Tropical cyclones in 2000
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{{Tropical cyclones by year
| Track=
| First system= Babiola
| First date= January 3, 2000
| Last system=Ando
| Last date= January 9, 2001
| Strongest system=Hudah
| Pressure mbar/hPa=905
| Pressure inHg=26.72
| Longest system= Leon–Eline
(third longest lasting tropical system on record)
| Total days= 28
| Total systems=140
| Named systems=81
| Fatalities=1,875
| Damages=15495
| YearB=1999
| YearC=2000
| YearC2=2000
| YearA2=01
| Five years=1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
}}
File:Hurr-isaacjoyce-20000927-g8vis.jpg (top) and Hurricane Joyce (bottom) on September 27]]
During 2000, 140 tropical or subtropical cyclones formed throughout the world. The cyclones originated in seven different areas called basins, where respective weather agencies named 81 storms when they attained maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). The strongest storm of the year was Cyclone Hudah in the south-west Indian Ocean, which attained a minimum pressure of {{convert|905|hPa|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=4}}, and 10-minute maximum sustained winds of {{convert|220|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}. Cyclone Paul tied Hudah's peak winds in the Australian basin.
The cyclones in 2000 produced significant impacts in parts of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and North America. In the western Pacific Ocean, floods produced by Typhoon Kai-tak and a nearby tropical depression led to the Payatas landslide that killed 218 people. In southeastern Africa, Cyclone Eline struck Madagascar and Mozambique after a period of above-normal rainfall, and the ensuing floods killed at least 700 people. The costliest storm was Saomai, which caused $6.3 billion in damage. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the year 2000 (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University was 677.3 units.
There was an above-average number of storms during the year; the most active basin of the year was the Western Pacific, where a below-average 23 named storms formed. The Eastern Pacific and the North Atlantic were both relatively above-average, with 19 named storms forming in the Eastern Pacific and 15 in the North Atlantic. The Southern Hemisphere was also relatively average. Three Category 5 tropical cyclones were formed in 2000.
Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions
As the year began, a strong La Niña was peaking, with temperature anomalies going below {{convert|-1.5|C-change|F-change}}.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-10|title=El Niņo and La Niņa Years and Intensities|url=https://ggweather.com/enso/oni.htm|access-date=2021-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210073411/https://ggweather.com/enso/oni.htm|archive-date=2021-02-10}} NOAA's May hurricane outlook indicated that overall global conditions were conducive to increased activity in the North Atlantic basin.{{Cite report|work=Climate Prediction Center|title=NOAA: 2000 Atlantic hurricane outlook|date=May 10, 2000|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=January 26, 2008|url=http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/outlooks/hurricane2000/May/hurricane.html}} The La Niña began to weaken towards the latter part of 2000, with signs of weakening occurring as early as May.{{Cite web|title=Climate Prediction Center – Expert Assessments: Atlantic Hurricane Outlook|url=https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/outlooks/hurricane2000/August/hurricane.html|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov}}{{Cite web|title=CNN.com - La Niña is dying. Or is it? - May 9, 2000|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/05/09/la.nina/|access-date=2021-02-11|website=CNN}} Astride crossed over from the previous year, dissipating on January 3.
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from:23/12/2000 till:28/12/2000 color:NIO text:"BOB 06"
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from:24/12/2000 till:24/12/2000 color:WPAC text:"TD"
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from:27/12/1999 till:01/01/2000 text:Dec. '99
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from:01/09/2000 till:01/10/2000 text:September
from:01/10/2000 till:01/11/2000 text:October
from:01/11/2000 till:01/12/2000 text:November
from:01/12/2000 till:01/01/2001 text:December
from:01/01/2001 till:07/01/2001 text:Jan. '01
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=North Atlantic Ocean=
{{main|2000 Atlantic hurricane season}}
File:2000 Atlantic hurricane season summary map.png
An average Atlantic hurricane season features 12 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes, and features an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) count of 106. In 2000 in the North Atlantic basin, there were above-average numbers of named storms and hurricanes and an average number of major hurricanes. 2000 had an ACE count of 119, slightly higher than the average.
