Cyclones Mandous and ARB 03

Severe Cyclonic Storm Mandous
Deep Depression ARB 03
Cyclone Mandous at peak intensity prior to landfall on December 09
Meteorological history
as Severe Cyclonic Storm Mandous
Formed6 December 2022
Dissipated10 December 2022
Severe cyclonic storm
3-minute sustained (IMD)
Highest winds95 km/h (60 mph)
Lowest pressure990 hPa (mbar); 29.23 inHg
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds100 km/h (65 mph)
Lowest pressure990 hPa (mbar); 29.23 inHg
Meteorological history
as Deep Depression ARB 03
Formed14 December 2022
Dissipated17 December 2022
Deep depression
3-minute sustained (IMD)
Highest winds55 km/h (35 mph)
Lowest pressure1000 hPa (mbar); 29.53 inHg
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds95 km/h (60 mph)
Lowest pressure994 hPa (mbar); 29.35 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities9
Damage$27.4 million (2022 USD)
Areas affectedTamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Sri Lanka

Part of the 2022 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

Severe Cyclonic Storm Mandous (/mændəs/) was the third cyclonic storm, as well as the third most intense tropical cyclone of the 2022 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The remnants of the system later regenerated into Deep Depression ARB 03 in the Arabian Sea. The system struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as well as South India.