Cyclone Norman (2000)
Cyclone Norman reached Category 4 in the South Indian between February 29, 2000 and March 10, 2000, with a lowest pressure of 930 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- February 29, 2000 to March 10, 2000
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 120 kt (138 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb (27.46 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 17.9
- Identifier
- SH162000
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 00:00 | 17.4S 122.7E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 29, 06:00 | 17.6S 121.7E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 29, 12:00 | 18.6S 119.6E | 25 kt | 993 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 29, 18:00 | 18.8S 118.6E | 25 kt | 988 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 1, 00:00 | 18.5S 117.2E | 25 kt | 983 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 1, 06:00 | 18.4S 116.3E | 35 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 1, 12:00 | 18.3S 115.5E | 45 kt | 971 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 1, 18:00 | 18.4S 114.7E | 55 kt | 963 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 2, 00:00 | 18.7S 113.6E | 65 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 06:00 | 19.0S 112.3E | 65 kt | 953 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 12:00 | 19.3S 110.8E | 70 kt | 946 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 2, 18:00 | 19.5S 109.4E | 95 kt | 936 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 3, 00:00 | 19.6S 107.8E | 110 kt | 936 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 3, 06:00 | 19.7S 106.2E | 120 kt | 955 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 3, 12:00 | 20.0S 104.3E | 115 kt | 965 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 3, 18:00 | 20.2S 102.4E | 115 kt | 965 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 20.3S 100.8E | 105 kt | 968 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 20.3S 99.3E | 105 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 20.5S 97.9E | 105 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 20.5S 96.7E | 90 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 20.5S 95.6E | 75 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 20.4S 94.8E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 5, 12:00 | 20.4S 94.0E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 20.4S 93.2E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 20.5S 92.8E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 20.7S 92.4E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 21.0S 92.0E | 65 kt | 980 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 22.0S 91.8E | 65 kt | 981 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 22.5S 91.7E | 65 kt | 985 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 23.1S 91.6E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 23.7S 92.1E | 65 kt | 986 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 23.9S 92.7E | 60 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 24.1S 92.7E | 55 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 23.9S 92.5E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 23.8S 93.0E | 30 kt | 996 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 23.9S 93.9E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 23.7S 92.2E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 23.6S 91.4E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 23.4S 90.3E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 23.1S 89.3E | Tropical storm | ||
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 22.9S 88.1E | Tropical storm |
Other South Indian storms of 2000
- Tropical Storm IlsaSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone JohnSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone AstrideSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone BabiolaSouth Indian · 2000
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone KirrilySouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone ConnieSouth Indian · 2000
- Tropical Storm DamienneSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone Eline:LeoneSouth Indian · 2000
- Tropical Storm MarciaSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone FeliciaSouth Indian · 2000
- Tropical Storm GloriaSouth Indian · 2000
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2000
- Tropical Storm OlgaSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone HudahSouth Indian · 2000
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone PaulSouth Indian · 2000
- Tropical Storm InnocenteSouth Indian · 2000
- Cyclone RositaSouth Indian · 2000
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.