The season began with tropical depressions One and Two, both of which formed in June and affected no landmasses. Hurricane Alberto was the first named system of the 2000 season, intensifying into and peaking as a Category 3 hurricane. Alberto was the longest-lived storm of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season. Four formed east of Florida, though it was not able to strengthen further and dissipated on August 11. Tropical Storm Beryl, Tropical Storm Chris, and Hurricane Debby all formed within a week of each other, with Beryl causing minimal damages in Mexico and Debby causing flooding throughout the Antilles. Tropical Storm Ernesto formed in the Main Development Region (MDR) and affected no landmasses, with Nine forming a week later in the Gulf of Mexico and making landfall on Sabine Pass. Hurricane Florence formed on September 10 and caused rip currents throughout the East Coast of the United States. Hurricane Gordon and Tropical Storm Helene formed on September 14 and 15 respectively, with both storms affecting the Gulf Coast and the East Coast. Hurricane Isaac was the second major hurricane of the season, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane and staying out to sea for most of its life. Hurricane Joyce peaked as a high-end Category 1 hurricane, with damage being limited to the Lesser Antilles. Hurricane Keith was the strongest storm of the season, forming on September 28. Keith rapidly intensified offshore of Belize, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane before weakening and making landfall. Keith caused $319 million in damage and caused 68 fatalities. Tropical Storm Leslie was a relatively weak and short-lived system, though its precursor caused $950 million in damages. Hurricane Michael formed on October 15 and transitioned to an extratropical cyclone just before making landfall in Newfoundland, causing moderate damage in the areas it affected. Tropical Storm Nadine formed days later, affecting no landmasses. The final system, an unnamed subtropical storm, formed on October 25 and affected New England and Atlantic Canada.
The season was not very destructive, causing a total of $1.296 billion in damage, most of which can be attributed to Hurricane Keith and Tropical Storm Leslie. Additionally, 105 people were killed, of which nearly two-thirds can be attributed to Hurricane Keith. The main reason for the lack of damage can be attributed to the lack of landfalling storms and the minimal impact from most of the storms that made landfall.
=Eastern & Central Pacific Ocean=
{{main|2000 Pacific hurricane season}}
File:2000 Pacific hurricane season summary map.png
An average Pacific hurricane season features 15 tropical storms, 9 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes, and features an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) count of 132. In 2000, there were a below-average number of hurricanes and major hurricanes, though there was an above-average number of named storms. As a whole, the season was below-average, having a total of 95 ACE and featuring 19 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes. A majority of the storms were weak and short-lived.
The first storm, Hurricane Aletta, formed on May 22 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane. Tropical Storm Bud was a relatively weak tropical storm, affecting portions of Mexico. Hurricane Carlotta was the strongest storm of the month, peaking as a high-end Category 4 hurricane. Carlotta caused 18 fatalities after sinking a Lithuanian freighter. Following Carlotta, Four-E, Tropical Storm Upana, and Five-E formed in July, all 3 of which were weak and short-lived.
Systems
=January=
File:Connie_2000-01-28_1000Z.png]]
10 storms formed in the month of January, of which 6 were named by their respective agencies. Babiola was the first storm of the season, intensifying into one of the 4 storms that attained hurricane-force winds. Iris was an unusually small tropical cyclone, weakening while passing through Vanuatu. Connie was the strongest storm of the month, becoming an intense tropical cyclone and causing 3 fatalities.
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Babiola
|January 3–12 |155 (100) |950 |None |None | |
06F
|January 3–6 |45 (30) |1004 |None |None |None | |
Iris
|January 6–10 |150 (90) |964 |None |None | |
03
|January 12–26 |Not specified |Unknown |Unknown |Unknown |{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
07F
|January 16–16 |Not specified |Not specified |None |None |None | |
08F
|January 20–26 |75 (45) |996 |None |None |None | |
Jo
|January 23–27 |120 (75) |972 |None |None |None | |
Kirrily
|January 24–February 2 |140 (85) |975 |None |None |None | |
Connie
|January 25–February 1 |185 (115) |930 |Mauritius, Réunion, Southern Africa |Unknown |3 |{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|date=January 30, 2000|title=Island Cyclone Kills Two|url=https://apnews.com/f4ba4473df82b25e1f3df3d61e7b3dad|work=AP News Archive}}{{cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2000/01/31/la-reunion-echappe-au-cyclone-connie_312939|date=January 31, 2000|title=La Réunion échappe au cyclone Connie|newspaper=Liberation Societe|language=fr}} |
Damienne
|January 30–February 7 |65 (40) |994 |None |None |None | |
=February=
File:Cyclone Leon-Eline 22 feb 2000 0411Z.jpg]]
File:Norman Mar 3 2000 0500Z.jpg]]
February saw the formation of 10 systems, of which 7 were named. Leon–Eline, the first storm of the month, was the longest-lasting Indian Ocean tropical cyclone, causing significant damages in Madagascar and much of Southern Africa. Leon–Eline was tied for strongest storm of the month with Cyclone Norman. Gloria made landfall on Madagascar weeks after Leon–Eline made landfall, contributing to the early 2000 Madagascar floods. Steve traversed the northern and western coasts of Australia, making 4 landfalls in the process.
