1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

Infobox hurricane season
Basin=NIO
Year=1998
Track=1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.jpg
First storm formed=May 13, 1998
Last storm dissipated=December 17, 1998
Strongest storm name=03A
Strongest storm pressure=938
Strongest storm winds=105
Average wind speed=1
Total depressions=8
Total storms=8
Total hurricanes=5
Total intense=
Fatalities=1240
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Inflated=2
five seasons=1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000The 1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season had no bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. __TOC__

eason Summary

Eight tropical cyclones were observed, slightly above average compared to the average of 5-6. Five reached Cyclone strength.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (01B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Track=Cyclone 01B 1998 track.pngFormed=May 13
Dissipated=May 20
3-min winds=65
1-min winds=70
Pressure=970A tropical depression that formed on May 13 in the Bay of Bengal moved northward, westward, and northeastward before organizing enough to become a tropical storm on the 18th. The storm continued northward, reaching cyclone strength just before hitting Bangladesh on the 20th. The cyclone was responsible for 12 casualties and moderate damage.

Cyclonic Storm (2A)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Track=Cyclone 02A 1998 track.pngFormed=May 27
Dissipated=May 29
3-min winds=35
1-min winds=35
Pressure=997From May 27 to the 29th, a tropical storm moved northwest across the Arabian Sea before dissipating over the open ocean.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (03A)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO


Track=Cyclone 03A 1998 track.pngFormed=June 1
Dissipated=June 9
3-min winds=105
1-min winds=105
Pressure=938On June 1, Tropical Depression 3A formed just west of Southern India. It tracked northwestward, fluctuating between Tropical Depression and Tropical Storm strength. On the 6th, it strengthened to cyclone strength, and while recurving to the north it reached its peak of convert|115|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on winds on the 8th. It weakened slightly, but restrengthened to a convert|120|mi/h|km/h|-1|abbr=on Cyclone on the 9th as it was making landfall on the Indian province of Gujarat. The cyclone caused 1,126 fatalities due to flooding and storm surge, as well as $290 million in damage (1998 US Dollars).

Cyclonic Storm (04A)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Track=Cyclone 04A 1998 track.pngFormed=September 28
Dissipated=October 1
1-min winds=35
Pressure=997Tropical Storm Four spent its entirety in the central Arabian Sea, persisting from September 28 to October 1.

Cyclonic Storm (05A)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Track=Cyclone 05A 1998 track.pngFormed=October 15
Dissipated=October 18
3-min winds=35
1-min winds=35
Pressure=997On October 15, a tropical depression developed in the Arabian Sea. It tracked to the east-northeast, reaching tropical storm strength the next day. Vertical shear weakened the system back to the depression by the time it reached the Indian coastline on the 18th.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (06B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Track=Cyclone 06B 1998 track.pngFormed=November 13
Dissipated=November 16
3-min winds=82.5
1-min winds=85
Pressure=958A tropical depression formed in the Bay of Bengal on November 13. It moved northwestward, steadily strengthening to a peak of convert|95|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on winds. The cyclone hit India at this intensity on the 15th. It dissipated the next day, after causing extensive property and crop damage, as well as 2 deaths.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm 07B)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO

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Track=Cyclone 07B 1998 track.pngFormed=November 16
Dissipated=November 23
3-min winds=65
1-min winds=75
Pressure=967The remnants of Tropical Storm Chip from the Western Pacific developed into Tropical Depression 7B on November 16. It headed northwestward, slowly strengthening to a tropical storm on the 20th. While recurving to the northeast, it reached cyclone strength, but vertical wind shear weakened it to a minimal tropical storm as it made landfall on the 23rd. The storm, which caused a strong storm surge, killed over 100 fishermen.

Tropical Depression 08A

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=NIO
Track=Cyclone 08A 1998 track.pngFormed=December 11
Dissipated=December 17
3-min winds=65
1-min winds=65
Pressure=976The final storm of the season formed in the Arabian Sea on December 11. It tracked northwestward, reaching tropical storm strength on the 13th and cyclone strength on the 15th. Vertical wind shear weakened it to a minimal tropical storm just before making landfall on Oman on the 17th. It dissipate shortly thereafter.

ources

* [http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/WCDRDOCS/Primer%20for%20Parliamentarians.pdf Primer for Parliamentarians]
* [http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/ Gary Padgett Summaries]
* [http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane/indian_oc/index.html Unisys Track]
* [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/atcr_archive.html JTWC Archive]

ee also

*List of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
*List of tropical cyclones
*Tropical cyclone
*Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
*1998 Atlantic hurricane season
*1998 Pacific hurricane season
*1998 Pacific typhoon season
*South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1997-98, 1998-99
*Australian region cyclone seasons: 1997-98, 1998-99
*South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1997-98, 1998-99