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2000-2003
Six tropical cyclones were observed in the basin. Of those, five reached Cyclone strength.

Cyclonic Storm Annette
The 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.

Depression A
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.

Cyclonic Storm Bonny
The 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 Celeste
On 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 Diana
The 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 Estelle
The 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.

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.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Fernanda
A weak disturbance that formed east of Somalia was detected on May 18. By May 21 a tropical depression developed after the system formed a closed mid-level circulation. It tracked eastward across the Arabian Sea, but turned northward abruptly short of the Indian coast. Tropical Depression 01A became a tropical storm late on the 21st, and reached cyclone strength on the 22nd. While drifting northwestward on the 24th, Cyclone 01A became an intense cyclone with 125 mph winds over the open waters. Upper level shear weakened it to a tropical depression three days later. Moving northward, the storm briefly re-strengthened to a 65 mph storm before striking western India on the 28th and dissipating.

Depression
A depression that formed on June 12 in the Bay of Bengal lashed the Orissa coast until June 13. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 25 knots and a minimum pressure of 990 mb.

Cyclonic Storm Gwen
The Indian Meteorological Department classified the system as a depression on the 25th. Initially it was forecast to strengthen into a 50-kt system and make landfall on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, but the cyclone weakened and dissipated on September 28.

Cyclonic Storm Hyacinth
Tropical Cyclone 3A was a weak tropical storm briefly formed over the Arabian Sea, but weakened due to an entrainment of dry air to its north.

Cyclonic Storm Iva
A tropical cyclone formed in the Bay of Bengal and was briefly tracked by the Indian Meteorological Department until it made landfall in Andhra Pradesh.

Depression (04B)
The fourth tropical storm of the year formed on November 9 in the Bay of Bengal. It tracked northward, paralleling the Indian coastline offshore before dissipating from upper level shear on the 12th.

Tropical Storm Vamei
The near-equator Typhoon Vamei crossed Indonesia and reached the Indian Ocean on December 29 and became a tropical cyclone. It restrengthened to a tropical storm on the 30th, but upper level winds caused it to dissipate on January 1, 2002.

Cyclonic Storm Joanne
The 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, causing flooding and creating rivers in wadis, or typically dry riverbeds. Several people drowned after their vehicles were swept away by the flooding. The passage of the storm caused locally heavy damage, totaling $25 million (2002 USD, $30 million 2008 USD).

Deep Depression (02B)
A 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
A tropical depression was classified by Thailand's Meteorological Department. The system had moved inland into Myanmar by May 18.

Depression
A 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.

Severe Cyclonic Storm Kate
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 12th.

Cyclonic Storm Liza
Tropical Storm Four moved north over the open waters of the Bay of Bengal from November 22 to the 25th without making any landfall or having effects on land.

Cyclonic Storm Madeline
A 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.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Naomi
The 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
This 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

Deep Depression (23W)
A 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.

Severe Cyclonic Storm Orly
On 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.

Severe Cyclonic Storm Pauline
The 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.

Cyclonic Storm Rebecca
On January 30, an area of disturbed weather began to develop. Convection began to form around the center and a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert was issued the next day by the JTWC. Development of the storm stalled and the alert was cancelled. The next day, another TCFA was issued but was once more cancelled. Finally, on February 2, after the third TCFA was issued, the low pressure area developed into a tropical storm at 0900Z 370 nm west of Phuket, Thailand. The storm slowly intensified and reached its peak of 45mph (1-min) on February 3. Shortly after peaking in intensity, vertical wind shear weakened the storm and the low became exposed by 1800Z the same day. The storm later dissipated on February 5th without making landfall.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Simone
An area of disturbed weather in the Arabian Sea was monitored in early May for possible development. Over the next two weeks, strong convection would develope before sunrise but dissipate by sunset. By May 16, the convection had become constant and a TCFA was issued at 0100Z. The low became a tropical storm by 0900Z. Tropical Storm 02A intensified as it moved to the northwest and reached cyclone status on May 17 at 0600Z. At that time, a mid-latitude trough weakened the subtropical ridge, allowing 02A to curve into Pakistan. 02A continued to intensify and by May 19, it had reached its peak of 125mph (205 km/h), just below Category four status on the SSHS. 02A made landfall on May 20 near Karachi, Pakistan at peak intensity. The storm began to dissipate as it continued inland over the Indus River Valley on May 21 and completely dissipated the next day.

The cyclone struck the same area which had been hit hard by Tropical Cyclone 03A, a category three as well, almost exactly a year prior. The cyclone proved to be very deadly with 700 people reported to be dead or missing. Damages totaled to $6 million (1999 USD).

02A was the strongest storm to ever form in the Arabian Sea on record until 2007 when Cyclone Gonu became the first category five to form in the Arabian Sea.

Tropical Storm Tara
On June 8, an area of low pressure formed 235 nm south of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The low slowly developed over the next two days while drifting to the west and northwest. On June 10, a TCFA was issued at 0830Z and the first warning on Tropical Storm 03B was issued at 1500Z the same day. The storm made landfall as a minimal tropical storm to the west of Calcutta, India later that day. 03B rapidly weakened due to vertical wind shear and the interaction with land and dissipated on June 11. No fatalities or damages have been associated with 03B.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Valarie
On October 15, a developing area of low pressure, located 220 nm northwest of the Andaman Islands began to intensify. By 1730Z a TCFA was issued and the first advisory on Tropical Storm 04B was issued at 2100Z. 04B was moving to the west-northwest at 8-12 knots as it continued to intensify. On October 17, the storm began to turn to a more northerly direction as it intensified to a cyclone. 04B underwent explosive intensification the same day and reached it's peak of 140mph at 0000Z. The storm held this intensity as it made landfall on the Orissa coastline. The storm began to weaken due to the interaction with land and dissipated on October 19.

