north indian ocean cyclone season north indian ocean cyclone season active season terms tropical cyclone formation season official bounds storms formed october depressions storms formed monsoon season july september instance record main seas east indian west india official basin releases unofficial advisories average storms form season peaks november cyclones occurring included season overall total seven depressions cyclonic storms intense deadly tropical cyclone season west cyclone province india bangladesh month november rough seas offshore caused offshore bangladesh india people left missing fatalities reported people missing flooding occurred areas bangladesh particularly capital city notable storm cyclone rare landfall region storm brought historic rainfall turn brought flooding region people drowned damage property crops transportation reached million usd season summary overall season inactive terms tropical cyclone formation tracked tropical cyclones average season storms active june september monsoon season instance depressions year record collectively storms season resulted deaths million usd damage attributed bob storm season developed area low pressure peaked winds mph making landfall near storm dissipated shortly deep depression classified bob developed deep depression remained disorganized landfall near burma dissipating later month tropical depression recognized developed landfall burma activity went dormant months direct result monsoon season region tropical cyclogenesis resumed development tropical depression bob forming near october november severe cyclonic storm numbered bob developed soon strongest tropical cyclone maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg bob landfall bangladesh november hours dissipating later november cyclonic storm assigned bob formed november moved northward eventually curving westward dissipating november final tropical cyclone developed southwest sri_lanka december system headed generally east northeastward strengthened cyclonic storm december east sri_lanka following day storms cyclonic storm low pressure area developed depression located miles west northwest utc following day intensified deep depression dry air diminished convection causing cyclone weaken depression utc hours later upgraded deep depression cyclone turned west northwestward intensification occurred deep depression cyclonic storm utc storm maintained intensity weakening slightly early briefly tracking northwestward shortly landfall near cyclone rapidly weakened dissipated inland later waves coast coastal flooding occurred wind gusts reaching mph affected areas light winds reported storm brought heavy rainfall region peaking city areas vicinity landfall location storm experienced highest precipitation totals years result quickly rivers sweeping away cars drowning people additionally property crops transportation suffered impacts flooding damage storm totaled million deep depression bob tropical disturbance near sumatra tracked starting system disorganized convection sporadic managed develop low level center circulation significant strengthening tropical cyclone formation alert issued later day shortly disturbance utc located southeast port blair islands deep convection continued sporadic persistent early time deep depression reached minute sustained winds mph later cyclone unexpectedly accelerated north northeast crossing northern utc cyclone landfall east burma early following day weakened depression final warning cyclone issued utc indicated storm dissipated city experienced wind gusts mph according cyclone existed pair southern counterpart responsibility tropical depression began issuing advisories tropical depression hours later issued system minimal strengthening occurred depression tracked swiftly coast utc depression landfall near winds mph cancelled seven hours later having classified system tropical depression weakened inland dissipated eastern utc impact system unknown depression bob issued late october depression located east southeast utc following day issued bulletin depression multiple low level center ill defined structure depression difficult track moved quasi stationary motion offshore minimal intensification occurred utc october depression dissipated north severe cyclonic storm bob developed depression near india november later day intensified deep depression tracking northward storm moving northeast upgraded cyclonic storm gale force winds cyclone came influence mid latitude trough caused storm accelerate north northeast early november upgraded severe cyclonic storm maximum sustained winds reached mph later day utc storm landfall near cyclone quickly weakened inland utc november issued final advisory system situated northeast rough seas offshore caused fishing resulting fatalities additional reported missing storm uprooted trees dropped heavy rainfall causing deaths strong winds heavy rainfall bangladesh impacted cities villages including capital city forcing thousands evacuate wooden carrying men sank offshore bangladesh additional boats carrying occupants reported missing coastal areas country winds destroyed bamboo uprooted trees disrupted road transport towns villages storm attributed deaths people classified missing cyclonic storm bob low pressure area developed trough centered southeastern november tracking northwestward hours system developed located east southeast moving northward intensified deep depression utc november strengthening continued early november deep depression upgraded cyclonic storm later day storm turned northwestward later curved westward moving westward system disorganized center difficult track despite significant convection discontinued advisories storm utc november possibly anticipation soon dissipate remained tropical cyclone days utc november storm downgraded deep depression system moved northwestward weakened depression hours later degenerated area low pressure area located central november cyclonic storm bob low pressure area developed near sri_lanka december early december system developed depression issued utc december centered kilometres south southeast sri_lanka utc december initiated advisories located southeast sri_lanka time storm intensified deep depression strengthening occurred upgraded cyclonic storm early december peaking maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg december storm soon weakened convection diminished possibly interaction nearby tropical disturbance early following day downgraded deep depression moving northeast later day cyclonic storm bob weakened depression utc december issued final advisory cyclone citing degenerated remnant low pressure area located east southeast sri_lanka
2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season