Cyclone Eddy (2002)
Cyclone Eddy reached Category 1 in the South Indian between January 22, 2002 and January 30, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Eddy, 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
- January 22, 2002 to January 30, 2002
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb (28.56 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1414 km (879 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.7
- Identifier
- SH112002
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 12:00 | 9.8S 89.1E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 22, 18:00 | 10.1S 89.2E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 23, 00:00 | 10.4S 89.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 23, 06:00 | 11.7S 89.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 23, 12:00 | 11.7S 89.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 23, 18:00 | 11.7S 89.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 24, 00:00 | 11.7S 88.8E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 24, 06:00 | 12.1S 88.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 24, 12:00 | 12.6S 88.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 24, 18:00 | 13.4S 88.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 00:00 | 14.2S 88.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 06:00 | 14.8S 88.7E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 12:00 | 15.5S 88.8E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 25, 18:00 | 16.3S 89.0E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 26, 00:00 | 17.1S 89.6E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 26, 06:00 | 18.3S 89.7E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 19.3S 89.7E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 26, 18:00 | 20.1S 89.7E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 27, 00:00 | 20.8S 89.1E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 27, 06:00 | 21.5S 88.6E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jan 27, 12:00 | 22.1S 87.6E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 27, 18:00 | 22.0S 86.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 21.9S 85.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 22.5S 84.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 23.0S 83.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 28, 18:00 | 23.3S 81.6E | 28 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 00:00 | 23.9S 80.0E | 28 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 06:00 | 24.7S 79.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 25.6S 78.2E | 25 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 26.6S 77.4E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 27.4S 76.9E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Disturbance |
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 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
- 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.