Tropical Storm Bonnie (2002)
Tropical Storm Bonnie peaked at 50 kt in the South Indian between April 7, 2002 and April 15, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 987 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Tropical Storm Bonnie, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2002 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- April 7, 2002 to April 15, 2002
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 50 kt (58 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 987 mb (29.15 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 3.3
- Identifier
- SH222002
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 18:00 | 7.2S 133.2E | 10 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 8, 00:00 | 7.0S 132.2E | 15 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 8, 06:00 | 6.8S 131.5E | 20 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 8, 12:00 | 6.7S 130.7E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 8, 18:00 | 6.7S 130.0E | 25 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 00:00 | 6.8S 129.2E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 9, 06:00 | 7.8S 129.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 9, 12:00 | 8.2S 128.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 9, 18:00 | 8.8S 128.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 10, 00:00 | 9.2S 126.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 10, 06:00 | 9.6S 125.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 10, 12:00 | 10.0S 124.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Apr 10, 18:00 | 10.1S 123.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 11, 00:00 | 10.1S 122.0E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 11, 06:00 | 10.1S 120.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 11, 12:00 | 10.1S 119.6E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 11, 18:00 | 10.1S 118.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 12, 00:00 | 10.2S 117.0E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 12, 06:00 | 10.4S 115.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 12, 12:00 | 10.6S 114.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 12, 18:00 | 11.0S 113.1E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 13, 00:00 | 11.3S 111.7E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 13, 06:00 | 11.6S 110.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 13, 12:00 | 11.9S 109.2E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 13, 18:00 | 12.1S 108.2E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 14, 00:00 | 12.4S 107.1E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 14, 06:00 | 13.1S 106.0E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 14, 12:00 | 13.9S 104.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 14, 18:00 | 14.6S 103.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 00:00 | 15.4S 101.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 06:00 | 15.8S 99.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Apr 15, 12:00 | 16.1S 98.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
Other South Indian storms of 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm Alex:AndreSouth Indian · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone Bako:BessiSouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm CyprienSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone DinaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone EddySouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone FrancescaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone ChrisSouth Indian · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone GuillaumeSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone HarySouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone IkalaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone Dianne:JerySouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone KesinySouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm ErrolSouth Indian · 2002
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.