2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

Infobox hurricane season
Basin=NIO
Year=2003
Track=2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg
First storm formed=May 10, 2003
Last storm dissipated=December 16, 2003
Strongest storm name=02A
Strongest storm pressure=958
Strongest storm winds=80
Average wind speed=1
Total depressions=7
Total storms=3
Total hurricanes=3
Total intense=
Fatalities=
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Inflated=
five seasons=2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005The 2003 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

Three tropical cyclones were observed, less than the average of 5-6. 1 reached Cyclone strength.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (01B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Track=Cyclone 01B 2003 track.pngFormed=May 10
Dissipated=May 19
3-min winds=65
1-min winds=65
Pressure=980The first storm of the season developed from a broad surface trough on May 8 over the southern Bay of Bengal. It moved northwestward, where it reached tropical storm strength on the 10th. Mid-level ridging pushed the storm eastward, where after reaching a peak of 70 mph winds, upper level shear weakened it to a tropical depression. It managed to re-strengthen to a 50 mph tropical storm before hitting Myanmar on the 19th.

Depression

The IMD classified one depression over the Bay of Bengal on June 21 that dissipated over Bangladesh on June 22.

Deep Depression

The IMD classified one depression that formed on July 25, crossed West Bengal - Orissa coast near Baleshwar, and dissipated on July 26.

Depression

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Type=niodepression

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Formed=October 6
Dissipated=October 7
1-min winds=25This system was not classified as a tropical depression by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, but was tracked as a depression by India Meteorological Department.
* Best track for IMD tracked tropical depression [http://www.typhoon2000.ph/garyp_mgtcs/oct03tks.txt]

Deep Depression (23W)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Track=23-W 2003 track.pngFormed=October 23
Dissipated=October 28
3-min winds=30
1-min winds=35
Pressure=997A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Thailand on October 21. It tracked west-northwestward across the Malay Peninsula, ultimately hitting India as a minimal tropical storm.

evere Cyclonic Storm (02A)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Type1=svrcyclstorm

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Track=Cyclone 02A 2003 track.pngFormed=November 12
Dissipated=November 15
1-min winds=80
Pressure=958On November 10, Tropical Depression 2A formed over the Arabian Sea. It moved west-southwestward where favorable conditions allowed it to strengthen, first to a tropical storm on the 12th then a hurricane on the 13th. Upper level winds caused it to dissipate on the 18th over the open waters.

evere Cyclonic Storm (03B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO


Track=Cyclone 03B 2003 track.pngFormed=December 11
Dissipated=December 16
3-min winds=55
1-min winds=55
Pressure=992The third and final tropical depression of the season developed on December 11 in the Bay of Bengal, a short distance northwest of Sumatra. It tracked northwestward, slowly intensifying to a peak of 65 mph winds. It struck False Divi Point, India on the 15th at that intensity, and dissipated the next day. Rainfall from the storm caused the deaths of 27 people and damage of 5100 homes in India.

References

* [http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/tc2005bt.htm Gary Padgett Tropical Cyclone Summary]
* [http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/tc2006bt.htm Gary Padgett Tropical Cyclone Summary Part 2]
* [http://www.wmo.ch/web/www/TCP/OperationPlans/TCP21-OP2005.pdf Tropical Cyclone Operational Plan for the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea]
* [http://www.imd.gov.in/services/cyclone/impact.htm Impact of Cyclonic Storms and Suggested Mitigation Actions] (by India Meteorological Department)
* [http://unisdr.org/wcdr/preparatory-process/meetings/docs/WMO-ESCAP-Tropical-Cyclones.pdf WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones]

ee also

*List of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
*List of notable tropical cyclones
*Tropical cyclone
*Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
*2003 Atlantic hurricane season
*2003 Pacific hurricane season
*2003 Pacific typhoon season
*2003-04 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season