2002

934 tornadoes, 8 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 60+ large wildfires, 6 notable earthquakes. 31 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 55.

Tornadoes

934 recorded; 31 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 2002 Jan: 3 Feb: 2 Mar: 47 Apr: 117 May: 204 204 Jun: 97 Jul: 68 Aug: 86 Sep: 61 Oct: 58 Nov: 94 Dec: 97 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas174
  2. Kansas96
  3. Florida43
  4. Alabama37
  5. Illinois37
  6. Arkansas35
  7. Iowa34
  8. Minnesota34

Outbreak days

Severe wind days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 2002
Nov 10, 2002F4Van Wert, Paulding, Putnam52.84
Apr 28, 2002F4Charles, Calvert38.03
Apr 24, 2002F4Carter, Butler40.50
Jun 23, 2002F4Brown9.00
Aug 11, 2002F4Stutsman1.00
Nov 10, 2002F3Fayette, Walker, Winston72.67
Nov 10, 2002F3Morgan8.37
Nov 10, 2002F3Fayette, Walker, Winston44.34
Nov 10, 2002F3Cumberland12.24
Apr 21, 2002F3Jefferson, Wayne31.51
Nov 10, 2002F3Seneca21.01
Apr 28, 2002F3Union, Johnson19.31
Dec 18, 2002F3Faulkner9.81
Apr 27, 2002F3Bollinger4.01
Sep 20, 2002F3Monroe, Morgan, Johnson112.00
Mar 30, 2002F3Polk, Angelina, Nacogdoches49.00
Nov 10, 2002F3Lowndes, Lamar29.20
Apr 28, 2002F3Pope, Moultrie22.00
Apr 28, 2002F3Crittenden, Webster, Hopkins22.00
Apr 28, 2002F3Dorchester18.00
Sep 2, 2002F3Rusk16.00
May 7, 2002F3Kiowa10.00
Jun 23, 2002F3Brown10.00
Nov 10, 2002F3Logan, Union9.00
May 7, 2002F3Ford8.50
Apr 17, 2002F3Dewey, Woodward8.00
Nov 10, 2002F3Adams5.00
May 7, 2002F3Ford4.00
Apr 28, 2002F3Rutherford3.20
Apr 16, 2002F3Tarrant2.10
Mar 30, 2002F3Harris0.70
Nov 10, 2002F2Coffee12.32
Oct 29, 2002F2Acadia, St. Landry, Evangeline10.52
Nov 9, 2002F2Carroll10.02
May 5, 2002F2Swisher, Randall5.02
Dec 17, 2002F2Lawrence4.02
Apr 28, 2002F2Perry, Breckinridge, Meade32.31
Nov 10, 2002F2Cherokee10.51
Nov 10, 2002F2Mercer7.01
Nov 5, 2002F2Henry6.01
Oct 24, 2002F2Nueces2.51
Nov 9, 2002F2Cross, Crittenden, Mississippi50.60
Apr 17, 2002F2Major, Woods, Alfalfa34.00
Nov 11, 2002F2Cherokee, Pickens, Dawson23.00
May 7, 2002F2Pratt22.00
Dec 18, 2002F2Union, Union20.20
May 7, 2002F2Kiowa, Pratt19.60
Sep 2, 2002F2Taylor17.00
Nov 10, 2002F2Tuscaloosa, Jefferson15.20
May 5, 2002F2Trego, Ellis15.00
Sep 20, 2002F2Pike, Knox, Daviess13.50
Nov 11, 2002F2Bartow12.00
Nov 10, 2002F2Summit, Cuyahoga10.10
Nov 10, 2002F2Ottawa10.00
Nov 10, 2002F2Attala, Leake10.00
Apr 28, 2002F2Bedford, Campbell10.00
Jul 8, 2002F2Fergus10.00
Nov 10, 2002F2Ashland, Medina9.50
Nov 10, 2002F2Hancock, Seneca9.00
Apr 24, 2002F2Madison9.00
Apr 28, 2002F2Saline7.50
Apr 28, 2002F2Stark7.20
Mar 30, 2002F2Limestone7.00
Apr 28, 2002F2Johnson7.00
Apr 7, 2002F2Throckmorton7.00
Apr 28, 2002F2Allegany6.50
Sep 20, 2002F2Henry6.00
Nov 10, 2002F2Anderson5.50
Dec 19, 2002F2Newton5.50
Oct 29, 2002F2St. Landry5.00
Nov 10, 2002F2Wayne5.00
Nov 10, 2002F2Bedford, Coffee5.00
Apr 28, 2002F2Indiana5.00
May 5, 2002F2Swisher5.00
Sep 20, 2002F2Posey4.70
May 2, 2002F2Cecil4.50
Nov 9, 2002F2Crockett4.00
Apr 28, 2002F2Shenandoah4.00
Nov 12, 2002F2Atkinson, Coffee3.10
Oct 11, 2002F2Beaufort3.00
Apr 28, 2002F2Charles3.00
May 8, 2002F2Gallia3.00
Sep 30, 2002F2Lincoln3.00
Nov 10, 2002F2Van Buren2.90
Sep 8, 2002F2Sanpete2.70
Nov 10, 2002F2Sumner2.60
Aug 9, 2002F2Gregory2.00
May 7, 2002F2Ford1.90
Jan 23, 2002F2McLean1.80
Mar 19, 2002F2Bexar1.50
Apr 27, 2002F2Howell1.50
Oct 11, 2002F2Georgetown1.20
Apr 7, 2002F2Medina1.00
Apr 28, 2002F2Cannon0.90
Jun 19, 2002F2Wilkin0.20
Jun 5, 2002F2Windham0.10
May 9, 2002F1Marion0.52
Nov 10, 2002F1Montgomery0.32
Nov 10, 2002F1Winston, Noxubee, Oktibbeha51.01
Dec 18, 2002F1Barton9.51
Dec 24, 2002F1Henry, Early33.00