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Leon–Eline
|February 1–29 |185 (115) |930 |Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia |>$309 million |114-722 |{{#tag:ref|In Madagascar, Eline killed at least 64 people, although subsequent Tropical Storm Gloria affected the same region just two weeks later. The death toll for both storms is 205, with 66 confirmed fatalities related to Gloria, resulting in 139 deaths potentially related to Eline. There were only 17 confirmed fatalities in Mozambique, although the death toll from the cyclone and preceding floods was around 700, with 150 deaths before Eline's arrival. Therefore, there are up to 550 deaths related to the storm in that country. Elsewhere, Eline killed 12 people in Zimbabwe and 21 in South Africa.|name="note1"|group="nb"}} |
TD
|February 7–8 |Not specified |1004 |None |None | |
Marcia
|February 14–18 |65 (40) |995 |None |None |None | |
Felicia
|February 18–24 |110 (70) |975 |None |None |None | |
Kim
|February 23–29 |165 (105) |935 |Minimal |None | |
Gloria
|February 27–March 10 |95 (60) |985 |St. Brandon, Tromelin Island, Madagascar, Mozambique |Unknown |66 |{{#tag:ref|Gloria killed at least 66 people, although the exact toll was initially unknown due to disrupted communications.|group="nb"}} |
Steve
|February 27–March 11 |110 (70) |975 |North Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia |$100 million |None |
13F
|February 28–29 |65 (40) |994 |None |None |None | |
Norman
|February 29–March 9 |185 (115) |930 |None |None | |
09
|February 29–March 11 |Not specified |Unknown |None |None |None | |
=March=
File:Hudah 2000-03-31 0645Z.jpg]]
=April=
File:Paul 2000-04-16 0330Z.jpg]]
10 systems formed in the month of April, of which 5 were named. The first storm of the month, Cyclone Tessi, made landfall on Australia as a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale. Innocente was a long-lasting yet weak storm, with its remnants causing heavy rains on Mauritius. Cyclone Paul was the strongest storm of the month, peaking with a minimum central pressure of 915 hPa. Cyclone Rosita was a small yet powerful tropical cyclone, peaking with 10-min winds of {{convert|205|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}} and making landfall at peak intensity.
