1997 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
1997 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
| First storm formed |
May 13, 1997 |
| Last storm dissipated |
November 14, 1997 |
| Strongest storm |
01B – 927 hPa (mbar), 215 km/h (130 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
| Depressions |
9 |
| Deep depressions |
7 |
| Cyclonic storms |
3 |
| Severe cyclonic storms |
2 |
| Very severe cyclonic storms |
1 |
| Total fatalities |
117 |
| Total damage |
Unknown |
North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
The 1997 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.
Season summary
Five tropical cyclones were observed, making 1997 an average season. However, 3 reached Cyclone strength.
Very Severe Tropical Cyclone BOB 01 (01B)
| Very severe cyclonic storm (IMD) |
| Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
May 13 – May 20 |
| Intensity |
165 km/h (105 mph) (3-min), 964 mbar (hPa) |
On May 13, a near-equatorial trough developed. The poorly organized system slowly tracked towards the north-northwest. The following day, deep convection consolidated around the center of circulation and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) classified the system as Tropical Cyclone 01B. Favorable upper-level conditions and good outflow allowed the storm to intensify. Shortly after, the cyclone attained tropical storm-force winds and turned towards the northeast. While gradually increasing in forward motion, the storm continued to strengthen. On May 17, the cyclone attained winds of 120 km/h (75 km/h), equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. By May 18 an eye developed and the storm reached its peak intensity with winds of 215 km/h (135 mph) before making landfall near Chittagong. After landfall, the storm rapidly tracked northeastward inland and dissipated early on May 20.[1]
causing significant damage and 67 fatalities[2]
Deep Depression BOB 02
| Deep depression (IMD) |
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| Duration |
June 26 – June 30 |
| Intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (3-min), 985 mbar (hPa) |
Deep Depression BOB 03
| Deep depression (IMD) |
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| Duration |
July 29 – August 2 |
| Intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (3-min), 1002 mbar (hPa) |
Deep Depression BOB 04
| Deep depression (IMD) |
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| Duration |
August 4 – August 7 |
| Intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (3-min), 988 mbar (hPa) |
Deep Depression BOB 05
| Deep depression (IMD) |
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| Duration |
August 20 – August 27 |
| Intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (3-min), 990 mbar (hPa) |
Depression BOB 06
| Depression (IMD) |
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| Duration |
August 28 – August 30 |
| Intensity |
45 km/h (30 mph) (3-min), 994 mbar (hPa) |
Severe Tropical Cyclone 02B
| Severe cyclonic storm (IMD) |
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 19 – September 27 |
| Intensity |
105 km/h (65 mph) (3-min), 994 mbar (hPa) |
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 51 fatalities and left an additional 137 people missing.[3]
Deep Depression 04A
| Deep depression (IMD) |
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
November 2 – November 14 |
| Intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (3-min), 1005 mbar (hPa) |
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 mph (105 km/h) winds the next day. Wind shear caused the storm to dissipate over the open waters on the 14th.
Deep Depression 03A
| Deep depression (IMD) |
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
November 4 – November 10 |
| Intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (3-min), Unknown |
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.
Cyclonic Storm Linda
| Cyclonic storm (IMD) |
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
November 4 – November 10 |
| Intensity |
65 km/h (40 mph) (3-min), 1004 mbar (hPa) |
Typhoon Linda killed 30 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.
In southern Thailand, 30 people were killed and 102 others were listed as missing as a result of the storm.[4] Linda damaged at least 100 homes and sank 30 ships in the region.[5] An estimated 6,400,000 m2 of farmland were destroyed by Linda.[4]
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