Editing Hurricane Lili (section)

===Louisiana===
[[File:Lili2002rainfilledwhite.gif|thumb|left|Lili Storm Total Rainfall in the United States]]
Lili made landfall on the morning of October 3 near Intracoastal City, as a weakening category one hurricane.<ref name="TCR"/>  Wind gusts reaching {{convert|120|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, coupled with over {{convert|6|in|mm}} of rainfall and a storm surge of {{convert|12|ft|m}} caused over $790&nbsp;million (2002&nbsp;USD) in damage to Louisiana. A total of 237,000&nbsp;people lost power, and oil rigs offshore were shut down for up to a week.<ref name="Lili2"/> Crops were badly affected, particularly the sugar cane, damage totaled nearly $175&nbsp;million (2002&nbsp;USD). No direct deaths were reported as early warnings and the compact nature of the storm circumvented major loss of life.<ref name="Lili02">{{Cite web|author1=Kent Kuyper |author2=Marty Mayeaux |author3=Montra Lockwood |author4=Donovan Landreneau |author5=Joe Rua |author6=Lance Escude |author7=Roger Erickson |title=Lili '02 |publisher=NWS WFO Lake Charles, Louisiana |year=2002 |access-date=2008-04-08 |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lch/tropical/lili/lili_rpt.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021226160502/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lch/tropical/lili/lili_rpt.htm |archive-date=2002-12-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Vermillion Parish, Louisiana|Vermillion Parish]], the point of landfall, was hardest hit. Wind gusts in excess of {{convert|120|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, along with a storm surge of {{convert|12|ft|m}} dealt major damage to nearly 4000&nbsp;homes.<ref name="Lili2"/> The worst storm surge flooding occurred in Intracoastal City, destroying 20&nbsp;buildings owned by a helicopter company. One person died after the storm, and 20 were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning.<ref name="Lili2"/>

[[File:Lili2002coastalflooding.jpg|thumb|right|Louisiana [[coastal flooding]] associated with Lili]]
[[Acadia Parish, Louisiana|Acadia Parish]] was also hard hit, recording wind gusts exceeding {{convert|110|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, and 5&nbsp;tornadoes touched down in the parish.<ref name="Lili2">{{Cite web|author=National Weather Service Forecast Office, Lake Charles, Louisiana |title=LILI |publisher=National Weather Service |year=2002 |access-date=2008-04-08 |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lch/tropical/lili/lili_psh.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030417141302/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lch/tropical/lili/lili_psh.htm |archive-date=2003-04-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Thousands of homes were damaged with over 2,500 suffering severe damage. Power across the parish was knocked out, 2&nbsp;people were injured and one was killed after the storm. Schools in the parish also sustained $1.6&nbsp;million (2002&nbsp;USD) in damage.<ref name="Lili2"/>