Mar 30, 2002F1Cherokee, Rusk33.00
Apr 28, 2002F1Mercer, Venango16.00
Nov 10, 2002F1Winston15.00
Apr 18, 2002F1Marathon14.00
Nov 10, 2002F1Huron, Erie12.50
Jun 21, 2002F1Cerro Gordo, Butler12.00
Dec 18, 2002F1Polk, Hickory11.00
Nov 10, 2002F1Blount, Etowah10.60
Jan 2, 2002F1Miami-Dade10.00
Nov 10, 2002F1Lowndes, Pickens9.50
Apr 28, 2002F1Ohio9.50
Dec 18, 2002F1Faulkner, White9.10
Dec 18, 2002F1Desha9.00
Mar 30, 2002F1Callahan9.00
Dec 18, 2002F1Prairie8.80
Mar 29, 2002F1Marshall8.70
Apr 18, 2002F1Polk8.50
Aug 12, 2002F1Ozark8.00
Aug 8, 2002F1Traill8.00
Sep 11, 2002F1Delta8.00
May 7, 2002F1Pratt7.70
May 1, 2002F1Bond7.50
Oct 11, 2002F1Pitt7.00
Oct 29, 2002F1East Baton Rouge7.00
Apr 28, 2002F1Butler7.00
May 12, 2002F1St. Francois7.00
May 13, 2002F1Worcester7.00
May 1, 2002F1Marion7.00
Jul 26, 2002F1Taylor7.00
May 1, 2002F1Bond6.50
May 1, 2002F1Marion6.50
Aug 11, 2002F1Ford6.50
Aug 1, 2002F1Osceola6.50
Nov 10, 2002F1Bledsoe6.20
Oct 4, 2002F1Jefferson6.00
Apr 28, 2002F1Columbia6.00
Apr 28, 2002F1Greensville6.00
May 23, 2002F1Roberts6.00
May 31, 2002F1Tioga6.00
May 1, 2002F1Bond6.00
May 5, 2002F1Hall, Childress6.00
Jul 27, 2002F1Kalamazoo, Calhoun6.00
Dec 23, 2002F1Travis5.50
May 7, 2002F1Edwards, Kiowa5.50
Jun 25, 2002F1Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine5.50
Sep 30, 2002F1Florence, Dickinson5.20
Oct 15, 2002F1Citrus, Levy5.00
Nov 10, 2002F1Blackford5.00
Dec 18, 2002F1Woodruff5.00
Apr 27, 2002F1Clay5.00
Apr 28, 2002F1Calvert5.00
May 18, 2002F1Charles5.00
May 1, 2002F1Bond5.00
Jun 23, 2002F1McPherson, Brown5.00
Sep 2, 2002F1Marathon5.00
Nov 10, 2002F1Wood4.50
Apr 27, 2002F1Saline4.50
Nov 10, 2002F1Fayette4.30
Nov 10, 2002F1Walker4.30
Nov 10, 2002F1Scott4.20
Nov 10, 2002F1Scott4.10
Nov 10, 2002F1Coffee4.10
Oct 11, 2002F1Johnston4.00
Nov 10, 2002F1Madison4.00
Nov 11, 2002F1Marion4.00
Nov 11, 2002F1Greenville4.00
Dec 18, 2002F1Woodruff4.00
Mar 19, 2002F1Tom Green4.00
May 13, 2002F1Cecil4.00
Aug 14, 2002F1Jefferson4.00
Aug 22, 2002F1Allegany4.00
Nov 10, 2002F1Sandusky3.50
Apr 28, 2002F1Lake3.50
Nov 10, 2002F1Cumberland3.40
Nov 10, 2002F1Stark3.30
Nov 10, 2002F1St. Clair3.20
Dec 18, 2002F1Bradley3.10
Dec 23, 2002F1Fayette3.00
Dec 30, 2002F1Calcasieu3.00
Mar 19, 2002F1Tom Green3.00
Mar 30, 2002F1Runnels3.00
Apr 16, 2002F1Atoka3.00
Apr 28, 2002F1Edmonson3.00
May 5, 2002F1Russell3.00
May 5, 2002F1Hall3.00
Jun 19, 2002F1Thomas3.00
Jul 25, 2002F1Polk3.00
Jul 25, 2002F1Mahnomen3.00
Jul 28, 2002F1Warren3.00
May 20, 2002F1Madera2.70
Oct 3, 2002F1Grant, LaSalle2.50
May 1, 2002F1Bond2.50
May 1, 2002F1Marion2.50
Jun 1, 2002F1Davis2.50
Dec 18, 2002F1Caddo2.30
Apr 16, 2002F1Ellis2.30
May 31, 2002F1Oxford2.10
Oct 11, 2002F1Wilson2.00
Oct 11, 2002F1Edgecombe2.00
Oct 28, 2002F1Hardin2.00
Oct 29, 2002F1Calcasieu, Beauregard2.00
Nov 10, 2002F1Madison2.00
Nov 5, 2002F1Dale2.00
Mar 16, 2002F1Hinds2.00
Apr 19, 2002F1Cass2.00
Apr 28, 2002F1Crittenden2.00
Apr 28, 2002F1Hardin2.00
Apr 28, 2002F1Indiana2.00
May 7, 2002F1Edwards, Ford2.00
Jun 19, 2002F1Decatur2.00
Jun 23, 2002F1McHenry2.00
Jul 8, 2002F1Blaine2.00
Apr 20, 2002F1Mississippi1.80
Apr 27, 2002F1St. Clair1.70
May 7, 2002F1Ford, Kiowa1.70
Aug 21, 2002F1Muscatine1.60
Oct 24, 2002F1Nueces1.50
Nov 10, 2002F1Allen1.50
Nov 11, 2002F1Newberry1.50
Dec 18, 2002F1Jasper1.50
Dec 31, 2002F1Yazoo1.50
Apr 28, 2002F1Lebanon1.50
May 13, 2002F1Cecil1.50
May 31, 2002F1Wayne, Delaware1.50
May 1, 2002F1Gordon1.50
Jul 26, 2002F1Page1.50
Nov 10, 2002F1Adams1.30
Dec 16, 2002F1Merced1.30
Nov 11, 2002F1Newberry1.20
Dec 13, 2002F1Indian River1.20
Dec 30, 2002F1Galveston1.10
Sep 9, 2002F1Wright1.10
Oct 3, 2002F1Acadia1.00
Oct 3, 2002F1Smith1.00
