Cyclone Chris (2002)
Cyclone Chris reached Category 4 in the South Indian between February 2, 2002 and February 7, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 916 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Chris, 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
- February 2, 2002 to February 7, 2002
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 125 kt (144 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 916 mb (27.05 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 11.3
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 130 nmi (241 km, 150 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 20 nmi (37 km, 23 mi)
- Overall size
- 130 nmi (241 km, 150 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 15 kt (17 mph)
- Identifier
- SH132002
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 2, 06:00 | 13.2S 121.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 2, 12:00 | 13.8S 122.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 2, 18:00 | 14.8S 121.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 3, 00:00 | 15.3S 121.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 3, 06:00 | 15.7S 121.1E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 12:00 | 16.0S 120.6E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 18:00 | 16.3S 120.8E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 00:00 | 16.6S 121.0E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 4, 06:00 | 17.2S 121.1E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 4, 12:00 | 17.8S 120.8E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 18.1S 120.5E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 18.4S 120.2E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 18.7S 120.2E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 19.2S 120.3E | 125 kt | 916 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 19.8S 120.1E | 125 kt | 916 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 20.5S 119.8E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 21.2S 119.5E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 22.2S 119.5E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 22.0S 119.2E | 30 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 22.2S 119.1E | 25 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
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
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone GuillaumeSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone HarySouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone IkalaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone Dianne:JerySouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm BonnieSouth 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.