Cyclone Manou (2003)
Cyclone Manou reached Category 1 in the South Indian between May 1, 2003 and May 13, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Cyclone Manou. 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
- May 1, 2003 to May 13, 2003
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb (28.56 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 10 km (6 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 7.4
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 100 nmi (185 km, 115 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 30 nmi (56 km, 35 mi)
- Overall size
- 120 nmi (222 km, 138 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 22 kt (25 mph)
- Identifier
- SH282003
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 1, 18:00 | 11.3S 64.9E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 2, 00:00 | 11.0S 65.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 2, 06:00 | 11.1S 65.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 2, 12:00 | 11.3S 65.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 2, 18:00 | 11.6S 64.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 3, 00:00 | 12.1S 64.4E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 3, 06:00 | 12.8S 64.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 3, 12:00 | 13.7S 63.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 3, 18:00 | 14.4S 62.6E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 00:00 | 15.0S 61.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 06:00 | 15.3S 61.2E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 12:00 | 15.6S 60.7E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 4, 18:00 | 15.9S 60.1E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 5, 00:00 | 16.1S 59.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 5, 06:00 | 16.1S 58.7E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 5, 12:00 | 16.2S 58.1E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 5, 18:00 | 16.4S 57.5E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 6, 00:00 | 16.8S 56.9E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 6, 06:00 | 17.1S 56.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 6, 12:00 | 17.5S 55.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 6, 18:00 | 17.9S 54.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 7, 00:00 | 18.1S 53.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 7, 06:00 | 18.3S 52.6E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 7, 12:00 | 18.6S 51.8E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 7, 18:00 | 18.7S 51.2E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 00:00 | 18.8S 50.5E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 8, 06:00 | 19.1S 49.8E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| May 8, 12:00 | 19.2S 49.4E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| May 8, 18:00 | 19.3S 49.2E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| May 9, 00:00 | 19.4S 49.1E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| May 9, 06:00 | 19.5S 49.0E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| May 9, 12:00 | 19.7S 48.9E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| May 9, 18:00 | 20.0S 48.9E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 00:00 | 20.4S 48.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 06:00 | 21.0S 48.9E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 12:00 | 21.8S 48.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 10, 18:00 | 22.9S 48.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| May 11, 00:00 | 23.7S 50.0E | 25 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 11, 06:00 | 24.2S 50.8E | 25 kt | 1006 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 11, 12:00 | 24.4S 51.3E | 25 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 11, 18:00 | 24.6S 51.7E | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 12, 00:00 | 25.3S 51.6E | 30 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 12, 06:00 | 25.8S 51.1E | 30 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 12, 12:00 | 26.5S 50.1E | 30 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 12, 18:00 | 27.5S 49.2E | 30 kt | 1012 mb | Tropical storm |
| May 13, 00:00 | 29.2S 48.4E | 25 kt | 1014 mb | Disturbance |
| May 13, 06:00 | 31.3S 47.9E | 25 kt | 1015 mb | Disturbance |
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
- Tropical Storm FariSouth 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
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.