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The 2002 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2002 , but most Tropical Cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean . The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the International Date Line . Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 2002 Pacific Hurricane Season . Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin are assigned a name by the Tokyo Typhoon Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical And Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names. NOTABLE STORMS Most of the 31 cyclones that developed this year either remained out at sea or were weak at landfall. Tropical Depression Three When Tropical Depression 3W crossed the southern and central Philippines on March 21 and 22nd, it caused 35 casualties and $1.7 million in damage (2002 USD). Super Typhoon Chataan On July 2 , 55 mph Tropical Storm Chataan passed through Chuuk , causing numerous mudslides on the island. The storm continued to the northwest, passing close to Guam before reaching a peak of 150 mph winds on the 7th. Chataan turned to the northeast, and became extratropical on the 11th. Chataan killed 55 and $59.8 million in damage between Chuuk and Guam, making it the first typhoon to hit the area since Typhoon Paka in 1997. Typhoon Rusa When 80 mph Typhoon Rusa, which peaked at 135 mph winds earlier in its lifetime, hit South Korea , it caused torrential flooding, causing 113 casualties (with 71 missing) and nearly $6 billion in damage (2002 USD). The name Rusa was retired after this year. Super Typhoon Higos Typhoon Higos, after weakening from a peak of 155 mph winds, hit near Tokyo, Japan on October 1 as a 90 mph typhoon, the 3rd strongest since 1945. 9 deaths and widespread flooding can be attributed to Higos. Super Typhoon Pongsona Super Typhoon Pongsona was the third strongest typhoon to strike Guam in recorded history. Comparable to Typhoon Paka , it inflicted an estimated $700 million in damages, killed one and injured 163. 2002 STORM NAMES Western North Pacific tropical cyclones are named by the Tokyo Typhoon Centre of the Japan Meteorological Agency . Names are selected from the following lists, there is no annual list. The names were contributed by members of the WMO Typhoon Committee . Each of 14 nations or territories submitted 10 names, which are used in alphabetical order by the English name of the country. The first storm of 2002 was named Tapah and the final one was named Pongsona. Basin suffix included to show for example Tropical Storm 01W Tapah and Agaton are the same storm. Two central pacific storms, Hurricane Ele 02C and Hurricane Huko 03C, crossed into this basin. They became Typhoon Ele and Typhoon Huko keeping their original name and "C" suffix. Philippines The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical And Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones within its area of responsibility. Lists are recycled every four years. SEE ALSO
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