2002 Oman cyclone

North Indian cyclone in 2002 Cyclonic Storm ARB 01 ARB 01 2002-05-09 0705Z.jpg The cyclone near peak intensity prior to landfall on May 9 May 6, 2002 May 10, 2002 35 994 45 991 2002 9 total 25000000 Oman, Yemen 2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2002 Oman cyclone (JTWC designation: 01A, officially known as Cyclonic Storm ARB 01) was a tropical cyclone that struck the Dhofar region of Oman in May 2002. The first storm of the 2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, it developed on May 6 in the Arabian Sea, and it maintained a general west-northwest track for much of its duration. The system reached cyclonic storm status on May 9, meaning it attained winds of greater than 65 km/h mph on 5, and on May 10 it made landfall near Salalah; shortly thereafter it dissipated. The storm was rare, in the sense that it was one of only twelve tropical cyclones on record to approach the Arabian Peninsula in the month of May. The storm brought the heaviest number of people to Dhofar in 30 years, causing flooding and creating rivers in wadis, or typically dry riverbeds. Several people drowned after their vehicles were swept away by the flooding. The storm caused locally heavy damage, totaling $25 million (2002 USD). Meteorological history Cyclone 01A 2002 track.png An area of convection developed on May 2, 2002 near Sri Lanka, associated with a weak and broad circulation center. The system tracked west-northwestward through the Arabian Sea along a trough near the equator. Its thunderstorm activity was enhanced by a ridge to its north, though was also removed from the center. By May 5, the circulation had become better defined, and concurrently the convection increased over the center. After further organization, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) classified the system as Depression ARB01A on May 6.Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 2003-03-10 2002 Annual Tropical Cyclones Review World Meteorological Organization 2008-07-15 http://www.preventionweb.net/files/1527_7895.pdf PDF 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181921/http://www.preventionweb.net/files/1527_7895.pdf live Around the same time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) classified it as Tropical Depression 01A, while located about 1300 km mi on southeast of Salalah, Oman. After becoming a tropical cyclone, the depression turned to a northwest motion before resuming a track to the west-northwest. On May 7 it intensified into a deep depression, and though its winds had increased, the structure became disorganized as the center became exposed from the thunderstorm activity. The convection waned, due to the influence of dry air from the Arabian Peninsula, as well as from wind shear. As a result, the IMD downgraded it to depression status early on May 8. However, later in the day, convection redeveloped over the western half of the circulation, and it again reached deep depression status, about 830 km mi on southeast of Oman. The storm maintained poleward outflow as it continued west-northwestward. Early on May 9 the IMD upgraded the system to a cyclonic storm, estimating winds of 65 km/h mph on 5 and a pressure of 994 mbar inHg on.Kenneth R. Knapp Michael C. Kruk David H. Levinson Howard J. Diamond Charles J. Neumann 2010 The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data 2002 Missing (2002126N09068) Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 2013-10-28 http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-2002126N09068 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082731/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-2002126N09068 2016-03-05 dead Around that time, the storm was estimated by the JTWC to have attained peak winds of 85 km/h (50 km/h), with an atmospheric pressure of 991 mbar.Joint Typhoon Warning Center 2005-04-10 2002 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report 2008-07-17 http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/2002atcr/2002atcr.pdf PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20110607035604/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/2002atcr/2002atcr.pdf 2011-06-07 While located a short distance offshore, the storm turned to the northwest and weakened slightly. At about 0900 UTC on May 10, the storm made landfall near Salalah, Oman. Shortly thereafter, it began dissipation over Oman. Its landfall in the Dhofar region of Oman was uncommon; in the period from 1891 to 1990, only 17 tropical depressions or storms struck the region.Ahmed Majid Al-Hakmani 2006 Flood Control Project in Salalah, Oman Regional Centre on Urban Water Management 2008-07-23 http://www.rcuwm.org.ir/events/workshop/08/files/Oman%20-%20Al-Hakmani-full.pdf PDF September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Impact right|thumb|Satellite image after landfall Along the coastline, the arrival of the storm resulted in strong waves of up to 4 m ft off. The storm dropped heavy rainfall in the vicinity of its landfall, which were the greatest totals in 30 years in the Dhofar region. The city of Salalah reported 58 mm in on in a 24‑hour period as the storm moved ashore, which was more than 300% of its average monthly for May.National Climatic Data Center 2002-06-17 Tropical Cyclones in June 2002 2008-07-17 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/2002/may/hazards.html https://web.archive.org/web/20021126054755/http://www0.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/2002/may/hazards.html dead 2002-11-26 As a result, some flooding was reported in the city, and several wadis, or typically dry riverbeds, became sudden rivers in the area; one station recorded a discharge of 1146 m3/s (40,470 ft3/s). In Qairoon, precipitation amounted to 251 mm in on, which was the highest total in Oman. Severe thunderstorms were reported during its passage, with wind gusts peaking at 106 km/h mph on. In neighboring Yemen, the city of Al Ghaydah reported light winds of about 45 km/h mph on 5.Gary Padgett 2002 May 2002 Worldwide Tropical Summary 2008-07-17 http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2002/summ0205.htm 2008-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080517134748/http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2002/summ0205.htm live Damage was severe and widespread, estimated at $25 million (2002 USD).Dartmouth Flood Observatory 2003-01-08 2002 Global Register of Extreme Flood Events 2008-07-17 http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods/Archives/2002sum.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080725134558/http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods/Archives/2002sum.htm 25 July 2008 live Storm impact included property, crop, transportation, and agricultural damage, with hundreds of cattle drowning during the passage of the storm. Across the Dhofar region of Oman, the storm caused several injuries and a total of nine fatalities; most of the deaths were drownings, occurring when their vehicles were swept away by flooding in typically dry areas.Staff Writer Agence-France Presse 2002-05-20 World must drink treated, desalinated water to make up shortfall: officials Two army soldiers and one police officer drowned while saving other people in danger. In the aftermath of the storm, the Omani government received 4,000 requests for assistance, and in turn provided financial aid to 500 families; additionally, the government supplied temporary housing for displaced people.Staff Writer Global News Wire 2002-05-27 4,000 Requests for Relief Given by Storm Victims See also Tropical cyclones List of Arabian Peninsula tropical cyclones 1996 Oman cyclone References 2 External links Cyclones and depressions over north Indian Ocean during 2002 – report by India Meteorological Department Category:Tropical cyclones in Oman Oman Category:Cyclonic storms Category:Tropical cyclones in 2002