Cyclones Mandous and ARB 03
Cyclone Mandous at peak intensity prior to landfall on December 09 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| as Severe Cyclonic Storm Mandous | |
| Formed | 6 December 2022 |
| Dissipated | 10 December 2022 |
| Severe cyclonic storm | |
| 3-minute sustained (IMD) | |
| Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 990 hPa (mbar); 29.23 inHg |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 100 km/h (65 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 990 hPa (mbar); 29.23 inHg |
| Meteorological history | |
| as Deep Depression ARB 03 | |
| Formed | 14 December 2022 |
| Dissipated | 17 December 2022 |
| Deep depression | |
| 3-minute sustained (IMD) | |
| Highest winds | 55 km/h (35 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 1000 hPa (mbar); 29.53 inHg |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 994 hPa (mbar); 29.35 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 9 |
| Damage | $27.4 million (2022 USD) |
| Areas affected | Tamil 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.