1902 Atlantic hurricane season

none Atl 1902 1902 Atlantic hurricane season summary.png June 12, 1902 November 6, 1902 Four 970 90 1 5 3 5 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904 1900–09 Pacific hurricane seasons 1902-19 Pacific typhoon seasons 1900s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons The 1902 Atlantic hurricane season featured five known tropical cyclones, three of which made landfall in the United States. The first system was initially observed in the northwestern Caribbean on June 12. The last system dissipated on November 6 while located well southeast of Newfoundland. These dates fall within the period with the most tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic. None of the systems existed simultaneously. Of the season's five tropical cyclones, three reached hurricane status. However, none of them strengthened into major hurricanes, which are Category 3 or higher on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. Along with 1901, this was the first time that two consecutive seasons lacked a major hurricane since 1864 and 1865. Only one storm left significant impact, which was the second hurricane. It brought flooding and strong winds to Texas, resulting in severe damage in some areas. A tornado spawned by the storm also caused five fatalities. The season's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 28, the lowest value since 1890. ACE is a metric used to express the energy used by a tropical cyclone during its lifetime. Therefore, a storm with a longer duration will have high values of ACE. It is only calculated at six-hour increments in which specific tropical and subtropical systems are either at or above sustained wind speeds of 39 mph (63 km/h), which is the threshold for tropical storm intensity. Thus, tropical depressions are not included here.http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/comparison_table.html Atlantic Basin Comparison of Original and Revised HURDAT September 2021 Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration October 1, 2021 Miami, Florida __TOC__ Timeline Systems Tropical Storm One Atl Tropical Storm One weather map, June 14, 1902.jpg June 12 June 16 50 <997 AL01 1902 path.png In June, a low-pressure area was observed over the western Caribbean.http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/Partagas/1901-1904/1902.pdf Year 1902 Jose Fernandez Partagas and Henry F. Diaz 1997 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory May 5, 2014 Miami, Florida At 12:00 UTC on June 12, a tropical depression developed about 20 mi km on 5 north of Swan Island, Honduras. The depression moved north-northeastward and intensified into a tropical storm early the next day. Later on June 13, the storm made landfall in modern-day Artemisa Province of Cuba with winds of 45 mph km/h on 5. After reaching the Gulf of Mexico late on June 13, the system continued to strengthen and peaked with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph km/h on 5. Around 23:00 UTC, it made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida, at the same intensity. After moving inland, the storm moved northeastward and slowly weakened. Around midday on June 16, the system became extratropical over southeastern Virginia and then accelerated northeastward, before dissipating near Anticosti Island, Quebec, late on the following day. Some locations in Florida observed tropical storm force winds. In Virginia, the steamer Falcon sank 2 mi km on southeast of False Cape. On June 16, the cities of Fredericksburg and New Canton both set 24-hour rainfall records for the month of June, with 3.45 in mm on and 3.7 in mm on observed, respectively. A drought in the area was ended, which particularly benefited tobacco crops.http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/roth/vaerly20hur.htm Early Twentieth Century David M. Roth and Hugh Cobb July 16, 2001 Weather Prediction Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration May 1, 2014 Camp Springs, Maryland Hurricane Two Atl Hurricane Two weather map, June 28, 1902.jpg June 21 June 28 70 <995 AL02 1902 path.png The second observed tropical cyclone of the season developed over Chiapas at 00:00 UTC on June 21. Initially a tropical depression, the system moved slowly northwestward and reached the Gulf of Mexico early the next day. Around 12:00 UTC on June 23, it strengthened into a tropical storm. While curving north-northwestward, the storm intensified into a hurricane at 00:00 UTC on June 26. Six hours later, the hurricane attained its maximum sustained wind speed of 80 mph km/h on 5. However, it then began to weaken falling to tropical storm status late on June 26. At 21:00 UTC that day, the storm made landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas, with winds of 70 mph km/h on 5. After moving inland, the system quickly weakened and became extratropical over Oklahoma by midday on June 28. The remnants moved rapidly northeastward before dissipating over Pennsylvania the next day. A drought existed in Texas for the previous six weeks. Thus, rainfall produce by this storm was beneficial to cotton and rice. However, withered corn stalks were easily blown down by the wind. Further, heavy precipitation in some areas resulted in flooding. The highest 24-hour rainfall total was 14.22 in mm on at Nacogdoches, setting a daily rainfall record for June. This swelled Lanana and Bonita creeks. All bridges were swept away and communication was cut off, while the south side of town was underwater. At Galveston, 5.54 in mm on of rain fell on June 27, setting a daily rainfall record. Over 6 in mm on fell in La Porte, ruining more than 200000 lbs kg on of hay west of town. Morgan's Point was 3 ft m on under water. In Gregg and Harrison counties, heavy rains washed out the Texas and Pacific railroads. Flooding occurred across the upper Sabine basin as well.http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/txhur.pdf Texas Hurricane History David M. Roth