Tropical Storm Fari (2003)
Tropical Storm Fari peaked at 55 kt in the South Indian between January 21, 2003 and February 2, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 984 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Tropical Storm Fari. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.























Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- South Indian
- Dates
- January 21, 2003 to February 2, 2003
- Peak strength
- Tropical Storm, 55 kt (63 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 984 mb (29.06 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 1.9
- Identifier
- SH112003
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 21, 00:00 | 11.2S 81.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 21, 06:00 | 11.6S 81.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 21, 12:00 | 12.0S 81.1E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 21, 18:00 | 12.4S 81.1E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 22, 00:00 | 12.7S 80.8E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 22, 06:00 | 12.7S 80.2E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 22, 12:00 | 13.0S 79.6E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 22, 18:00 | 13.4S 78.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 23, 00:00 | 13.8S 77.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 23, 06:00 | 14.1S 76.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 23, 12:00 | 14.5S 75.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 23, 18:00 | 14.9S 74.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 00:00 | 15.2S 73.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 24, 06:00 | 15.2S 72.3E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 24, 12:00 | 15.0S 71.3E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 24, 18:00 | 14.5S 69.7E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 25, 00:00 | 14.0S 68.1E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 25, 06:00 | 12.6S 66.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 25, 12:00 | 12.6S 64.4E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 25, 18:00 | 12.6S 62.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 26, 00:00 | 13.1S 61.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 26, 06:00 | 13.4S 60.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 26, 12:00 | 13.7S 58.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 26, 18:00 | 14.1S 57.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 27, 00:00 | 14.7S 56.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 27, 06:00 | 15.9S 54.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 27, 12:00 | 17.4S 54.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 27, 18:00 | 18.1S 52.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 28, 00:00 | 18.6S 52.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 06:00 | 19.1S 51.1E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 12:00 | 19.6S 50.2E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 28, 18:00 | 20.0S 49.5E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 00:00 | 20.3S 48.6E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 06:00 | 20.6S 47.2E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 12:00 | 21.1S 45.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 29, 18:00 | 22.1S 43.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jan 30, 00:00 | 22.4S 42.7E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 30, 06:00 | 23.1S 42.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 30, 12:00 | 24.0S 42.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | 24.9S 42.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 31, 00:00 | 26.3S 42.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 31, 06:00 | 27.6S 43.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 31, 12:00 | 29.0S 43.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | 30.5S 44.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 1, 00:00 | 31.9S 44.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 1, 06:00 | 33.2S 45.5E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 1, 12:00 | 34.6S 47.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Feb 1, 18:00 | 36.1S 48.6E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 2, 00:00 | 37.7S 50.6E | 40 kt | 1000 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 2, 06:00 | 39.3S 53.4E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
| Feb 2, 12:00 | 41.6S 58.5E | 35 kt | 1002 mb | Extratropical |
Other South Indian storms of 2003
- Tropical Storm AbaimbaSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm AtangSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone BouraSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone CrystalSouth Indian · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm DelfinaSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone EbulaSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone FionaSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm IshaSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone GerrySouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone HapeSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm GrahamSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone JaphetSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm HarrietSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone KalundeSouth Indian · 2003
- Tropical Storm CraigSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone InigoSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone LumaSouth Indian · 2003
- Cyclone ManouSouth Indian · 2003
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.