Nov 10, 2002F1Richland1.00
Nov 10, 2002F1Crawford1.00
Dec 18, 2002F1Cedar1.00
Dec 23, 2002F1Madison1.00
Mar 15, 2002F1Jones1.00
Mar 19, 2002F1Bexar1.00
Mar 30, 2002F1Eastland1.00
Apr 24, 2002F1Washington1.00
Apr 24, 2002F1Butler1.00
Apr 28, 2002F1Crittenden1.00
Apr 28, 2002F1Marshall1.00
May 13, 2002F1Somerset1.00
May 17, 2002F1Hot Spring1.00
May 1, 2002F1Cumberland1.00
May 5, 2002F1Hall1.00
May 5, 2002F1Dewey1.00
Jun 12, 2002F1Ellis1.00
Jun 16, 2002F1Dutchess1.00
Jun 25, 2002F1Isanti1.00
Jun 6, 2002F1Orange1.00
Jul 18, 2002F1Steele1.00
Jul 29, 2002F1Glades1.00
Jul 4, 2002F1Aroostook1.00
Aug 1, 2002F1Charlevoix1.00
Sep 18, 2002F1Clay1.00
Sep 25, 2002F1Walton1.00
Sep 25, 2002F1Walton1.00
Dec 18, 2002F1Lincoln0.80
Feb 19, 2002F1Yazoo0.80
Oct 28, 2002F1Liberty0.50
Oct 29, 2002F1Pointe Coupee0.50
Oct 9, 2002F1Assumption0.50
Nov 10, 2002F1Union0.50
Nov 10, 2002F1Wood0.50
Dec 24, 2002F1Charlton0.50
Dec 31, 2002F1Okaloosa0.50
Mar 19, 2002F1Bexar0.50
Mar 19, 2002F1Bexar0.50
Mar 30, 2002F1Runnels0.50
Mar 31, 2002F1Terrebonne0.50
Apr 28, 2002F1Bedford0.50
May 31, 2002F1Dutchess0.50
May 31, 2002F1Fairfield0.50
May 8, 2002F1Leavenworth0.50
Sep 25, 2002F1Lafourche0.50
Jul 23, 2002F1Worcester0.40
Oct 3, 2002F1St. Tammany0.30
Oct 3, 2002F1Terrebonne0.30
Nov 11, 2002F1St. Tammany0.30
Nov 5, 2002F1St. Charles0.30
Dec 24, 2002F1Irwin0.30
Mar 19, 2002F1Medina0.30
Apr 17, 2002F1Beckham0.30
Jun 24, 2002F1Wright0.30
Jun 25, 2002F1Clark0.30
Sep 2, 2002F1Fond du Lac0.30
May 8, 2002F1Jefferson0.20
May 8, 2002F1Jefferson0.20
May 8, 2002F1Jefferson0.20
Jun 19, 2002F1Rawlins0.20
Jun 24, 2002F1Hubbard0.20
Jun 5, 2002F1Crawford0.20
Jun 5, 2002F1Bennington0.20
Jun 9, 2002F1Norman0.20
Aug 11, 2002F1Hodgeman0.20
Sep 7, 2002F1Fort Bend0.20
Apr 7, 2002F1Frio0.10
May 16, 2002F1Hutchinson0.10
May 31, 2002F1Fulton0.10
May 1, 2002F1Carter0.10
Jun 5, 2002F1Litchfield0.10
Jul 27, 2002F1St. Lucie0.10
Jul 28, 2002F1Onondaga0.10
Aug 23, 2002F1Putnam0.10
Aug 29, 2002F1Arapahoe0.10
Sep 20, 2002F1Allen0.10
Aug 1, 2002F0Newaygo15.00
Jun 28, 2002F0Judith Basin, Fergus11.00
Dec 18, 2002F0Wright10.00
Nov 10, 2002F0Jackson9.00
Nov 11, 2002F0McCormick9.00
Jul 30, 2002F0Lincoln9.00
Jun 11, 2002F0Ellsworth8.00
Nov 11, 2002F0Anderson, Greenville6.00
Apr 28, 2002F0Mercer6.00
May 13, 2002F0Worcester6.00
May 26, 2002F0Red Willow, Furnas6.00
May 29, 2002F0Kittson6.00
May 8, 2002F0Grant6.00
Dec 18, 2002F0Ouachita5.70
Dec 18, 2002F0Lonoke5.50
May 8, 2002F0Woodford, McLean5.50
Dec 18, 2002F0Ouachita5.10
Nov 11, 2002F0McCormick5.00
Dec 19, 2002F0St. Charles5.00
Apr 28, 2002F0Henry5.00
May 8, 2002F0Sumner, Cowley5.00
Jun 19, 2002F0Rawlins5.00
Jun 20, 2002F0Woodbury5.00
Jun 4, 2002F0Haskell, Jones5.00
Aug 5, 2002F0Judith Basin5.00
May 7, 2002F0Ford, Clark4.90
May 26, 2002F0Red Willow4.50
Aug 13, 2002F0Jefferson4.50
Aug 28, 2002F0Laramie4.50
Dec 24, 2002F0Charlton, Camden4.20
Dec 18, 2002F0White, Cleburne4.00
Apr 28, 2002F0Armstrong, Indiana4.00
Apr 28, 2002F0Wicomico4.00
Apr 30, 2002F0Chickasaw4.00
May 6, 2002F0Winnebago4.00
May 7, 2002F0Pratt4.00
Jun 11, 2002F0Lincoln4.00
Jun 12, 2002F0Butler4.00
Aug 5, 2002F0Fergus4.00
Sep 20, 2002F0Van Wert4.00
Sep 6, 2002F0Matagorda4.00
Mar 30, 2002F0Limestone, Freestone3.50
Jun 16, 2002F0Montgomery3.20
Nov 6, 2002F0Echols3.00
Dec 18, 2002F0Arkansas3.00
Dec 19, 2002F0Lauderdale3.00
Mar 30, 2002F0Nacogdoches3.00
Apr 30, 2002F0Pontotoc3.00
Apr 7, 2002F0Kinney3.00
May 31, 2002F0Otsego3.00
May 4, 2002F0McCulloch3.00
May 5, 2002F0Rooks3.00
Jun 12, 2002F0Harper, Sumner3.00
Jun 5, 2002F0Hillsborough3.00
Jun 5, 2002F0Poinsett3.00
Jul 27, 2002F0Crawford3.00
Aug 26, 2002F0Polk, Red Lake3.00
Sep 30, 2002F0Dickinson3.00
