Tropical Storm Hanna was a moderately strong tropical storm that affected the Gulf Coast and Southeastern regions of the United States. The ninth tropical cyclone and eighth named storm of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Hanna formed over the Gulf of Mexico through the complex interaction of a surface trough, a tropical wave, and an upper-level low pressure system, a disturbance in the upper atmosphere. Designated a tropical depression at 0000 UTC on September 12, the storm remained disorganized throughout its duration, though it attained tropical storm status and a peak intensity of 1,001 mbar (29.6 inHg), with winds of 60 miles per hour (100 km/h). Hanna crossed extreme southeastern Louisiana, and made a second landfall along the Alabama–Mississippi border. Tropical Storm: peak winds of 60 mph (50 knots), lowest pressure 1001 mb. September 12 – September 15, 2002. Landfalls: September 14 at 60 mph, 29.1°N 89.1°W; September 14 at 60 mph, 30.4°N 88.4°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 1.8. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL092002 (public domain).