2000 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

Infobox hurricane season
Basin=NIO
Year=2000
Track=2000 North Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg
First storm formed=March 27, 2000
Last storm dissipated=December 28, 2000
Strongest storm name=03B
Strongest storm pressure=958
Strongest storm winds=102
Average wind speed=3
Total depressions=6
Total storms=5
Total hurricanes=5
Total intense=
Fatalities=152
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five seasons=1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002The 2000 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

Six tropical cyclones were observed in the basin. Of those, five reached Cyclone strength.

Cyclonic Storm

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Formed=March 27
Dissipated=March 30
3-min winds=45
Pressure=998The Indian Meteorological Department referred to this system as a cyclonic storm on March 30. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center never issued warnings even though it was likely of tropical storm intensity in its latter stages [http://www.typhoon2000.ph/mar00tks.txt] .

Depression

A depression formed over the Bay of Bengal on August 23 and flooded the Andhra Pradesh coast on August 24. The storm was responsible for 131 deaths. [http://ftp.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/tcp/documents/pdf/TD1082-TCseason2000.pdf]

Cyclonic Storm (01B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Track=Cyclone 01B 2000 track.pngFormed=October 15
Dissipated=October 19
3-min winds=35
1-min winds=35
Pressure=998The first tropical depression of the season formed in the Bay of Bengal on October 14. Shortly after reaching tropical storm strength, upper level shear caused it to dissipate on the 18th.

Cyclonic Storm (02B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Track=Cyclone 02B 2000 track.pngFormed=October 25
Dissipated=October 28
3-min winds=35
1-min winds=35
Pressure=998On October 25, a tropical depression developed in the central Bay of Bengal. It moved northward, reaching tropical storm strength on the 27th. It hit 45 nautical miles southeast of Calcutta as a minimal storm on the 28th, and dissipated later that day. Heavy rains associated with the system caused 25 fatalities.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (03B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Track=Cyclone 03B 2000 track.pngFormed=November 26
Dissipated=November 30
3-min winds=102
1-min winds=65
Pressure=958The third tropical depression of the season began its life in the Bay of Bengal on November 26. It moved westward, strengthening to a tropical storm later that day. It reached cyclone strength on the 28th, and made landfall on southern India on the 29th, causing 6 deaths from flooding. It rapidly weakened over the country, but in the Arabian Sea, the system was able to re-intensify to a tropical storm on the 3rd. Upper level winds prevailed, and the system dissipated on the 6th over open waters.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (04B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO


Track=Cyclone 04B 2000 track.pngFormed=December 23
Dissipated=December 28
3-min winds=90
1-min winds=65
Pressure=970The cyclone developed out of an area of disturbed weather on December 25. It moved westward, and quickly strengthened under favorable conditions to reach peak winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). The cyclone hit eastern Sri Lanka at peak strength, and weakened slightly while crossing the island before hitting and dissipating over southern India on December 28.cite web|author=Gary Padgett|year=2001|title=December 2000 Global Tropical Cyclone Summary|accessdate=2007-01-04|url=http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2001/summ0012.htm]

The storm was the first cyclone to hit Sri Lanka with winds of at least hurricane strength since a 110 mph (175 km/h) cyclone hit in 1978, as well as the first tropical storm to hit the island since 1992. The storm was also the first tropical cyclone of hurricane intensity in the Bay of Bengal in the month of December since 1996. During the passage of the cyclone, it produced heavy rainfall and strong winds, damaging or destroying tens of thousands of houses and leaving up to 500,000 homeless. 9 died as a result of the cyclone.

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/documents/pdf/TD1082-TCseason2000.pdf Annual Summary of Global TC Season 2000]
* [http://ftp.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/Peng/TCP_vO/Reports/PTC-28-FINAL-REPORT.pdf WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones Final Report]

ee also

*List of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
*List of notable tropical cyclones
*Tropical cyclone
*Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
*2000 Atlantic hurricane season
*2000 Pacific hurricane season
*2000 Pacific typhoon season
*South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1999-00, 2000-01
*Australian region cyclone seasons: 1999-00, 2000-01
*South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1999-00, 2000-01