Mar 30, 2002F0Hamilton2.50
May 29, 2002F0Hidalgo2.50
May 1, 2002F0Bond2.50
May 5, 2002F0Smith2.50
May 5, 2002F0Hemphill2.50
Jun 11, 2002F0Fayette2.50
Dec 18, 2002F0Independence2.20
May 11, 2002F0Comanche2.20
May 7, 2002F0Ford2.20
Jul 30, 2002F0Marathon2.20
Apr 11, 2002F0Garfield, Grant, Noble2.10
Jul 9, 2002F0Henry2.10
Dec 18, 2002F0Prairie2.00
Dec 24, 2002F0Bacon2.00
Dec 31, 2002F0Sarasota2.00
Mar 19, 2002F0Uvalde2.00
Apr 11, 2002F0Reno2.00
Apr 17, 2002F0Harrison2.00
Apr 19, 2002F0Lynn2.00
May 11, 2002F0Barton2.00
May 17, 2002F0Zapata2.00
May 29, 2002F0Willacy2.00
May 2, 2002F0Nottoway2.00
May 4, 2002F0Concho2.00
May 4, 2002F0Concho2.00
May 6, 2002F0Marion2.00
May 8, 2002F0McPherson2.00
May 8, 2002F0Harper2.00
May 8, 2002F0Chase2.00
May 9, 2002F0Clinton2.00
Jun 11, 2002F0Cumberland2.00
Jun 23, 2002F0Burleigh2.00
Jun 25, 2002F0Rolette2.00
Jun 4, 2002F0Livingston2.00
Jun 6, 2002F0Frederick2.00
Jul 24, 2002F0Brunswick2.00
Jul 24, 2002F0Buffalo2.00
Jul 26, 2002F0Clarion2.00
Jul 29, 2002F0Manatee2.00
Jul 8, 2002F0Petroleum2.00
Aug 23, 2002F0Ramsey, Walsh2.00
Sep 13, 2002F0Reeves2.00
Sep 25, 2002F0Jackson2.00
Dec 18, 2002F0Ouachita1.80
Jun 12, 2002F0Fulton1.80
Apr 16, 2002F0Tarrant1.60
Nov 10, 2002F0Morgan1.50
Apr 30, 2002F0Barbour1.50
May 13, 2002F0Grenada1.50
May 5, 2002F0Smith1.50
May 5, 2002F0Ellis, Hemphill1.50
Jul 14, 2002F0Pulaski1.50
Dec 18, 2002F0Jefferson1.20
Dec 18, 2002F0Calhoun1.20
Dec 30, 2002F0Hays1.20
Mar 30, 2002F0Hamilton1.20
May 11, 2002F0Pratt1.20
Jun 15, 2002F0Haskell1.20
Jul 30, 2002F0Lincoln1.20
Dec 18, 2002F0Union1.10
Apr 16, 2002F0Johnson1.10
Jun 5, 2002F0Chenango1.10
Oct 11, 2002F0Beaufort1.00
Oct 11, 2002F0Carteret1.00
Oct 3, 2002F0Lafayette1.00
Oct 3, 2002F0Acadia1.00
Oct 3, 2002F0Lafayette1.00
Oct 3, 2002F0Acadia1.00
Oct 3, 2002F0Lafayette1.00
Oct 3, 2002F0Acadia1.00
Oct 3, 2002F0Evangeline1.00
Oct 3, 2002F0Acadia1.00
Oct 3, 2002F0Evangeline1.00
Oct 3, 2002F0Rapides1.00
Oct 3, 2002F0Rapides1.00
Oct 4, 2002F0Cullman1.00
Oct 8, 2002F0Hays1.00
Nov 10, 2002F0Wells1.00
Nov 11, 2002F0Lincoln1.00
Dec 16, 2002F0Merced1.00
Dec 18, 2002F0Ashley1.00
Dec 18, 2002F0Drew1.00
Dec 18, 2002F0Lee1.00
Jan 6, 2002F0Somerset1.00
Mar 24, 2002F0Kauai1.00
Apr 11, 2002F0Kingman1.00
Apr 16, 2002F0Johnson1.00
Apr 16, 2002F0Johnson1.00
May 11, 2002F0Barton1.00
May 11, 2002F0Lincoln1.00
May 11, 2002F0Ellsworth1.00
May 11, 2002F0Saline1.00
May 26, 2002F0Franklin1.00
May 26, 2002F0Barton1.00
May 26, 2002F0Russell1.00
May 27, 2002F0Coke1.00
May 27, 2002F0Crosby1.00
May 29, 2002F0Cameron1.00
May 30, 2002F0Delta1.00
May 2, 2002F0Prince George1.00
May 4, 2002F0Concho1.00
May 4, 2002F0Fisher1.00
May 5, 2002F0Castro1.00
May 5, 2002F0Swisher1.00
May 5, 2002F0Lincoln1.00
May 5, 2002F0Hall1.00
May 8, 2002F0Marion1.00
May 8, 2002F0Marion1.00
May 8, 2002F0Sumner1.00
Jun 10, 2002F0Clay1.00
Jun 11, 2002F0Lincoln1.00
Jun 11, 2002F0Charlotte1.00
Jun 12, 2002F0Cowley1.00
Jun 4, 2002F0Livingston1.00
Jun 4, 2002F0Floyd1.00
Jun 8, 2002F0Pinellas1.00
Jul 25, 2002F0Polk1.00
Jul 28, 2002F0Brookings1.00
Jul 9, 2002F0McIntosh1.00
Aug 13, 2002F0Kent1.00
Aug 26, 2002F0Polk1.00
Aug 28, 2002F0Prowers1.00
Aug 28, 2002F0Prowers1.00
Aug 28, 2002F0Prowers1.00
Aug 1, 2002F0Cheboygan1.00
Aug 1, 2002F0Presque Isle1.00
Aug 2, 2002F0Doña Ana1.00
Aug 8, 2002F0Harding1.00
Sep 18, 2002F0Grant1.00
Sep 20, 2002F0Rush1.00
Sep 29, 2002F0Clinton1.00
Nov 10, 2002F0Bibb, Monroe0.80
Nov 5, 2002F0Appling0.80
Nov 9, 2002F0Cape Girardeau0.80
Dec 30, 2002F0Fayette0.80
Apr 16, 2002F0Tarrant0.80
Apr 18, 2002F0Alfalfa0.80
May 4, 2002F0Mitchell0.80
Sep 30, 2002F0Dickinson0.80
Oct 8, 2002F0Galveston0.70
Mar 30, 2002F0Falls0.70
Apr 28, 2002F0Erie0.70
