2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

Infobox hurricane season
Basin=NIO
Year=2002
Track=2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg
First storm formed=May 6, 2002
Last storm dissipated=December 25, 2002
Strongest storm name=03B
Strongest storm pressure=984
Strongest storm winds=55
Average wind speed=1
Total depressions=6 official, 1 unofficial
Total storms=5
Total hurricanes=4
Total intense=
Fatalities=
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Inflated=
five seasons=2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004The 2002 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

Four tropical cyclones were observed, less than the average of 5-6. None reached Cyclone strength.

Cyclonic Storm (01A)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Track=Cyclone 01A 2002 track.pngFormed=May 6
Dissipated=May 10
3-min winds=43
1-min winds=45
Pressure=996The first tropical depression of the year (excluding Vamei which persisted from 2001 to 2002) formed on May 5 in the central Arabian Sea. It moved west-northwestward, reaching tropical storm strength on the 7th. The storm reached a peak of 40 mph winds, but upper level shear caused it weaken to a tropical depression before hitting Oman on the 10th.

The storm brought the heaviest rainfall totals to Dhofar in 30 years,cite web|author=Dartmouth Flood Observatory|date=2003-01-08|title=2002 Global Register of Extreme Flood Events|accessdate=2008-07-17|url=http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods/Archives/2002sum.htm] causing flooding and creating rivers in wadis, or typically dry riverbeds.cite web|author=Ahmed Majid Al-Hakmani|year=2006|title=Flood Control Project in Salalah, Oman|publisher=Regional Centre on Urban Water Management|accessdate=2008-07-23|url=http://www.rcuwm.org.ir/events/workshop/08/files/Oman%20-%20Al-Hakmani-full.pdf|format=PDF] Several people drowned after their vehicles were swept away by the flooding.cite news|author=Staff Writer|work=Agence-France Presse|date=2002-05-20|title=World must drink treated, desalinated water to make up shortfall: officials|accessdate=2008-07-22] The passage of the storm caused locally heavy damage, totaling $25 million (2002 USD, $30 million 2008 USD).

Deep Depression (02B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Track=Cyclone 02B 2002 track.pngFormed=May 10
Dissipated=May 12
3-min winds=30
1-min winds=45
Pressure=991A tropical storm moved northward in the eastern Bay of Bengal in early to mid May. After reaching a peak of 40 mph winds it hit Myanmar on the 11th and dissipated on the 12th.

Tropical Depression

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
WarningCenter=TMD

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Formed=May 17
Dissipated=May 19
10-min winds=30
Pressure=995A tropical depression was classified by Thailand's Meteorological Department. The system had moved inland into Myanmar by May 18.

Depression

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Formed=October 22
Dissipated=October 25
3-min winds=25
Pressure=1003A system that was tracked on October 22 was treated as a tropical depression by the Meteorological Services of India and Bangladesh. The system was ill-defined and it appeared to remain quasi-stationary just off the East Coast of India for a couple of days. [http://www.typhoon2000.ph/garyp_mgtcs/oct02tks.txt]

evere Cyclonic Storm (03B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Track=Cyclone 03B 2002 track.pngFormed=November 10
Dissipated=November 12
3-min winds=55
1-min winds=55
Pressure=984 On November 9 a tropical depression formed in the Bay of Bengal. It moved northeastward, reaching a peak of 55 mph winds before weakening due to upper level shear. The weakened tropical depression hit Bangladesh on the 12^th.

Cyclonic Storm (04B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Type1=cyclstorm

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Track=Cyclone 04B 2002 track.pngFormed=November 23
Dissipated=November 28
1-min winds=45
Pressure=991Tropical Storm Four moved north over the open waters of the Bay of Bengal from November 22 to the 25^th without making any landfall or having effects on land.

Cyclonic Storm (05B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Type1=cyclstorm

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Track=Cyclone 05B 2002 track.pngFormed=December 21
Dissipated=December 25
1-min winds=35
Pressure=997A tropical depression formed south of India on December 23. It moved northeastward, reaching tropical storm strength while southeast of Sri Lanka. Upper level winds caused it to dissipate on the 25th.

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://ftp.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/TCP_vO/Publications/PTC-Review2002.pdf WMO / ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones Annual Review 2002]

ee also

*List of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
*List of notable tropical cyclones
*Tropical cyclone
*Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
*2002 Atlantic hurricane season
*2002 Pacific hurricane season
*2002 Pacific typhoon season
*2002-03 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season