Tropical Storm Gustav brought 74 mph wind gusts to the Outer Banks on September 9, 2002. The storm was upgraded to a hurricane on September 11 as it headed toward the Canadian Maritimes. Full description.

Hurricane Isodore is the second Atlantic hurricane of the 2002 season. It brought 80 mph winds and tremendous rainfall to Cuba. The visualization depicts the overall rain structure of the storm. Yellow represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain, and red depicts more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour. Full description.

Flooding in China which may be related to the weather effects of black carbon aerosols in the region. Full description.

Tropical Storm Isodore blew ashore early Thursday morning packing winds just below hurricane strength. At 11 am (EST) Isodores center was 60 miles north-northeast of New Orleans and just west of Poplarville, Mississippi. It was moving north-northeast at 17 mph. Tornado warnings and flood watches were posted from the Louisiana coast to the Florida panhandle. The storm has brought two days of steady ... Full description.

Hurricane Lili strengthed as it passed over the Gulf of Mexico and headed towards the U.S. coast. It was reclassified as a Category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of 135 mph. The storm is projected to make landfall tomorrow in the same part of Louisianna that Tropical Storm Isidore dumped over 20 inches of rain just one week ago. Evacuation orders have been issued to nearly a half-million people ... Full description.

Rivers near San Antonio, texas are difficult to distinguish before the flooding of July 2002. After the floods, the swollen rivers are easy to discern. Full description.

Rivers near San Antonio, texas are difficult to distinguish before the flooding of July 2002. After the floods, the swollen rivers are easy to discern. Full description.

Hurricane Hernan located 625 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. Hernan has maximum sustained winds of 130 knots with gusts to 160 knots. The overall structure of the storm is shown in this animation with rain amounts being shown through color.Yellow represents 0.5 inches of rain or more, green shows 1.0 inches of rain and red shows 2.0 inches or more. Full description.

This animation shows Tropical Storm Cristobal on August 7, 2002 . Cristobal was located east of St. Augustine, Florida. The storm has had a maximum sustained wind speed of 45 MPH.Cristobal is expected to move east-northeast within the next 24 hours. Full description.

Southeast of San Antonio, Texas, rivers that were barely discernible in satellite imagery acquired in late June 2002 by Terra MODIS stand out clearly this Aqua MODIS image from July 24, 2002. Heavy rains during the first week of July brought as much as 2 feet of rain to some places in southeastern Texas, resulting in massive flooding of three major river systems along the Gulf of Mexico. Please note ... Full description.