May 31, 2002F0Broome0.70
Jun 11, 2002F0Pike0.70
Jun 11, 2002F0Fayette0.70
Dec 30, 2002F0Caldwell0.60
Apr 16, 2002F0Tarrant0.60
May 17, 2002F0Laurel0.60
Jul 10, 2002F0Jackson, Martin0.60
Jul 15, 2002F0Charleston0.60
Aug 21, 2002F0Fond du Lac0.60
Sep 8, 2002F0Live Oak0.60
Sep 8, 2002F0Goliad0.60
Sep 8, 2002F0Jim Wells0.60
Oct 28, 2002F0Harris0.50
Oct 3, 2002F0Smith0.50
Oct 3, 2002F0Scott0.50
Oct 3, 2002F0Smith0.50
Oct 3, 2002F0Scott0.50
Oct 4, 2002F0PR0.50
Nov 10, 2002F0Franklin0.50
Nov 5, 2002F0Butler0.50
Nov 9, 2002F0Curry0.50
Dec 17, 2002F0Newton0.50
Dec 17, 2002F0Barry0.50
Dec 18, 2002F0Cherokee0.50
Dec 18, 2002F0Cherokee0.50
Dec 18, 2002F0Webster0.50
Dec 18, 2002F0Saline0.50
Dec 18, 2002F0Lincoln0.50
Dec 23, 2002F0Brazos0.50
Dec 23, 2002F0Grimes0.50
Dec 23, 2002F0Montgomery0.50
Dec 23, 2002F0San Jacinto0.50
Dec 23, 2002F0San Jacinto0.50
Dec 23, 2002F0Washington0.50
Dec 30, 2002F0Bee0.50
Dec 30, 2002F0Harris0.50
Mar 19, 2002F0Bexar0.50
Mar 19, 2002F0Bexar0.50
Mar 30, 2002F0Wharton0.50
Mar 30, 2002F0Fort Bend0.50
Mar 30, 2002F0Wharton0.50
Mar 30, 2002F0Fort Bend0.50
Apr 11, 2002F0Harvey0.50
Apr 13, 2002F0Mason0.50
Apr 16, 2002F0Johnson0.50
Apr 17, 2002F0Carroll0.50
Apr 18, 2002F0McPherson0.50
Apr 27, 2002F0Atchison0.50
Apr 3, 2002F0Hardee0.50
Apr 7, 2002F0Crockett0.50
Apr 7, 2002F0Crockett0.50
May 10, 2002F0Floyd0.50
May 11, 2002F0Lincoln0.50
May 11, 2002F0Rice0.50
May 11, 2002F0Stafford0.50
May 11, 2002F0Reno0.50
May 11, 2002F0Reno0.50
May 13, 2002F0Martin0.50
May 16, 2002F0Beckham0.50
May 17, 2002F0Polk0.50
May 26, 2002F0Frontier0.50
May 26, 2002F0Howard0.50
May 26, 2002F0Frontier0.50
May 26, 2002F0Barton0.50
May 31, 2002F0Glades0.50
May 1, 2002F0Macoupin0.50
May 4, 2002F0Tom Green0.50
May 4, 2002F0Scurry0.50
May 5, 2002F0Russell0.50
May 5, 2002F0Deaf Smith0.50
May 5, 2002F0Blaine0.50
May 5, 2002F0Russell0.50
May 5, 2002F0Russell0.50
May 5, 2002F0Russell0.50
May 5, 2002F0Ellsworth0.50
May 7, 2002F0Nolan0.50
May 7, 2002F0Kingman0.50
Jun 12, 2002F0Sumner0.50
Jun 13, 2002F0Taylor0.50
Jun 15, 2002F0Reno0.50
Jun 15, 2002F0Finney0.50
Jun 21, 2002F0Chickasaw0.50
Jun 3, 2002F0Mesa0.50
Jun 4, 2002F0Throckmorton0.50
Jul 10, 2002F0Marshall0.50
Jul 11, 2002F0Pinellas0.50
Jul 12, 2002F0Pinellas0.50
Jul 13, 2002F0Charlotte0.50
Jul 28, 2002F0Nicollet0.50
Jul 29, 2002F0Lee0.50
Jul 8, 2002F0Valley0.50
Aug 14, 2002F0Polk0.50
Aug 26, 2002F0Sheridan0.50
Aug 30, 2002F0Deaf Smith0.50
Aug 2, 2002F0Broward0.50
Aug 3, 2002F0Sibley0.50
Sep 28, 2002F0Charleston, Berkeley0.50
Sep 30, 2002F0Taylor0.50
Sep 8, 2002F0Bee0.50
Sep 8, 2002F0Jim Wells0.50
Apr 16, 2002F0Ellis0.40
Apr 16, 2002F0Ellis0.40
May 24, 2002F0Runnels0.40
May 5, 2002F0Armstrong0.40
Jul 19, 2002F0St. Clair0.40
Sep 8, 2002F0Goliad0.40
Oct 3, 2002F0Hancock0.30
Oct 3, 2002F0St. Tammany0.30
Oct 3, 2002F0Pearl River0.30
Oct 3, 2002F0Harrison0.30
Nov 10, 2002F0Carroll0.30
Nov 10, 2002F0Madison0.30
Dec 18, 2002F0Jefferson0.30
Dec 23, 2002F0Colorado0.30
Dec 23, 2002F0Liberty0.30
Dec 24, 2002F0Santa Rosa0.30
Dec 30, 2002F0Denton0.30
Dec 30, 2002F0Harris0.30
Mar 30, 2002F0Callahan0.30
Apr 16, 2002F0Pushmataha0.30
Apr 17, 2002F0Boone0.30
Apr 18, 2002F0Polk0.30
Apr 18, 2002F0Black Hawk0.30
Apr 24, 2002F0Pemiscot0.30
May 11, 2002F0Edwards0.30
May 11, 2002F0Kiowa0.30
May 11, 2002F0Stafford0.30
May 11, 2002F0Pratt0.30
May 24, 2002F0Runnels0.30
May 26, 2002F0Nolan0.30
May 27, 2002F0Mitchell0.30
May 31, 2002F0Broome0.30
May 1, 2002F0Cumberland0.30
May 5, 2002F0Armstrong0.30
May 7, 2002F0Kingman0.30
May 7, 2002F0Kingman0.30
Jun 10, 2002F0Charlotte0.30
Jun 10, 2002F0Gray0.30
Jun 11, 2002F0Morgan0.30
Jun 19, 2002F0Stearns0.30
Jun 23, 2002F0Brown0.30
