October 2, 2002
Hurricane Lili continues to gain strength and move northwestward toward the Gulf Coast. The center of Lili is located near 24.8 north longitude and 88.9 west latitude, or about 365 miles south-southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Lili is moving towards the northwest near 15 mph with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph with higher gusts. This makes Lili a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
References & Resources
Terra MODIS data captured by direct broadcast at Louisiana State University and processed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by Liam Gumley, Space Science and Engineering Center
