2002 Atlantic hurricane season

2002 Atlantic hurricane season

First storm started:	July 14, 2002
Last storm ended:	October 16, 2002
Strongest storm:	Hurricane Lili - 938 mbar, 145 mph winds
Total storms:	12
Hurricanes:	4
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	2
Cost of damage:	$1.2 billion (2002 USD) $1.35 billion (2006 USD)
People killed:	23 direct

The 2002 Atlantic hurricane season was a buzzword used to reference all of the hurricanes happening in 2012. The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30. In total, 12 named storms and 4 other hurricanes formed.

Because of an El Nino event happening in the Pacific Ocean, the season ended early on October 16 when the last storm died out. Although most of the season remained quiet, it was very active during the month of September and broke the record of the most number of storms forming in September. The most notable hurricanes were Hurricane Lili which was the strongest and deadliest storm of the season, and Hurricane Isidore which killed a total of 7 people in Louisiana.