Cyclone Francesca (2002)
Cyclone Francesca reached Category 4 in the South Indian between January 30, 2002 and February 14, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 927 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Francesca, 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 30, 2002 to February 14, 2002
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 115 kt (132 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 927 mb (27.37 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1438 km (894 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 24.8
- Identifier
- SH122002
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 30, 06:00 | 13.0S 92.7E | Tropical storm | ||
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 13.2S 92.2E | Tropical storm | ||
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 12.9S 90.9E | Tropical storm | ||
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 12.3S 89.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 06:00 | 12.0S 89.5E | 27 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 31, 12:00 | 12.2S 89.7E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | 12.4S 88.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 12.7S 87.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 1, 06:00 | 13.2S 87.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 1, 12:00 | 13.5S 86.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 1, 18:00 | 13.8S 85.3E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 2, 00:00 | 14.1S 84.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 2, 06:00 | 14.2S 83.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 2, 12:00 | 14.2S 81.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 2, 18:00 | 14.1S 80.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 00:00 | 14.2S 80.2E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 06:00 | 14.4S 79.6E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 3, 12:00 | 14.6S 79.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 3, 18:00 | 14.8S 78.2E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 4, 00:00 | 14.9S 77.8E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 4, 06:00 | 14.9S 77.5E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 4, 12:00 | 15.1S 77.7E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 4, 18:00 | 15.4S 78.0E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 00:00 | 15.9S 78.4E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 06:00 | 16.1S 78.7E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 12:00 | 16.4S 79.1E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 5, 18:00 | 16.8S 79.4E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 00:00 | 17.1S 79.7E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 06:00 | 17.3S 80.0E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | 17.5S 80.4E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 6, 18:00 | 17.7S 80.8E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 00:00 | 17.9S 81.4E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 06:00 | 18.0S 82.0E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 12:00 | 18.3S 82.5E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 7, 18:00 | 18.7S 83.0E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 00:00 | 19.1S 83.3E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 06:00 | 19.6S 83.7E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 12:00 | 19.9S 84.0E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 8, 18:00 | 20.3S 84.4E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 00:00 | 20.8S 84.6E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 06:00 | 21.3S 84.8E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 12:00 | 21.8S 84.9E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 9, 18:00 | 22.2S 84.9E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 00:00 | 22.6S 84.9E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 06:00 | 23.0S 85.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Feb 10, 12:00 | 23.4S 85.3E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | 23.7S 85.4E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 00:00 | 24.1S 85.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | 24.7S 85.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Feb 11, 12:00 | 25.6S 86.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 11, 18:00 | 26.4S 86.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 12, 00:00 | 28.0S 86.6E | 50 kt | 992 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 12, 06:00 | 28.8S 86.8E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 12, 12:00 | 29.8S 87.2E | 60 kt | 990 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | 31.0S 87.3E | 55 kt | 992 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 13, 00:00 | 32.1S 87.4E | 45 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 13, 06:00 | 32.5S 87.5E | 40 kt | 998 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 13, 12:00 | 32.6S 87.5E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 13, 18:00 | 32.9S 86.9E | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 14, 00:00 | 33.4S 86.3E | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 14, 06:00 | 33.8S 85.5E | 1010 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 EddySouth 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.