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Catastrophe Report 2
January 1, 2002 - March 1, 2003
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Hurricane - USA
| Territory: |
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US, Caribbean |
| Region: |
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Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Cayman Islands,
Louisiana (US) |
| Date: |
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September 29 – October 3 |
| Event: |
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Hurricane Lili |
| Impact: |
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Thirteen deaths were caused as Lili crossed the
western Caribbean, mainly from flooding and mudslides due to
torrential rain. Winds of up to 145 km h and a storm surge approaching
3m caused substantial damage to US offshore oil installations
in the Gulf, while weaker winds (up to 110 km h) damaged properties
and infrastructure onshore. Most property damage in Louisiana
resulted from fallen trees and flying debris. 10 oil platforms/drilling
rigs were seriously damaged and crude oil and natural gas production
was virtually shut down for three days. Over 22cm of rain fell
in SW and central Louisiana, exacerbating flood conditions following
Tropical Storm Isidore that struck the region a week earlier.
Hurricane Lili proved to be the fourth largest insurance loss
of 2002, with claims totalling 750 million US$. Economic losses
are estimated at 2 billion US$. |
| Summary: |
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The most intense and destructive landfalling
hurricane of the 2002 season, Lili cut a swathe of damage right
across the Caribbean. The storm began life as a tropical depression
on September 13th, about 1500km west of the Lesser Antilles.
Ten days later, Lili crossed the Windward Islands as a tropical
storm and by October 1st, close to western Cuba, she became
a category 1 hurricane. Lili continued to strengthen to a category
4 storm, battering western Cuba, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica
as it passed and causing floods and mudslides. Lili made US
landfall in SW Louisiana on October 3rd, shortly after dramatically
weakening to a category 2 storm, and travelled northwards up
the Mississippi valley. |
| Data sources: |
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National Climatic Data Centre (NOAA) 2002 Hurricane
Season
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/hurricanes02.html
GoPBI.com Lili recap
http://www.gopbi.com/weather/special/storm/atlantic/lili.html
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| Additional sources: |
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NASA Earth Observatory - Natural Hazards
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=5164
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