04B was responsible for at least 80 fatalities and hundreds of houses and huts in low lying areas were destroyed by flooding.

Super Cyclonic Storm Willa
On October 23, a TCFA was issued for an area of low pressure in the South China Sea. The low did not develop further and the TCFA was cancelled. On October 25, the low crossed the Malay Peninsula. Later that day, the low reorganized and another TCFA was issued at 1930Z. The low was upgraded to Tropical Storm 05B the next day ay 0300Z. The storm tracked to the northwest and continued to intensify quickly. 05B began to intensify faster than the climatological rate and peaked as a 160mph category five on October 28 at 1800Z. 11 hours after peaking, 05B weakened slightly to 155mph and made landfall near the same area that 04B did only 11 days earlier. The storm slowly weakened as it stalled just onshore in Orissa, India while dumping torrential rains. The storm reentered the Bay of Bengal on October 31 as a 45mph tropical storm. 05B slowly weakened as it drifted southward. 05B weakened to a tropical depression on November 2 and dissipated the next day.

Damage from the cyclone was tremendous. Flooding from the storms rain was described as the worst in 100 years as well as the worst in India's history. The storm claimed the lives of at least 10,000 people and 406,000 livestock. Damages from the storm totaled to $4.5 billion (1999 USD).

Depression (IMD)
A Tropical Depression formed in the Bay of Bengal on December 8. The depression was monitored by the IMD, not the JTWC. The depression remained out over open waters before dissipating on December 10.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Ava
A tropical depression that formed on May 13 in the Bay of Bengal moved northward, westward, and northeastward before organizing enough to become a tropical storm on the 18th. The storm continued northward, reaching cyclone strength just before hitting Bangladesh on the 20th. The cyclone was responsible for 12 casualties and moderate damage.

Cyclonic Storm Bernice
From May 27 to the 29th, a tropical storm moved northwest across the Arabian Sea before dissipating over the open ocean.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Claudia
On June 1, Tropical Depression 3A formed just west of Southern India. It tracked northwestward, fluctuating between Tropical Depression and Tropical Storm strength. On the 6th, it strengthened to cyclone strength, and while recurving to the north it reached its peak of 115 mi/h winds on the 8th. It weakened slightly, but restrengthened to a 120 mi/h Cyclone on the 9th as it was making landfall on the Indian province of Gujarat. The cyclone caused 1,126 fatalities due to flooding and storm surge, as well as $290 million in damage (1998 US Dollars).

Cyclonic Storm Doreen
Tropical Storm Four spent its entirety in the central Arabian Sea, persisting from September 28 to October 1.

Cyclonic Storm Emily
On October 15, a tropical depression developed in the Arabian Sea. It tracked to the east-northeast, reaching tropical storm strength the next day. Vertical shear weakened the system back to the depression by the time it reached the Indian coastline on the 18th.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Florence
A tropical depression formed in the Bay of Bengal on November 13. It moved northwestward, steadily strengthening to a peak of 95 mi/h winds. The cyclone hit India at this intensity on the 15th. It dissipated the next day, after causing extensive property and crop damage, as well as 2 deaths.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Glenda
The remnants of Tropical Storm Chip from the Western Pacific developed into Tropical Depression 7B on November 16. It headed northwestward, slowly strengthening to a tropical storm on the 20th. While recurving to the northeast, it reached cyclone strength, but vertical wind shear weakened it to a minimal tropical storm as it made landfall on the 23rd. The storm, which caused a strong storm surge, killed over 100 fishermen.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hazel
The final storm of the season formed in the Arabian Sea on December 11. It tracked northwestward, reaching tropical storm strength on the 13th and cyclone strength on the 15th. Vertical wind shear weakened it to a minimal tropical storm just before making landfall on Oman on the 17th. It dissipate shortly thereafter.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Irah
The equatorial trough spawned a tropical depression on May 13 in the southern Bay of Bengal. It drifted northward, reaching tropical storm strength on the 14th. Favorable upper level winds and generally warm water temperatures allowed the storm to become a cyclone on the 17th. It continued to slowly intensify to a peak of 135 mi/h winds on the 19th, and hit Bangladesh later that day at that intensity. It quickly dissipated, after causing significant damage and several hundred casualties.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Jennifer
On September 19, a tropical depression formed from an area of disturbed weather in the western Bay of Bengal. It drifted northwestward towards the Indian coastline, but a mid-latitude trough pulled it northeastward, The depression strengthened to a tropical storm on the 24th, and it reached cyclone strength while paralleling the Indian coastline on 26th. It made landfall in Bangladesh on the 27th, and dissipated shortly thereafter. Tropical Cyclone Cyclone 2B was responsible for 47 fatalities.

Cyclonic Storm Katherine
On November 2 a tropical depression developed into a tropical depression over Sri Lanka. It drifted southward, northward, then westward over India. On the 10th, it was upgraded to a tropical storm over the Arabian Sea, and it reached its peak of 65 mi/h winds the next day. Wind shear caused the storm to dissipate over the open waters on the 14th.

Cyclonic Storm Lillian
A broad trough of low pressure formed into a tropical depression on November 4 in the central Arabian Sea. It moved westward, slowly intensifying into a tropical storm on the 8th. Vertical shear weakened it to a depression later that day, but on the 9th, just before making landfall on eastern Somalia, it restrengthened to a tropical storm. Tropical Storm Three dissipated on the 10th without causing any reported damage.

Typhoon Linda
Typhoon Linda killed 330 while crossing the Malay Peninsula, emerged into the Bay of Bengal on November 4. It continued westward, reaching cyclone strength again, but vertical shear caused it to dissipate on the 9th.