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Hurricane Lili shortly after landfall in Louisiana on October 3. Hurricane Lili was both the second deadliest and the second most devastating hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season (Isidore killed 22 people and damaged $1.28 billion worth of property). [33]
October 3, 2002 – Hurricane Lili made landfall on the morning of October 3 near Intracoastal City, as a weakening category 1 hurricane. Wind gusts reaching 120 mph (190 km/h), coupled with over 6 inches (150 mm) of rainfall and a storm surge of 12 feet (3.7 m) caused over $790 million (2002 USD) in damage to Louisiana.
Most destruction was due to Isidore, which caused about $1.28 billion (2002 USD) in damage and killed seven people in the Yucatán Peninsula and later the United States, and Hurricane Lili, which caused $1.16 billion (2002 USD) in damage and 15 deaths as it crossed the Caribbean Sea and eventually made landfall in Louisiana.
Hurricane Betsy was the first hurricane to have damages exceeding US$1 billion. In 1960, four rotating lists of names were developed to avoid creating new lists each year, while the practice of retiring any particularly damaging storm names for 10 years continued, with 11 names deemed significant enough to be retired during the decade.
You'll also find the retired hurricane names from past years. ... Louisiana and Mexico, bringing heavy rain, ... 2002: Isidore and Lili 2003: Fabian, Isabel and Juan 2004: Charley, Frances, Ivan ...
The 2002 Atlantic hurricane season was an average Atlantic hurricane season in which twelve named storms formed. [nb 1] Although Tropical Storm Arthur formed on July 14, the season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates that conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic basin. [2]
It was also the 10th hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana since 2000. Francine is the eighth hurricane since then to make landfall at Category 2 strength or higher, according to Phil Klotzbach ...
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