Cyclone Hary (2002)
Cyclone Hary reached Category 5 in the South Indian between March 3, 2002 and March 17, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 898 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Hary, 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
- March 3, 2002 to March 17, 2002
- Peak strength
- Category 5, 140 kt (161 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 898 mb (26.52 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 31.1
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 190 nmi (352 km, 219 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 20 nmi (37 km, 23 mi)
- Overall size
- 285 nmi (528 km, 328 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 25 kt (29 mph)
- Identifier
- SH182002
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 12:00 | 10.5S 65.8E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 3, 18:00 | 10.6S 65.9E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 00:00 | 10.6S 66.0E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 06:00 | 10.6S 66.1E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 12:00 | 10.7S 66.2E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 4, 18:00 | 10.8S 66.3E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 5, 00:00 | 10.1S 66.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 5, 06:00 | 10.4S 66.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 5, 12:00 | 10.7S 65.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 5, 18:00 | 11.0S 64.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 6, 00:00 | 11.2S 64.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 06:00 | 11.4S 63.1E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 12:00 | 11.6S 61.9E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 6, 18:00 | 11.6S 60.7E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 00:00 | 11.5S 59.6E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 06:00 | 11.3S 58.5E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 7, 12:00 | 11.3S 57.4E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 7, 18:00 | 11.4S 56.3E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 00:00 | 11.4S 55.2E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 06:00 | 11.3S 54.2E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 12:00 | 11.3S 53.5E | 120 kt | 922 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 8, 18:00 | 11.4S 52.8E | 130 kt | 910 mb | Super typhoon |
| Mar 9, 00:00 | 11.8S 52.6E | 125 kt | 916 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 9, 06:00 | 12.4S 52.3E | 125 kt | 916 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 9, 12:00 | 13.2S 51.7E | 125 kt | 916 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | 14.0S 51.2E | 130 kt | 910 mb | Super typhoon |
| Mar 10, 00:00 | 14.7S 50.8E | 140 kt | 898 mb | Super typhoon |
| Mar 10, 06:00 | 15.4S 50.5E | 140 kt | 898 mb | Super typhoon |
| Mar 10, 12:00 | 16.1S 50.4E | 135 kt | 904 mb | Super typhoon |
| Mar 10, 18:00 | 16.9S 50.4E | 125 kt | 916 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 00:00 | 18.2S 50.6E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 06:00 | 19.4S 51.0E | 115 kt | 927 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 12:00 | 20.8S 51.5E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 11, 18:00 | 22.3S 52.2E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 00:00 | 23.5S 53.0E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 06:00 | 24.9S 53.7E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 12:00 | 26.3S 54.5E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 12, 18:00 | 27.4S 55.2E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 00:00 | 28.2S 55.8E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 13, 06:00 | 29.0S 56.4E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | 29.6S 56.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 13, 18:00 | 30.1S 57.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 00:00 | 30.4S 58.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 14, 06:00 | 30.7S 58.9E | 55 kt | 975 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 14, 12:00 | 31.3S 59.5E | 50 kt | 978 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 14, 18:00 | 31.9S 60.3E | 45 kt | 980 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 15, 00:00 | 32.2S 60.9E | 45 kt | 982 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 15, 06:00 | 32.3S 61.8E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 15, 12:00 | 32.6S 63.6E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 15, 18:00 | 33.2S 65.5E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 16, 00:00 | 34.2S 66.6E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 16, 06:00 | 34.8S 67.3E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 16, 12:00 | 35.1S 68.6E | 35 kt | 988 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 16, 18:00 | 35.4S 70.3E | 35 kt | 988 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 17, 00:00 | 37.0S 72.4E | 40 kt | 985 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 17, 06:00 | 38.5S 74.6E | 40 kt | 982 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 17, 12:00 | 40.3S 76.8E | 45 kt | 978 mb | Extratropical |
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 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.