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The 2000 North Indian Ocean cyclone season has 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.

Tropical Depression
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.

Tropical Cyclone 01B
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.

Tropical Cyclone 02B
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.

Tropical Cyclone 03B
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.

Tropical Cyclone 04B
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.