Cyclone Ikala (2002)
Cyclone Ikala reached Category 3 in the South Indian between March 21, 2002 and April 3, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 933 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Ikala, 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 21, 2002 to April 3, 2002
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 110 kt (127 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb (27.55 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 1533 km (953 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 9.6
- Identifier
- SH202002
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 21, 18:00 | 7.5S 84.0E | 20 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 22, 00:00 | 7.5S 83.4E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 22, 06:00 | 7.8S 82.7E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 22, 12:00 | 8.2S 81.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 22, 18:00 | 8.2S 80.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 23, 00:00 | 7.9S 79.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 23, 06:00 | 8.4S 78.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 23, 12:00 | 9.1S 78.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 23, 18:00 | 9.8S 77.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 24, 00:00 | 10.2S 76.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 24, 06:00 | 10.6S 76.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 24, 12:00 | 10.9S 75.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 24, 18:00 | 11.1S 74.6E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 25, 00:00 | 11.3S 73.9E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 25, 06:00 | 11.5S 73.2E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 25, 12:00 | 11.8S 72.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 25, 18:00 | 12.2S 73.0E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 26, 00:00 | 12.7S 73.2E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 26, 06:00 | 13.5S 73.7E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 26, 12:00 | 14.3S 74.2E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 26, 18:00 | 15.1S 74.6E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 27, 00:00 | 15.6S 74.9E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 27, 06:00 | 16.3S 75.5E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 27, 12:00 | 17.0S 76.1E | 110 kt | 933 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 27, 18:00 | 17.7S 76.8E | 105 kt | 938 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 28, 00:00 | 18.3S 77.6E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Mar 28, 06:00 | 18.9S 78.4E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 28, 12:00 | 19.5S 79.3E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 28, 18:00 | 20.2S 80.3E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 29, 00:00 | 20.8S 81.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Mar 29, 06:00 | 21.3S 82.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Mar 29, 12:00 | 21.4S 81.8E | 45 kt | 990 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 29, 18:00 | 21.8S 81.1E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 30, 00:00 | 22.7S 80.3E | 43 kt | 993 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 30, 06:00 | 23.8S 79.6E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 30, 12:00 | 24.7S 78.3E | 40 kt | 995 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 30, 18:00 | 25.5S 77.4E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 31, 00:00 | 27.2S 76.4E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 31, 06:00 | 28.6S 75.8E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 31, 12:00 | 29.4S 76.0E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Mar 31, 18:00 | 29.6S 77.0E | 40 kt | 996 mb | Extratropical |
| Apr 1, 00:00 | 30.5S 78.2E | 35 kt | 999 mb | Extratropical |
| Apr 1, 06:00 | 31.7S 79.3E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Apr 1, 12:00 | 32.8S 80.3E | 35 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Apr 1, 18:00 | 33.6S 81.5E | 33 kt | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
| Apr 2, 00:00 | 34.3S 82.5E | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Extratropical |
| Apr 2, 06:00 | 34.7S 83.8E | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Extratropical |
| Apr 2, 12:00 | 35.2S 85.7E | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Extratropical |
| Apr 2, 18:00 | 35.9S 87.7E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Extratropical |
| Apr 3, 00:00 | 38.0S 89.4E | 25 kt | 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 FrancescaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone ChrisSouth Indian · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone GuillaumeSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone HarySouth 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.