Hurricane Kenna (2002)

Kenna came ashore near San Blas, Nayarit, at 16:30 UTC on 25 October as a Category 4 hurricane with estimated sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h). Damage was put at US$101 million. The remnants carried rain into the south-central United States, with a peak of 0.562 in (14.28 mm) at Beaumont, Texas, where a driver was killed by floodwater.

Formed (UTC)

2002-10-22

Dissipated (UTC)

2002-10-26

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

145

Basin it formed in

Eastern North Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2002295N11261

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: eastern pacific, hurricane, category 5, landfall, mexico, nayarit, 2002 season

Coordinates: 15.529336079964049, -108.51466803998203

Part of Eastern Pacific hurricanes of category 5 in the 2000 to 2024 seasons

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