1902 Atlantic hurricane season
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The 1902 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and early fall of 1902. The season was quiet, with five tropical storms, three of which became hurricanes, none major, although, due to obvious lack of satellite observations until the 1960s, and a good enough monitoring system, it is possible that there were more tropical systems this year, although this is currently unknown.
on June 12. After passing Cuba
, it hit Apalachee Bay
on the Florida Panhandle
as a minimal tropical storm.
, Mexico
on June 21. After moving offshore, it steadily strengthened to an 80 mph hurricane before making landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas
.
, the storm rapidly strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane, but weakened to a tropical storm by the time it hit Pensacola, Florida
on October 11.
on November 1, and headed out to sea, safely passing Bermuda
on the way and almost reaching hurricane strength.
Tropical Storm One
The season started early, with a tropical storm forming in the western CaribbeanCaribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
on June 12. After passing Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, it hit Apalachee Bay
Apalachee Bay
Apalachee Bay is a bay in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico occupying an indentation of the Florida coast to the west of where the Florida peninsula joins the United States mainland. It is bordered by Taylor, Jefferson, Wakulla and Franklin counties. The Aucilla, Econfina, St. Marks and Ochlocknee...
on the Florida Panhandle
Florida Panhandle
The Florida Panhandle, an informal, unofficial term for the northwestern part of Florida, is a strip of land roughly 200 miles long and 50 to 100 miles wide , lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia also on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Its eastern boundary is...
as a minimal tropical storm.
Hurricane Two
The next storm formed over TabascoTabasco
Tabasco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on June 21. After moving offshore, it steadily strengthened to an 80 mph hurricane before making landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
.
Hurricane Three
After an almost three month break, the third storm formed in the tropical Atlantic. It moved westward, reached Category 2 strength, and recurved out to sea without hitting any land mass.Hurricane Four
The fourth storm of the season had its origins over the eastern Pacific in early October. After crossing the Isthmus of TehuantepecIsthmus of Tehuantepec
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is an isthmus in Mexico. It represents the shortest distance between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, and prior to the opening of the Panama Canal was a major shipping route known simply as the Tehuantepec Route...
, the storm rapidly strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane, but weakened to a tropical storm by the time it hit Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...
on October 11.
Tropical Storm Five
The final storm formed offshore of the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
on November 1, and headed out to sea, safely passing Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
on the way and almost reaching hurricane strength.
See also
- List of tropical cyclones
- List of Atlantic hurricane seasons