1996 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

Infobox hurricane season
Basin=NIO
Year=1996
First storm formed=May 1, 1996
Last storm dissipated=December 7, 1996
Strongest storm name=07B
Strongest storm pressure=927
Strongest storm winds=115
Average wind speed=1
Total depressions=8
Total storms=8
Total hurricanes=4
Total intense=
Fatalities=>1243
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Inflated=
five seasons=1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998The 1995 North Indian Ocean cyclone season had no bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. __TOC__

eason Summary

Eight tropical cyclones were observed, this is slightly above average compared to the average of 5-6. Four reached Cyclone strength as well.

Tropical Storm 01B

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Track=Cyclone 01B 1996 track.pngFormed=May 1
Dissipated=May 8
1-min winds=40
Pressure=994An equatorial wind burst developed two tropical cyclones in early May; Jenna in the Southern Indian Ocean and Tropical Depression 1B in the Bay of Bengal, convert|240|nmi|km|-1 northwest of Sumatra. It moved slowly northward without strengthening until the 7th, when it reached its peak of convert|45|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on winds. The tropical storm made landfall on the 8th near Cox's Bazar District in Bangladesh, dissipating later that day without causing any damage.

Tropical Storm 02A

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Track=Cyclone 02A 1996 track.pngFormed=June 9
Dissipated=June 12
1-min winds=40
Pressure=994On June 9, a tropical depression formed in the Arabian Sea. It tracked west-northwestward under moderate vertical shear, and slowly strengthened to a tropical storm late on the 10th. It hit Somalia that day, and dissipated on the 12th without causing any reported damage.

Tropical Storm 03B

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Track=Cyclone 03B 1996 track.pngFormed=June 11
Dissipated=June 18
1-min winds=45
Pressure=991The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression on June 11 over the central Bay of Bengal. It headed northwestward, becoming a tropical storm the next day. As it approached the Indian coastline, it turned northeast, but turned back to the west to hit the Andhra Pradesh coast of India on the 16th. The storm dissipated 2 days later, after bringing torrential rains amounting to the deaths of 175 people and extensive damage.

Tropical Cyclone 04A

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Track=Cyclone 04A 1996 track.pngFormed=June 15
Dissipated=June 25
1-min winds=65
Pressure=976The same monsoon trough that developed the previous storm developed another storm on June 15 further west off the Indian coastline. It drifted generally northward, becoming a tropical storm on the 17th. Just prior to its northwestern Indian landfall on the 18th, it strengthened to Cyclone strength, but it slowly dissipated over India, lasting until the 25th. Cyclone 4A brought a storm surge that killed 47 people.

Tropical Cyclone 05A

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Track=Cyclone 05A 1996 track.pngFormed=October 14
Dissipated=November 2
1-min winds=65
Pressure=976One of the longest North Indian tropical cyclones in history began its long life in the Bay of Bengal on October 14. It moved westward without much development, and hit the eastern Indian coastline on the 18th. It crossed the country, and emerged into the Arabian Sea on the 20th. It turned to the north, and became a tropical storm on the 22nd. On the 23rd, it reached Cyclone strength, but northeasterly shear weakened it to a depression on the 26th. The system turned southward and southwestward, and restrengthened to a tropical storm on the 27th. The tropical storm continued west-southwestward until upper level shear weakened it to a tropical depression on the 31st. It crossed Socotra Island on the 31st, and dissipated on the 2nd, east of Somalia.

Tropical Storm 06B

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Track=Cyclone 06B 1996 track.pngFormed=October 21
Dissipated=October 29
1-min winds=45
Pressure=991On October 21, a tropical depression formed in the eastern Bay of Bengal. Upper level shear kept it from strengthening as it drifted northwestward until the 25th, when it became a tropical storm. The storm turned northward, and hit near the India/Bangladesh border on the 28th. It quickly dissipated, but a convert|9|ft|m|0|sing=on storm surge killed 14 people.

Tropical Cyclone 07B

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Track=Cyclone 07B 1996 track.pngFormed=November 1
Dissipated=November 7
1-min winds=115
Pressure=927The remnants of Tropical Depression 43W developed into Tropical Depression 7B on November 1. As it tracked westward, it hit southern Myanmar, but quickly re-emerged into the Bay of Bengal. It steadily intensified as it continued westward, becoming a tropical storm on the 4th and a cyclone on the 5th. It continued strengthening up until its eastern Indian landfall to a convert|140|mi/h|km/h|-1|abbr=on Cyclone on the 6th. The storm rapidly dissipated over land, after causing widespread flooding and over 1,000 casualties.

Tropical Cyclone 08B

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Track=Cyclone 08B 1996 track.pngFormed=November 26
Dissipated=December 7
1-min winds=75
Pressure=967The monsoon trough spawned the final tropical depression of the season on November 26 in the Bay of Bengal. It headed west-northward, strengthening to a tropical storm on the 28th. It executed a clockwise loop lasting four days, a record for the Bay of Bengal, and became a Cyclone on the 4th after looping. Upper level shear weakened the system to a moderate tropical storm on the 6th at its Indian landfall. The storm resulted in 7 fatalities.

ources

* [http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/WCDRDOCS/Primer%20for%20Parliamentarians.pdf Primer for Parliamentarians]
* [http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/ Gary Padgett Summaries]
* [http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane/indian_oc/index.html Unisys Track]
* [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/atcr_archive.html JTWC Archive]

ee also

*List of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
*List of tropical cyclones
*Tropical cyclone
*Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
*1996 Atlantic hurricane season
*1996 Pacific hurricane season
*1996 Pacific typhoon season
*South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1995-96, 1996-97
*Australian region cyclone seasons: 1995-96, 1996-97
*South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1995-96, 1996-97