Timeline of the 2002 Pacific hurricane season

After weakening from its peak intensity—which was marked by a minimum barometric pressure of 913 mbar (26.96 inHg), making it the fourth-most intense Pacific hurricane on record[5]—Kenna made landfall on the coast of western Mexico at Category 4 status with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h).

These winds, combined with a storm surge of up to 16 feet (4.9 m), devastated the area surrounding the fishing village of San Blas, Nayarit, where as many as 95% of homes were damaged or destroyed; four people were killed.

Tropical Storm Julio struck southern Mexico in late September, causing torrential rainfall; flash floods damaged structures, and slick roads contributed to a bus accident that killed three people.

Figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest five units (knots, miles, or kilometers) and averaged over one minute, following National Hurricane Center practice.

This timeline documents the formation of tropical cyclones as well as the strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season.

A track map of a hurricane over the Eastern Pacific Ocean; the system initially moves westward before turning northward midway through its life
Storm path of Hurricane Alma
A satellite image of a hurricane over the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Satellite image of Hurricane Alma gaining strength on May 29
A satellite image of a tropical storm
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Boris off the southwest coast of Mexico on June 9
A track map of the path of a tropical depression over the Eastern Pacific basin; the system moves westward for its entire life
Storm path of Tropical Depression Three-E
A satellite image of a tropical storm
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Cristina on July 14
A track map of the path of a tropical depression over the Central and Western Pacific Ocean
Storm path of Tropical Storm Kalmaegi of the annual typhoon season; the system was unofficially a tropical depression in the Central Pacific basin
A satellite image of a hurricane well to the west of the Pacific coast of Mexico
Satellite image of Hurricane Douglas weakening late on July 23
A satellite image of a hurricane off the Pacific coast of Mexico
Satellite image of Hurricane Elida at peak intensity early on July 25
A track map of the path of a hurricane off the Pacific coast of Mexico; it initially moves westward, and then spends its entire life as a tropical cyclone curving gradually to the north
Storm path of Hurricane Elida
A track map of the path of a tropical depression well west of the Pacific coast of Mexico; the system moves northwestward for its entire life
Storm path of Tropical Depression Seven‑E
A satellite image of a powerful hurricane over the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Satellite image of Hurricane Fausto near peak intensity on August 24
A satellite image of a tropical storm over the Central Pacific Ocean
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Alika late on August 25
A satellite image of a tropical storm over the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Genevieve late on August 28
A satellite image of a typhoon just outside of the Central Pacific basin limits
Satellite image of Typhoon Ele just west of the International Date Line on August 30
A satellite image of a powerful hurricane off the Pacific coast of Mexico
Satellite image of Hurricane Hernan near peak intensity late on September 1
A track map of the path of a hurricane over the Eastern Pacific Ocean; it generally moves west-northwestward, paralleling the Pacific coast of Mexico while remaining well offshore, though it turns northward near the end of its life
Storm path of Hurricane Hernan
A track map of the path of a tropical depression off the Pacific coast of Mexico; it takes an erratic trajectory, initially moving west-northwestward before turning to the west-southwest and then to the north, all while remaining fairly close to the coastline
Storm path of Tropical Depression Eleven-E
A satellite image of a tropical storm over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coast of the southern Baja California peninsula
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Iselle near peak intensity on September 17
A satellite image of a tropical storm very near the Pacific coast of Mexico; much of the associated cloud cover is already over land
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Julio shortly before making landfall near peak intensity late on September 25
A satellite image of a Category 5 hurricane over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Mexico
Satellite image of Hurricane Kenna reaching Category 5 strength on October 24
A track map of the path of a hurricane near Mexico; it initially moves west-northwestward, paralleling the coast while remaining offshore, but then it turns to the north-northeast and makes landfall, dissipating over mountainous terrain inland
Storm path of Hurricane Kenna
A track map of the erratic but generally westward path of a tropical storm over the Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean
Storm path of Tropical Storm Lowell
A satellite image of a hurricane over the Central Pacific Ocean
Satellite image of Hurricane Huko early on November 3
A track map of the erratic but generally westward path of a tropical depression over the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Storm path of Tropical Depression Sixteen-E