°W	open ocean
Sep 22 00:00	TD	35 mph	1007 mb	10.3°N 46.5°W	open ocean
Sep 22 06:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	10.8°N 48.5°W	open ocean
Sep 22 12:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	11.2°N 50.4°W	open ocean
Sep 22 18:00	TD	35 mph	1005 mb	11.8°N 52.2°W	open ocean
Sep 23 00:00	TS	40 mph	1005 mb	12.1°N 54.6°W	open ocean
Sep 23 06:00	TS	46 mph	1005 mb	12.2°N 56.8°W	open ocean
Sep 23 12:00	TS	52 mph	1004 mb	12.4°N 58.7°W	79 mi SE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 23 18:00	TS	58 mph	1005 mb	12.5°N 60.4°W	67 mi SW of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 24 00:00	TS	58 mph	1006 mb	12.7°N 62.1°W	67 mi WSW of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sep 24 06:00	TS	58 mph	1006 mb	12.8°N 63.7°W	120 mi N of Juan Griego, Venezuela
Sep 24 12:00	TS	69 mph	1004 mb	13.0°N 64.9°W	147 mi NNW of Juan Griego, Venezuela
Sep 24 18:00	TS	58 mph	1007 mb	13.2°N 66.0°W	169 mi ENE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Sep 25 00:00	TS	40 mph	1008 mb	13.5°N 66.9°W	131 mi NE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Sep 25 06:00	TS	40 mph	1008 mb	13.7°N 67.5°W	119 mi NNE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Sep 25 12:00	TS low/wave	46 mph	1008 mb	14.0°N 68.2°W	128 mi N of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Sep 25 18:00	TS low/wave	46 mph	1007 mb	14.2°N 68.9°W	134 mi N of Bandabou, Curacao
Sep 26 00:00	TS low/wave	40 mph	1007 mb	14.5°N 69.8°W	135 mi N of Noord, Aruba
Sep 26 06:00	TS low/wave	40 mph	1007 mb	14.9°N 71.0°W	174 mi NNW of Noord, Aruba
Sep 26 12:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1007 mb	15.3°N 72.2°W	open ocean
Sep 26 18:00	TD low/wave	35 mph	1006 mb	15.6°N 73.0°W	185 mi S of Jacmel, Haiti
Sep 27 00:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	15.7°N 73.5°W	173 mi S of Les Cayes, Haiti
Sep 27 06:00	TD	35 mph	1006 mb	15.9°N 74.0°W	159 mi S of Les Cayes, Haiti
Sep 27 12:00	TS	40 mph	1003 mb	16.1°N 74.6°W	155 mi SSW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Sep 27 18:00	TS	46 mph	1004 mb	16.7°N 75.0°W	132 mi SW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Sep 28 00:00	TS	52 mph	999 mb	17.4°N 75.1°W	104 mi WSW of Les Cayes, Haiti
Sep 28 06:00	TS	52 mph	999 mb	17.5°N 75.6°W	73 mi SE of Port Antonio, Jamaica
Sep 28 12:00	TS	52 mph	1002 mb	18.1°N 75.4°W	69 mi E of Port Antonio, Jamaica
Sep 28 18:00	TS	52 mph	1003 mb	18.5°N 75.7°W	54 mi ENE of Port Antonio, Jamaica
Sep 29 00:00	TS	52 mph	1001 mb	18.8°N 76.1°W	49 mi NNE of Port Antonio, Jamaica
Sep 29 06:00	TS	46 mph	999 mb	18.8°N 76.8°W	34 mi NE of Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Sep 29 12:00	TS	52 mph	994 mb	18.7°N 77.2°W	18 mi N of Saint Ann’s Bay, Jamaica
Sep 29 18:00	TS	58 mph	994 mb	18.7°N 77.6°W	18 mi NE of Barrett Town, Jamaica
Sep 30 00:00	TS	63 mph	993 mb	19.0°N 78.1°W	38 mi NNW of Montego Bay, Jamaica
Sep 30 06:00	TS	69 mph	990 mb	19.1°N 78.7°W	60 mi NW of Barbican, Jamaica
Sep 30 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	986 mb	19.6°N 79.6°W	105 mi ENE of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands
Sep 30 14:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	75 mph	986 mb	19.7°N 79.8°W	94 mi ENE of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands
Sep 30 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	984 mb	20.0°N 80.3°W	74 mi NE of Further Ground, Cayman Islands
Oct 1 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	978 mb	20.5°N 81.1°W	80 mi NNE of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Oct 1 06:00	Cat 1	86 mph	970 mb	21.0°N 82.2°W	73 mi SSE of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Oct 1 11:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	104 mph	971 mb	21.3°N 83.0°W	42 mi SSW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Oct 1 12:00	Cat 2	104 mph	971 mb	21.6°N 83.2°W	32 mi SW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Oct 1 14:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	104 mph	971 mb	22.1°N 84.0°W	near Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Oct 1 18:00	Cat 2	104 mph	971 mb	22.4°N 84.4°W	11 mi NW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Oct 2 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	967 mb	23.0°N 85.7°W	103 mi WNW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Oct 2 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	962 mb	23.6°N 87.2°W	169 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oct 2 12:00	Cat 3	127 mph	952 mb	24.4°N 88.3°W	open ocean
Oct 2 18:00	Cat 4	138 mph	941 mb	25.4°N 89.5°W	open ocean
Oct 2 20:00	Cat 4	144 mph	938 mb	25.9°N 89.9°W	open ocean
Oct 3 00:00	Cat 4	144 mph	940 mb	26.7°N 90.3°W	open ocean
Oct 3 06:00	Cat 3	121 mph	957 mb	28.1°N 91.4°W	111 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana
Oct 3 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	962 mb	29.2°N 92.1°W	54 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana
Oct 3 13:00	Cat 1 LANDFALL	92 mph	963 mb	29.5°N 92.2°W	33 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana
Oct 3 18:00	TS	69 mph	976 mb	30.5°N 92.4°W	near Eunice, Louisiana
Oct 4 00:00	TS	46 mph	985 mb	31.9°N 92.1°W	42 mi S of Monroe, Louisiana
Oct 4 06:00	TD	35 mph	994 mb	33.5°N 91.4°W	21 mi WNW of Greenville, Mississippi
Oct 4 12:00	TD	29 mph	997 mb	35.8°N 90.0°W	10 mi SSW of Blytheville, Arkansas

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Lili make landfall?

Lili made landfall 4 times: at 19.7°N, 79.8°W on September 30, 2002 at 14:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds; 42 mi SSW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba on October 1, 2002 at 11:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds; near Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba on October 1, 2002 at 14:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds; 33 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana on October 3, 2002 at 13:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds.

What category was Lili?

At its peak on October 2, 2002, Lili was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 938 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did Lili last?

12.8 days, from September 21, 2002 to October 4, 2002, including 78 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,116 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Lili?

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.

Related storms

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Every storm named Lili

Year	Storm	Peak	Landfall
1984	Hurricane Lili Atlantic	Cat 1 81 mph	—	→
1990	Hurricane Lili Atlantic	Cat 1 75 mph	—	→
1996	Hurricane Lili Atlantic	Cat 3 115 mph	Mayabeque, Cuba	→
2002	Hurricane Lili · this page Atlantic	Cat 4 144 mph	Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, Pinar del Río, Cuba

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 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 Lili on Wikipedia.

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