January 17, 2010 Weather Prediction Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 30–31 May 7, 2014 Camp Springs, Maryland Strong winds also buffeted portions of the state, with gusts up to 65 mph km/h on in Galveston. A freight train was blown off the track at East Bernard in Wharton County. A tornado moved northeast through Krasna, near Wallis, killing five people. In El Campo, fruit fell off trees. Windmills and chimneys were blown down in Edna, while in Ganado and Louise, outhouses and barns were destroyed. In Houston, trees were uprooted and outhouses destroyed by the gale. Electric wires were downed. Trees were uprooted and damage to sorghum crops were reported in Lavaca County. The remnants of the storm produced heavy rainfall in Missouri and tornadoes in Indiana. The storm in Great Plains set up a cold and moist easterly wind which caused colder than normal temperatures in Nebraska and a rare late June snowstorm in Denver, Colorado; up to 8 in mm on was observed. Hurricane Three Atl Hurricane Three weather map, September 22, 1902.jpg September 16 September 22 85 981 AL03 1902 path.png A tropical storm was first observed at 06:00 UTC on September 16, while located about 640 mi km on 5 southwest of Cape Verde, at the most southerly latitude of any North Atlantic tropical-storm-strength cyclone on record.1043527798986424320 Philip Klotzbach philklotzbach https://twitter.com/philklotzbach/status/1043527798986424320 Kirk has formed in the eastern tropical Atlantic at 8.3°N August 27, 2021 The storm headed west-northwestward for a few days and slowly strengthened. Late on September 19, it accelerated and began curving northwestward. At 00:00 UTC the next day, the storm strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. Later on September 20, the hurricane curved northward and then to the northeast. Further deepening occurred, with the storm becoming a Category 2 hurricane early the following day. On September 21, the system peaked with sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h). A ship that encountered the storm and observed a barometric pressure of 981 mbar inHg on on. The storm began weakening on September 22 and fell to Category 1 intensity. Several hours later, it became extratropical while located about 810 mi km on 5 west-southwest of Flores Island in the Azores. The remnants of this storm continued northeastward and weakened, until dissipating about 800 mi km on 5 southeast of Cape Farewell, Greenland, on September 25. Hurricane Four Atl Hurricane Four weather map, October 10, 1902.jpg October 3 October 11 90 970 AL04 1902 path.png A tropical depression developed in the Pacific Ocean while located about 105 mi (165 km) west-southwest of Tapachula, Chiapas, on October 3. The depression moved slowly north-northwestward and made landfall in a rural area of southeastern Oaxaca early the next day. On October 5, the system reached the Gulf of Mexico and soon intensified into a tropical storm. Thereafter, it curved east-northeastward and strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane by October 6. Early the next day, the storm became a Category 2 hurricane and peaked with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 970 mbar inHg on. However, on October 9, the hurricane weakened to a Category 1. Around 06:00 UTC the following day, the system weakened further to a tropical storm. Later on October 10 at 21:00 UTC, it made another landfall near Pensacola, Florida, with winds of 60 mph km/h on 5. The storm rapidly weakened inland and became extratropical early on October 11. The remnants accelerated while moving across the Southeastern United States and eventually emerged into the Atlantic Ocean, before dissipating south of Atlantic Canada on October 13. Some damage was reported in Tabasco due to gales. Along the eastern Gulf Coast of the United States, strong winds were observed. Tropical Storm Five Atl Tropical Storm Five weather map, November 5, 1902.jpg November 1 November 6 60 <993 AL05 1902 path.png The final storm developed north of Puerto Rico at 00:00 UTC on November 1 as a tropical depression. Initially, it headed northwestward, but re-curved to the northeast about six hours later. By midday on November 1, the depression strengthened into a tropical storm. The storm continued to intensify and peaked with sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) early on November 3. Around that time, a ship observed a barometric pressure of 993 mbar inHg on, possibly suggesting hurricane intensity. Later on November 5, the storm began heading in a more eastward direction and weakened. At 06:00 UTC the next day, it weakened to a tropical depression and dissipated several hours later, while located about 760 mi km on 5 southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. Season effects This is a table of all of the storms that have formed in the 1902 Atlantic hurricane season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s)–denoted by bold location names – damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all of the damage figures are in 1902 USD. center 1902 North Atlantic tropical cyclone center storm One June 12–16 60 (95) 997 Cuba, East Coast of the United States (Florida), Atlantic Canada Minor None cat1 Two June 21–28 80 (130) 995 Mexico, Great Plains (Texas), Midwestern United States Unknown 5 cat2 Three September 16–22 100 (155) 981 None None None cat2 Four October 3–11 105 (165) 970 Mexico, Gulf Coast of the United States (Florida), East Coast of the United States Minor None storm Five November 1–6 70 (110) 993 None None None 5 June 12 – November 6 105 (165) 970 Unknown 5 See also Tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane season 1900–1940 South Pacific cyclone seasons 1900–1950 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1900s Australian region cyclone seasons References External links Monthly Weather Review 1900 Atlantic hurricane 1902 Category:1902 natural disasters Category:Meteorological events in 1902