Hurricane Lili (2002)

Lili became a major hurricane on October 2 while 365 miles south-southeast of New Orleans, having turned northwest and sped up. It made two landfalls in western Cuba before entering the Gulf of Mexico. Damage through the Caribbean fell heavily on crops and poorly built homes, and the total came to $925 million in 2002 dollars.

Formed (UTC)

2002-09-21

Dissipated (UTC)

2002-10-04

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

125

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

Deaths, as sources state them

15

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2002265N10315

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hurricane, category 4, cuba, gulf of mexico, louisiana, landfall

Coordinates: 16.134655605713295, -74.62310373714219

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 2000 to 2007 seasons

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