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|+ Tropical cyclones formed in April 2000 |
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! width="15%"| Dates active ! width="10%" | Max wind ! width="5%" | Pressure ! width="30%" | Areas affected ! width="10%" | Damage ! width="5%" | Deaths ! width="5%" | Refs |
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Tessi
|April 1–3 |130 (80) |980 |$50 million |None |{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
TD
|April 5–6 |Not specified |Not specified |None |None |None | |
13
|April 7–15 |95 (60) |992 |None |None | |
18F
|April 10 |Not specified |Not specified |None |None |None | |
Innocente
|April 12–24 |70 (45) |993 |None |None | |
Paul
|April 11–20 |220 (140) |915 |None |None | |
Neil
|April 12–17 |75 (45) |992 |Fiji |None |None | |
Rosita
|April 14–21 |205 (125) |930 |None |None | |
20F
|April 29–30 |75 (45) |996 |Minimal |None |{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
21F
|April 30–May 1 |75 (45) |1000 |Minimal |None |{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
=May=
File:Damrey 2000-05-09 0145Z.jpg]]
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|+ Tropical cyclones formed in May 2000 |
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! width="15%"| Dates active ! width="10%" | Max wind ! width="5%" | Pressure ! width="30%" | Areas affected ! width="10%" | Damage ! width="5%" | Deaths ! width="5%" | Refs |
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22F
|May 3–8 |75 (45) |1001 |None |None |None | |
Damrey (Asiang)
|May 4–12 |165 (105) |930 |None |None | |
23F
|May 6 |Not specified |Not specified |None |None |None | |
Longwang (Biring)
|May 17–20 |85 (50) |990 |None |None | |
TD
|May 17–18 |Not specified |1000 |None |None |None | |
Aletta
|May 22–28 |165 (105) |970 |None |None | |
03W (Konsing)
|May 20–22 |55 (35) |1002 |None |None | |
24F
|May 20–23 |75 (45) |1002 |None |None |None | |
04W
|May 30–June 1 |55 (35) |1002 |None |None | |
=June=
File:Carlotta 2000-06-21.png]]
June tied with November for least active month of 2000. 5 storms developed, of which 2 developed gale-force winds and were named by their respective agencies. Tropical Storm Bud was the first named storm, affecting Western Mexico. Hurricane Carlotta was the strongest storm of the month, becoming a high-end Category 4 hurricane. Carlotta caused the deaths of 18 people after sinking the M/V Linkuva.
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|+ Tropical cyclones formed in June 2000 |
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! width="15%"| Dates active ! width="10%" | Max wind ! width="5%" | Pressure ! width="30%" | Areas affected ! width="10%" | Damage ! width="5%" | Deaths ! width="5%" | Refs |
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One
|June 7–8 |45 (30) |1008 |Mexico, Texas |None |None | |
Bud
|June 13–17 |85 (50) |994 |Revillagigedo Islands, Baja California Peninsula |Minimal |None | |
Carlotta
|June 18–25 |250 (155) |932 |Mexico |Minimal |18 |
TD
|June 18 |55 (35) |1002 |None |None | |
Two
|June 23–25 |55 (35) |1008 |None |None |None | |
=July=
File:Jelawat 2000-08-03 0105Z.jpg]]
File:Kirogi 2000-07-05 0140Z.jpg]]
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|+ Tropical cyclones formed in July 2000 |
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! width="15%"| Dates active ! width="10%" | Max wind ! width="5%" | Pressure ! width="30%" | Areas affected ! width="10%" | Damage ! width="5%" | Deaths ! width="5%" | Refs |
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Kirogi (Ditang)
|July 2–8 |155 (100) |940 |Japan |$140 million |5 |{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=July 9, 2000|accessdate=August 9, 2009|title=Typhoon Kirogi ravages Japanese cities, killing 3|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB82DE1EB36D02A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}{{cite web|author=Marcos Calo Medina|agency=Associated Press|date=July 9, 2000|accessdate=August 9, 2009|title=Typhoon Hits Taiwan|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-29789981.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026095202/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-29789981.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2012}} |
Kai-tak (Edeng)
|July 3–10 |140 (85) |960 |Philippines, Taiwan, East China, Korea |Unknown |188 |
Four-E
|July 6–7 |45 (30) |1007 |None |None |None | |
07W (Gloring)
|July 11–13 |55 (35) |1000 |None |None | |
TD
|July 11 |Not specified |1000 |None |None | |
08W
|July 15–17 |45 (30) |996 |None |None | |
Tembin
|July 17–23 |75 (45) |992 |None |None |None | |
Upana
|July 20–24 |75 (45) |1006 |None |None |None | |
10W
|July 20–22 |45 (30) |1000 |None |None | |
TD
|July 21 |Not specified |1004 |None |None | |
Five-E
|July 22–23 |55 (35) |1005 |None |None |None | |
Daniel
|July 23–August 5 |205 (125) |954 |Hawaiian Islands, Aleutian Islands |None |None | |
Bolaven (Huaning)
|July 24–31 |95 (60) |980 |Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, Korea, Russian Far East |$21.6 million |None |{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} |
Emilia
|July 26–30 |100 (65) |994 |Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Islands |None |None | |
Chanchu
|July 27–30 |65 (40) |996 |None |None |None | |
Jelawat
|July 31–August 12 |155 (100) |940 |None |None | |
=August=
File:Bilis 2000-08-21 0235Z.jpg]]
August was a very active month, featuring 24 systems, 16 of which were named by their respective agencies.
