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Hurricane Lili

Sep 21, 2002 to Oct 4, 2002Peak 144 mph938 mb

Hurricane Lili passed within 50 miles of 43 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a Category 2 on October 3, 2002.

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Hurricane Lili · 2002

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Lili on October 2, 2002, about 21 hours before landfall in Vermilion Parish, LA.

Hurricane Lili on October 2, 2002, about 21 hours before landfall in Vermilion Parish, LA.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 16:29 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 4
144 mph, 125 kt
Lowest pressure
938 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
43
LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
77
AR, LA, MS, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 43.8 mi, Oct 3, 2002
Landfalls recorded
4
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Morehouse ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Acadia ParishLA0.0Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Richland ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Evangeline ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Rapides ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Vermilion ParishLA0.0Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Caldwell ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
LaSalle ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
St. Landry ParishLA0.0Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Avoyelles ParishLA1.1Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Grant ParishLA3.1Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Lafayette ParishLA3.9Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Franklin ParishLA5.2Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Catahoula ParishLA5.8Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Ouachita ParishLA6.1Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
West Carroll ParishLA6.5Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Iberia ParishLA11.4Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Allen ParishLA11.8Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Winn ParishLA12.5Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Jefferson Davis ParishLA12.8Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Union ParishLA17.8Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Cameron ParishLA18.2Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Jackson ParishLA19.3Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Concordia ParishLA19.7Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Madison ParishLA20.4Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
St. Martin ParishLA21.1Category 1Oct 3, 2002
St. Mary ParishLA21.6Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Tensas ParishLA27.0Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Pointe Coupee ParishLA29.3Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Vernon ParishLA29.8Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Natchitoches ParishLA31.0Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
West Feliciana ParishLA32.1Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Lincoln ParishLA32.3Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Calcasieu ParishLA33.4Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Adams CountyMS34.5Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Beauregard ParishLA35.1Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Wilkinson CountyMS37.3Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Warren CountyMS39.5Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Iberville ParishLA41.6Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Jefferson CountyMS43.5Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Terrebonne ParishLA43.8Category 2Oct 3, 2002
Bienville ParishLA45.3Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Claiborne CountyMS47.7Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
West Baton Rouge ParishLA53.9Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Claiborne ParishLA54.8Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Franklin CountyMS58.7Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Sabine ParishLA59.4Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Red River ParishLA60.1Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
East Feliciana ParishLA61.0Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Assumption ParishLA61.4Category 1Oct 3, 2002
East Baton Rouge ParishLA62.2Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Hinds CountyMS65.6Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Amite CountyMS65.7Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Webster ParishLA70.8Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Ascension ParishLA71.2Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Newton CountyTX71.2Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Copiah CountyMS72.2Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
De Soto ParishLA73.0Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Lafourche ParishLA73.2Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Columbia CountyAR75.2Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Sabine CountyTX78.3Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
St. James ParishLA79.4Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Orange CountyTX79.8Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Lincoln CountyMS79.9Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Bossier ParishLA80.8Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Livingston ParishLA81.7Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Caddo ParishLA83.3Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
St. Helena ParishLA84.0Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Jasper CountyTX91.1Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Jefferson CountyTX91.7Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Rankin CountyMS95.0Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Shelby CountyTX95.7Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
St. John the Baptist ParishLA95.8Category 1Oct 3, 2002
Pike CountyMS96.9Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Simpson CountyMS98.6Tropical stormOct 4, 2002
Tyler CountyTX98.9Tropical stormOct 3, 2002
Hardin CountyTX99.5Tropical stormOct 3, 2002

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.