Cyclone Kesiny (2002)
Cyclone Kesiny reached Category 1 in the South Indian between May 2, 2002 and May 11, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 976 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Kesiny, 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
- May 2, 2002 to May 11, 2002
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb (28.82 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 7.4
- 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
- 180 nmi (333 km, 207 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 13 kt (15 mph)
- Identifier
- SH232002
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 06:00 | 7.3S 62.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 2, 12:00 | 7.7S 62.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 2, 18:00 | 8.2S 63.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 3, 00:00 | 8.5S 65.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 3, 06:00 | 8.9S 65.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 3, 12:00 | 9.2S 65.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 3, 18:00 | 9.5S 66.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 00:00 | 9.7S 66.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 06:00 | 9.8S 66.2E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 12:00 | 9.9S 66.1E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 18:00 | 10.0S 65.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 5, 00:00 | 10.0S 65.1E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 5, 06:00 | 10.1S 64.3E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 5, 12:00 | 10.3S 63.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 5, 18:00 | 10.4S 62.4E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 6, 00:00 | 10.4S 61.7E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 6, 06:00 | 10.5S 61.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| May 6, 12:00 | 10.6S 60.6E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| May 6, 18:00 | 10.7S 60.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| May 7, 00:00 | 10.8S 59.6E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| May 7, 06:00 | 11.0S 59.0E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 7, 12:00 | 11.2S 58.3E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 7, 18:00 | 11.4S 57.6E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 00:00 | 11.6S 56.6E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 06:00 | 11.6S 55.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 12:00 | 11.8S 54.2E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 18:00 | 12.0S 53.1E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 00:00 | 12.2S 52.2E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 06:00 | 12.4S 51.2E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 9, 12:00 | 12.6S 50.0E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| May 9, 18:00 | 12.8S 49.0E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 00:00 | 13.2S 48.0E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 06:00 | 13.6S 47.3E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 12:00 | 14.4S 47.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 18:00 | 15.3S 46.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 11, 00:00 | 15.6S 46.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 11, 06:00 | 15.7S 46.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 11, 12:00 | 15.8S 46.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 11, 18:00 | 15.9S 46.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
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 IkalaSouth Indian · 2002
- Cyclone Dianne:JerySouth Indian · 2002
- Tropical Storm BonnieSouth 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.