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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Kesiny (2002)
2 May 2002 · South Indian Ocean · Category 1
Cyclone Kesiny formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 2 May 2002 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 130 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 976 hPa. It made landfall in Madagascar.
- Formed
- 2 May 2002
- Dissipated
- 11 May 2002
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 130 km/h (70 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 976 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSMadagascar111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Cyclone Hary259 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Dina241 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Chris232 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Guillaume222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Francesca213 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Ikala204 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Dianne:jery194 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Cyprien102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth