Cyclone Inigo (2003)

The system developed from a tropical low that crossed eastern Indonesia in late March 2003, was named on 1 April, and intensified rapidly as it tracked southwestward. It reached a minimum central pressure of 900 hPa on 4 April with estimated sustained winds of 130 knots about 830 km north-northwest of Karratha, then made landfall on Western Australia on 8 April as a minimal tropical storm and dissipated. Two Indonesian fishing vessels, each with about five to eight crew, were reported missing days later from a position near 12 degrees south, presumed lost as the cyclone neared its peak over them.

Formed (UTC)
2003-03-29
Dissipated (UTC)
2003-04-08
Peak Saffir-Simpson category
5
Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)
140
Basin it formed in
South Indian
Deaths, as sources state them
58 casualties reported in association with the system
IBTrACS storm page
ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2003088S07131

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: cyclone, western australia, indonesia, karratha, shipping

Coordinates: -12.215680740959248, 116.65295777712225

Part of Category 5 tropical cyclones of the 2000 to 2004 seasons

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