Jun 26, 2002F0Winneshiek0.30
Jun 27, 2002F0Berks0.30
Jul 10, 2002F0Seward0.30
Jul 28, 2002F0Kingsbury0.30
Aug 12, 2002F0Meade0.30
Aug 24, 2002F0Laramie0.30
Aug 26, 2002F0Dundy0.30
Aug 26, 2002F0Cheyenne0.30
Sep 18, 2002F0Kay0.30
Oct 14, 2002F0Okaloosa0.20
Dec 18, 2002F0Jefferson0.20
Dec 18, 2002F0Calhoun0.20
Dec 18, 2002F0Desha0.20
Dec 23, 2002F0Washington0.20
Dec 24, 2002F0Pierce0.20
Dec 30, 2002F0Ellis0.20
Dec 30, 2002F0Bexar0.20
Mar 19, 2002F0Runnels0.20
Mar 19, 2002F0Val Verde0.20
Mar 19, 2002F0Val Verde0.20
Mar 19, 2002F0Kinney0.20
Mar 19, 2002F0Val Verde0.20
Mar 20, 2002F0St. James0.20
Mar 29, 2002F0Poinsett0.20
Mar 29, 2002F0Taylor0.20
Mar 30, 2002F0Taylor0.20
Mar 30, 2002F0Taylor0.20
Apr 16, 2002F0Ellis0.20
Apr 18, 2002F0Hardin0.20
Apr 18, 2002F0Grundy0.20
Apr 19, 2002F0Stark, Wayne0.20
Apr 7, 2002F0Throckmorton0.20
Apr 7, 2002F0Throckmorton0.20
Apr 7, 2002F0Val Verde0.20
Apr 7, 2002F0Val Verde0.20
Apr 7, 2002F0Uvalde0.20
May 10, 2002F0Pecos0.20
May 24, 2002F0Washita0.20
May 24, 2002F0Hardeman0.20
May 24, 2002F0Taylor0.20
May 24, 2002F0Taylor0.20
May 26, 2002F0Nolan0.20
May 28, 2002F0Wilkin0.20
May 28, 2002F0Wilkin0.20
May 29, 2002F0Roseau0.20
May 29, 2002F0Roseau0.20
May 29, 2002F0Roseau0.20
May 31, 2002F0New Haven0.20
May 4, 2002F0Dorchester0.20
May 4, 2002F0Dorchester0.20
May 5, 2002F0Armstrong0.20
May 5, 2002F0Collingsworth, Donley0.20
May 7, 2002F0Jones0.20
May 7, 2002F0Taylor0.20
May 7, 2002F0Kingman0.20
May 8, 2002F0Chickasaw0.20
May 8, 2002F0Marion0.20
Jun 10, 2002F0Hamilton0.20
Jun 15, 2002F0Beaver0.20
Jun 16, 2002F0Litchfield0.20
Jun 19, 2002F0Richland0.20
Jun 19, 2002F0Rawlins0.20
Jun 19, 2002F0Rawlins0.20
Jun 19, 2002F0Sherman0.20
Jun 23, 2002F0McPherson0.20
Jun 24, 2002F0Hubbard0.20
Jun 25, 2002F0Steele0.20
Jun 25, 2002F0Steele0.20
Jun 7, 2002F0Lincoln0.20
Jul 13, 2002F0Umatilla0.20
Jul 23, 2002F0Aroostook0.20
Jul 31, 2002F0Benson0.20
Jul 31, 2002F0Benson0.20
Jul 31, 2002F0Ramsey0.20
Jul 1, 2002F0Roseau0.20
Jul 2, 2002F0Brown, Rock0.20
Jul 4, 2002F0Glasscock0.20
Jul 7, 2002F0Wilkin0.20
Aug 11, 2002F0Mahnomen0.20
Aug 11, 2002F0Clearwater0.20
Aug 11, 2002F0Clearwater0.20
Aug 12, 2002F0Clark0.20
Aug 16, 2002F0Yellow Medicine0.20
Aug 22, 2002F0St. Charles0.20
Aug 23, 2002F0Pembina0.20
Aug 24, 2002F0Albany0.20
Aug 24, 2002F0Dawes0.20
Aug 24, 2002F0Goshen0.20
Aug 26, 2002F0Red Lake0.20
Aug 26, 2002F0Becker0.20
Aug 26, 2002F0Hodgeman0.20
Aug 27, 2002F0Albany0.20
Aug 28, 2002F0Cass0.20
Aug 29, 2002F0Platte0.20
Aug 3, 2002F0Scott0.20
Sep 12, 2002F0Wayne0.20
Sep 20, 2002F0Posey0.20
Sep 25, 2002F0Okaloosa0.20
Sep 25, 2002F0Holmes0.20
Sep 30, 2002F0Clark0.20
Sep 2, 2002F0Marathon0.20
Sep 7, 2002F0Brazoria0.20
Sep 7, 2002F0Wharton0.20
Sep 8, 2002F0Sanpete0.20
Oct 12, 2002F0Madison0.10
Oct 20, 2002F0Covington0.10
Oct 25, 2002F0St. Charles0.10
Oct 29, 2002F0Stone0.10
Oct 29, 2002F0Mitchell0.10
Oct 3, 2002F0Stone0.10
Oct 8, 2002F0Harris0.10
Nov 10, 2002F0Montgomery0.10
Nov 10, 2002F0Robertson0.10
Nov 10, 2002F0Marion0.10
Nov 10, 2002F0Wood0.10
Nov 10, 2002F0Franklin0.10
Nov 10, 2002F0Casey0.10
Nov 10, 2002F0Lincoln0.10
Nov 10, 2002F0Cumberland0.10
Nov 12, 2002F0Bacon0.10
Nov 5, 2002F0Clarke0.10
Nov 5, 2002F0Escambia0.10
Nov 5, 2002F0Conecuh0.10
Nov 5, 2002F0Baldwin0.10
Nov 5, 2002F0Santa Rosa0.10
Nov 5, 2002F0Holmes0.10
Dec 18, 2002F0Hot Spring0.10
Dec 19, 2002F0Greene0.10
Dec 19, 2002F0Washington0.10
Dec 19, 2002F0Monroe0.10
Dec 23, 2002F0Perry0.10
Dec 23, 2002F0Greene0.10
Dec 23, 2002F0Washington0.10
Dec 24, 2002F0Washington0.10
Dec 24, 2002F0Monroe0.10
Dec 24, 2002F0Washington0.10
Dec 24, 2002F0Clarke0.10
Dec 24, 2002F0Coffee0.10
Dec 24, 2002F0Jeff Davis0.10
Dec 24, 2002F0Bacon0.10
