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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Kenna (2002)
22 October 2002 · Eastern Pacific · Category 5
Hurricane Kenna formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 22 October 2002 and lasted 4 days. Its sustained winds reached 269 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 913 hPa. It made landfall in Mexico.
- Formed
- 22 October 2002
- Dissipated
- 26 October 2002
- Duration
- 4 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 269 km/h (145 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 913 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4Mexico222 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Elida259 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Hernan259 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Fausto232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Ele213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Alma185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Huko139 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Julio74 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth