Hurricane Lili was the second costliest, second deadliest, and most intense hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season, only surpassed by Hurricane Isidore, which affected the same areas around a week before Lili. Lili was the twelfth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm developed from a tropical disturbance in the open Atlantic on September 21. It continued westward, affecting the Lesser Antilles as a tropical storm, then entered the Caribbean. As it moved west, the storm dissipated while being affected by wind shear south of Cuba, and regenerated when the vertical wind shear weakened. It turned to the northwest and strengthened up to Category 2 strength on October 1. Lili made two landfalls in western Cuba later that day, and then entered the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane rapidly strengthened on October 2, reaching Category 4 strength that afternoon. It weakened rapidly thereafter, and hit Louisiana as a Category 1 hurricane on October 3. It moved inland and dissipated on October 6. Category 4 hurricane: peak winds of 145 mph (125 knots), lowest pressure 938 mb. September 21 – October 4, 2002. Landfalls: September 30 at 75 mph, 19.7°N 79.8°W; October 1 at 105 mph, 21.3°N 83.0°W; October 1 at 105 mph, 22.1°N 84.0°W; October 3 at 90 mph, 29.5°N 92.2°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 16.5. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL132002 (public domain).