Dec 24, 2002F0Appling0.10
Dec 24, 2002F0Brantley0.10
Dec 24, 2002F0Wayne0.10
Feb 7, 2002F0Clinton0.10
Mar 29, 2002F0Breathitt0.10
Mar 30, 2002F0Eastland0.10
Mar 30, 2002F0Erath0.10
Mar 30, 2002F0Anderson0.10
Apr 18, 2002F0Lincoln0.10
Apr 18, 2002F0Oneida0.10
Apr 18, 2002F0Oneida0.10
Apr 18, 2002F0Price0.10
Apr 18, 2002F0Marathon0.10
Apr 18, 2002F0Lake0.10
Apr 24, 2002F0Gallatin0.10
Apr 24, 2002F0Stoddard0.10
Apr 24, 2002F0Stoddard0.10
Apr 24, 2002F0Posey0.10
Apr 27, 2002F0Seward0.10
Apr 28, 2002F0New Madrid0.10
Apr 28, 2002F0Maury0.10
Apr 30, 2002F0Humphreys0.10
May 11, 2002F0Moore0.10
May 12, 2002F0Washington0.10
May 12, 2002F0Randolph0.10
May 14, 2002F0St. Lucie0.10
May 16, 2002F0Texas0.10
May 16, 2002F0Texas0.10
May 23, 2002F0Lipscomb0.10
May 23, 2002F0Hutchinson0.10
May 23, 2002F0Hutchinson0.10
May 26, 2002F0Trempealeau0.10
May 26, 2002F0Pecos0.10
May 27, 2002F0Ector0.10
May 27, 2002F0Midland0.10
May 27, 2002F0Dawson0.10
May 28, 2002F0Pecos0.10
May 30, 2002F0Miami-Dade0.10
May 1, 2002F0Shelby0.10
May 4, 2002F0Berkeley0.10
May 4, 2002F0Mitchell0.10
May 5, 2002F0Deaf Smith0.10
May 5, 2002F0Hutchinson0.10
May 5, 2002F0Webster0.10
May 5, 2002F0Randall0.10
May 5, 2002F0Armstrong0.10
May 5, 2002F0Washington0.10
May 6, 2002F0Winnebago0.10
May 7, 2002F0Calhoun0.10
May 8, 2002F0Jefferson0.10
May 8, 2002F0Leavenworth0.10
May 8, 2002F0Clinton0.10
May 8, 2002F0Allamakee0.10
May 8, 2002F0Keokuk0.10
May 9, 2002F0Larimer0.10
Jun 12, 2002F0Benton0.10
Jun 12, 2002F0Keokuk0.10
Jun 12, 2002F0Washington0.10
Jun 16, 2002F0Curry0.10
Jun 17, 2002F0Manatee0.10
Jun 19, 2002F0Prowers0.10
Jun 19, 2002F0Prowers0.10
Jun 19, 2002F0Stearns0.10
Jun 22, 2002F0Marion0.10
Jun 22, 2002F0Petroleum0.10
Jun 24, 2002F0Escambia0.10
Jun 25, 2002F0Marion0.10
Jun 26, 2002F0Lee0.10
Jun 3, 2002F0Elbert0.10
Jun 3, 2002F0Weld0.10
Jun 5, 2002F0Pinellas0.10
Jun 7, 2002F0O'Brien0.10
Jul 23, 2002F0Adams0.10
Jul 24, 2002F0Holt0.10
Jul 24, 2002F0Valley0.10
Jul 24, 2002F0Wheeler0.10
Jul 24, 2002F0Lyman0.10
Jul 25, 2002F0Thurston0.10
Jul 26, 2002F0Daviess0.10
Jul 26, 2002F0Daviess0.10
Jul 28, 2002F0Macomb0.10
Jul 28, 2002F0Kingsbury0.10
Jul 30, 2002F0Lincoln0.10
Jul 1, 2002F0Washington0.10
Jul 2, 2002F0Brown0.10
Jul 8, 2002F0Valley0.10
Jul 8, 2002F0Valley0.10
Aug 11, 2002F0Logan0.10
Aug 11, 2002F0Red Willow0.10
Aug 12, 2002F0Clark0.10
Aug 12, 2002F0Douglas0.10
Aug 13, 2002F0Mitchell0.10
Aug 21, 2002F0Scott0.10
Aug 22, 2002F0Harris0.10
Aug 23, 2002F0Jones0.10
Aug 24, 2002F0Deuel0.10
Aug 24, 2002F0Perkins0.10
Aug 24, 2002F0Chase0.10
Aug 24, 2002F0Logan0.10
Aug 26, 2002F0Dare0.10
Aug 26, 2002F0Hancock0.10
Aug 27, 2002F0Albany0.10
Aug 28, 2002F0Kiowa0.10
Aug 28, 2002F0Prowers0.10
Aug 28, 2002F0Weld0.10
Aug 29, 2002F0La Plata0.10
Aug 29, 2002F0Douglas0.10
Aug 29, 2002F0Platte0.10
Aug 1, 2002F0Culberson0.10
Aug 1, 2002F0Washoe0.10
Aug 2, 2002F0Las Animas0.10
Aug 2, 2002F0Las Animas0.10
Aug 2, 2002F0Las Animas0.10
Aug 2, 2002F0Las Animas0.10
Aug 5, 2002F0Phillips0.10
Aug 6, 2002F0Broward0.10
Aug 9, 2002F0Prowers0.10
Sep 10, 2002F0Hyde0.10
Sep 12, 2002F0Sanpete0.10
Sep 12, 2002F0Elbert0.10
Sep 13, 2002F0Chaves0.10
Sep 14, 2002F0Mobile0.10
Sep 14, 2002F0Pecos0.10
Sep 15, 2002F0Burke0.10
Sep 18, 2002F0Madison0.10
Sep 22, 2002F0Mobile0.10
Sep 25, 2002F0Okaloosa0.10
Sep 25, 2002F0Baldwin0.10
Sep 25, 2002F0Baldwin0.10
Sep 26, 2002F0Mobile0.10
Sep 2, 2002F0Fond du Lac0.10
Sep 6, 2002F0Brazoria0.10
Oct 21, 2002F0Wayne0.00
Apr 27, 2002F0Fremont0.00
Apr 27, 2002F0Fremont0.00
Apr 27, 2002F0Mills0.00
Jun 23, 2002F0Brown0.00
Jun 26, 2002F0Tama0.00
Jul 19, 2002F0St. Johns0.00
Jul 20, 2002F0Alachua0.00
Jul 24, 2002F0Stark0.00
Jul 9, 2002F0Ward0.00