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|+ Tropical cyclones formed in August 2000 |
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! width="15%"| Dates active ! width="10%" | Max wind ! width="5%" | Pressure ! width="30%" | Areas affected ! width="10%" | Damage ! width="5%" | Deaths ! width="5%" | Refs |
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TD
|August 1–3 |Not specified |1004 |Ryukyu Islands, Japan, Korea |None |None | |
01
|August 1–3 |Not specified |Unknown |None |None |None | |
Alberto
|August 3–23 |205 (125) |950 |West Africa, Bermuda, Iceland, Greenland, Jan Mayen |None |None | |
Fabio
|August 3–8 |85 (50) |1000 |None |None |None | |
Gilma
|August 5–11 |130 (80) |984 |None |None |None | |
14W
|August 7–10 |55 (35) |1008 |None |None |None | |
Four
|August 8–11 |55 (35) |1009 |None |None |None | |
Ewiniar
|August 9–18 |120 (75) |975 |None |None | |
Hector
|August 10–16 |130 (80) |983 |None |None |None | |
Beryl
|August 13–15 |85 (50) |1007 |Mexico, Texas |$27 thousand |1 |{{cite report|author=Stacy R. Stewart|date=November 14, 2000|title=Tropical Storm Beryl Tropical Cyclone Report|publisher=National Hurricane Center|accessdate=December 17, 2013|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL052000_Beryl.pdf|page=2}} |
Ileana
|August 13–17 |110 (70) |991 |Baja California Peninsula, Mexico |None |None | |
Wene
|August 13–17 |85 (50) |1002 |None |None |None | |
Chris
|August 17–19 |65 (40) |1008 |None |None |None | |
17W
|August 17–18 |45 (30) |1008 |None |None |None | |
Bilis (Isang)
|August 18–25 |205 (125) |920 |Philippines, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Ryukyu Islands, Guam |$668 million |71 |
TD
|August 18–20 |Not specified |1004 |Japan |None |None | |
Debby
|August 19–24 |140 (85) |991 |Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Turks and Caicos, Florida |$735 thousand |1 |
Kaemi
|August 18–23 |75 (45) |985 |None |14 |
BOB 02
|August 23–24 |45 (30) |994 |$170 million |131 |
Prapiroon (Lusing)
|August 25–September 1 |130 (80) |965 |$6.14 billion |75 |{{cite report|title= 2000 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report|url= https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/atcr/2000atcr.pdf|page= 118|access-date= February 7, 2021}}{{citation needed|reason=Death toll only adds up to 56 on the first source|date=February 2021}} |
Maria
|August 27–September 2 |75 (45) |985 |China |None |None | |
John
|August 28–September 1 |110 (70) |994 |None |None |None | |
Kristy
|August 31–September 3 |65 (40) |1004 |None |None |None | |
TD
|August 31–September 1 |Not specified |1004 |None |None |None | |
Saomai (Osang)
|August 31–September 16 |175 (110) |925 |Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Japan, China, South Korea, North Korea, Russia |$6.3 billion |28 |{{cite web|title=Typhoon 200014 (SAOMAI) – Disaster Information|url=http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/cgi-bin/dt/dsummary.pl?id=200014&basin=wnp&lang=en|work=Digital Typhoon|publisher=National Institute of Informatics|accessdate=12 January 2014|author=Kitamoto Asanobu}}{{cite news|title=Typhoon kills 8 South Koreans|date=September 18, 2000|author=Lee, Charles|agency=United Press International|location=Seoul, South Korea}}{{cite news|title=Nine killed, 76 hurt in Russia as Typhoon Saomai strikes|date=September 18, 2000|agency=Agence France-Pesse|location=Moscow, Russia}} |
=September=
File:Shanshan 2000-09-21 0010Z.jpg]]
File:Keith 2000-10-01 0645Z.jpg]]
=October=
File:Xangsane 2000-10-31 0240Z.jpg]]
=November=
File:03B 2000-11-28 1715Z.jpg]]
The month of November saw 5 systems form, tying with June for the least active month. 3 systems attained gale-force winds, though only 2 were given names by their respective agencies. Rosa was the first storm of the month, forming on November 3 and peaking as a tropical storm. 2 more systems formed before BOB 05, also known as the 2000 South India cyclone, formed in the Bay of Bengal. The cyclone peaked as an extremely severe cyclonic storm, making it the strongest storm of the month before weakening at landfall. The last storm of the month, Rumbia, affected the Philippines and Vietnam, causing 48 fatalities.
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|+ Tropical cyclones formed in November 2000 |
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Rosa
|November 3–8 |100 (65) |993 |Southwestern Mexico, Central America |$21 thousand |None | |
32W
|November 7–9 |55 (35) |1004 |None |None | |
02
|November 12–18 |Unknown |Unknown |None |None |None | |
BOB 05
|November 26–30 |190 (115) |958 |$15 million |12 |
Rumbia (Toyang)
|November 27–December 7 |75 (45) |990 |$1 million |48 |
=December=
File:Ando Jan 6 2001 0635Z.png]]
File:Sam 2000-12-08 0900Z.jpg]]
The month of December saw 7 systems form, with 4 of the storms being named by their respective agencies. The month began with Cyclone Sam, which intensified into a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, making landfall on Western Australia at peak intensity. Ulpiang was a short-lived storm that caused flooding and deaths in the Philippines. BOB 06, also known as the 2000 Sri Lanka cyclone was the strongest storm to hit Sri Lanka since 1978, being attributed to 9 deaths. 2 tropical depressions formed in the West Pacific before Soulik formed and rapidly intensified into a moderately strong typhoon. The year finished with Cyclone Ando, peaking offshore as an intense tropical cyclone.
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|+ Tropical cyclones formed in December 2000 |
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! width="15%"| Dates active ! width="10%" | Max wind ! width="5%" | Pressure ! width="30%" | Areas affected ! width="10%" | Damage ! width="5%" | Deaths ! width="5%" | Refs |
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Sam
|December 3–10 |205 (125) |935 |Minor |None | |
Ulpiang
|December 6–8 |55 (35) |1004 |None |3 |
BOB 06
|December 23–28 |165 (105) |970 |Sri Lanka, India |Minimal |9 |
TD
|December 24 |Not specified |1008 |None |None |None | |
TD
|December 24 |Not specified |1006 |None |None |None | |
Soulik (Welpring)
|December 29–January 4 |150 (90) |955 |None |None |None | |
Ando
|December 31–January 9 |195 (120) |925 |Seychelles, Agaléga, Tromelin, Mauritius, Réunion |None |2 |{{cite web|title=Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary January 2001|access-date=2014-07-07|url=http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2001/summ0101.htm}}{{cite report|title=Cyclone Season 2000–2001|url=http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/anglais/archives/publications/saisons_cycloniques/index20002001.html|work=RSMC La Réunion|publisher=Météo-France|access-date=2014-07-07}} |
Global effects
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See also
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Notes
2 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2000 are counted in the seasonal totals.
3 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2000 are counted in the seasonal totals.
4 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
5 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir Simpson Scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
6 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France which uses wind gusts.
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References
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External links
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Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers
- [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ US National Hurricane Center] – North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific
- [http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/ Central Pacific Hurricane Center] – Central Pacific
- [http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/ Japan Meteorological Agency] – NW Pacific
- [http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/index.php?lang=en India Meteorological Department] – Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea
- [http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/anglais/ Météo-France – La Reunion] – South Indian Ocean from 30°E to 90°E
- [http://www.met.gov.fj/ Fiji Meteorological Service] – South Pacific west of 160°E, north of 25° S
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers
- [http://meteo.bmkg.go.id/siklon Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia] – South Indian Ocean from 90°E to 141°E, generally north of 10°S
- [http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/ Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC's Perth, Darwin & Brisbane)] – South Indian Ocean & South Pacific Ocean from 90°E to 160°E, generally south of 10°S
- [http://www.pngmet.gov.pg/warnings/smartalert/ Papua New Guinea National Weather Service] – South Pacific Ocean from 141°E to 160°E, generally north of 10°S
- [http://metservice.com/ Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited] – South Pacific west of 160°E, south of 25°S
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