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 2002
BerthaTropical storm2LA
EdouardTropical storm1FL
FayTropical storm7TX
GustavCategory 23NC
HannaTropical storm10AL, LA, MS
IsidoreCategory 339LA, MS
KyleCategory 135FL, GA, NC, SC
LiliCategory 443LA, MS

Largest wildfires

The 60 largest fires mapped by satellite in 2002.

Largest wildfires of 2002
Biscuit Complex (Biscuit)Jul 13, 2002494,980Curry, Josephine, Del Norte
Rodeo FireJun 18, 2002461,451Navajo, Gila, Coconino
Geskakmina Lake FireJun 8, 2002260,185Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Denali Borough
Reindeer FireJul 17, 2002225,602Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Vinasale FireMay 22, 2002175,425Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Yetna River FireJul 18, 2002156,079Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Mcnally FireJul 21, 2002146,478Tulare
Hayman FireJun 8, 2002129,312Teller, Jefferson, Douglas
Sischu FireJun 5, 2002127,466Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Moose Lake FireJul 17, 2002118,836Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Denali Borough
Milepost 78 FireMay 23, 2002107,366Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Blackjack Bay ComplexMay 3, 2002107,047Ware, Clinch, Charlton
Colorado Creek FireMay 26, 200289,032Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Ponil ComplexJun 8, 200289,018Colfax
Rattle Complex (Rattle)Jun 20, 200287,360Grand
Sanford FireMay 31, 200286,491Garfield
Long Creek FireJul 21, 200273,238Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Spurs FireMay 15, 200272,583Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Bear Creek FireMay 26, 200271,707Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Missionary Ridge FireJun 9, 200269,017La Plata, Archuleta, Hinsdale
Windy FireJul 17, 200267,273Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Kraft Springs FireAug 30, 200266,247Carter, Harding
Pines FireJul 29, 200265,352San Diego
Galatea Creek FireMay 22, 200258,156Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Khotol River FireJul 17, 200257,972Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Tool Box Complex (Tool Box)Jul 12, 200256,333Lake
Boulder FireJul 13, 200248,469Douglas
Trimbly Creek FireJul 13, 200243,057Malheur, Owyhee
Big Mud FireJun 8, 200240,423Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Tag River 1 FireJul 19, 200239,514Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Williams FireSep 22, 200237,480Los Angeles
Middle FireMar 31, 200237,163Catron
Ryan FireApr 29, 200236,898Santa Cruz, Cochise
Grizzly Complex (Winter)Jul 12, 200233,986Lake
Mahogany Complex (Atkins Butte)Jul 15, 200233,447Malheur
Bullock FireMay 20, 200231,754Pima
Burn Canyon FireJul 9, 200230,588San Miguel
Tenbrook FireJul 5, 200230,581Sioux, Grant
Walnut FireJun 27, 200230,395Hidalgo
North Fork FireJul 17, 200230,201Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Sulukna FireJun 4, 200228,810Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Timbered Rock FireJul 13, 200226,786Jackson, Douglas
Unnamed FireMar 27, 200226,656Chase, Butler
John Hansen Lake FireJul 20, 200225,533Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Denali Borough
John Hansen Creek FireJun 6, 200224,964Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Grizzly Complex (Silver)Jul 13, 200224,341Lake
Spring FireJun 1, 200224,022Las Animas, Colfax
Monument-Malheur Complex (Monument)Jul 12, 200223,855Baker, Grant
Cannon FireJun 15, 200223,607Mono, Alpine
Holtnaka FireJul 17, 200223,017Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Jim River FireJul 19, 200222,543Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
West Fork Chena FireMay 23, 200222,366Fairbanks North Star Borough
Eyerly Complex (Eyerly)Jul 9, 200222,350Jefferson
Wolf FireJun 1, 200221,097Ventura
Mustang FireJun 30, 200220,599Daggett
Curve FireSep 1, 200220,551Los Angeles
Aropuk FireJun 18, 200219,905Bethel Census Area, Kusilvak Census Area
Milepost 85 FireAug 4, 200219,879Nome Census Area
Kocacho 2 FireJul 23, 200219,792Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Reese FireJun 27, 200219,609Albany, Platte

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 2002
Nov 3, 20027.9Denali Fault, Alaska Denali AK2.6
Oct 23, 20026.6near Cantwell, Alaska Denali AK2.6
Nov 7, 20026.6near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK20.5
Feb 22, 20025.7near Delta, B.C., MX Yuma AZ4.4
Apr 20, 20025.3near Au Sable Forks, New York Clinton NY3.0
Jun 17, 20025.2near Fields Landing, California Humboldt CA10.7

Drought

On average 18% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 2002. The worst month was August 2002, with 26%.

Deadliest and costliest storm events

Storm systems other than tornadoes with three or more deaths or $50 million or more in reported damage.

Deadliest storm events of 2002
Jul 2, 2002HeatAllegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert55—
Aug 1, 2002HeatAllegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert17—
Jul 1, 2002HeatBerks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware15—
Jun 25, 2002HeatAnne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick12—
Jul 1, 2002HeatCook12—
Jul 15, 2002HeatCook11—
Oct 11, 2002Dense FogOzaukee, Sheboygan11—
Aug 12, 2002HeatAllegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert10—
Aug 1, 2002HeatBerks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester9—
Apr 15, 2002Heavy SnowBannock, Bingham, Blaine, Bonneville8—
Aug 11, 2002HeatBerks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester8—
Jun 21, 2002HeatCook7—
Jul 22, 2002HeatAnne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll7—
Jul 28, 2002HeatAllegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert7—
Aug 22, 2002HeatAllegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert7—
Feb 7, 2002Winter StormBannock, Bingham, Blaine, Bonneville6—
Dec 15, 2002High WindCrook, Deschutes, Jefferson6—
Mar 15, 2002AvalancheGunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray5—
Jul 6, 2002HeatJackson5—
Nov 7, 2002High WindChurchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe4$1.0 million
Mar 9, 2002High WindBoone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage4$200,000
Jun 24, 2002HeatBucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery4—
Jul 7, 2002HeatCook4—
Jul 1, 2002Flash FloodBexar, Comal, Kendall4—
Jun 15, 2002High SurfNassau4—
Aug 23, 2002LightningGreene4—
May 7, 2002Flash Flood3$1.0 million
Dec 16, 2002FloodOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego3$860,000
Jun 26, 2002LightningMarion3$40,000
Oct 10, 2002Flash FloodBenton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Lee3$34,000
Feb 1, 2002AvalancheEagle, Garfield, Pitkin3—
Feb 6, 2002AvalancheDelta, Gunnison, Montrose3—
Feb 24, 2002AvalancheDelta, Garfield, Mesa3—
Mar 14, 2002AvalancheEagle, Garfield, Pitkin3—
Mar 14, 2002AvalancheEagle, Garfield, Pitkin3—
Jul 28, 2002HeatBerks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware3—
Aug 10, 2002Rip CurrentQueens, Suffolk3—
Dec 15, 2002AvalancheDouglas, Washoe, Carson City3—
May 2, 2002Flash FloodBoone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo2$89.6 million
Oct 3, 2002Hurricane (Typhoon)Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard0$368 million

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Drought · 2002

How the 2002 drought spread

Every county’s Palmer reading, month by month, from July 2001 to December 2002.

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