2020 saw another impressive season in the NIO, with
Amphan and
Gati being the highlights of the season. The
outlook I came up with last April was a bust
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, and there were four systems not upgraded by both IMD and JTWC that I think should be added to the total storm count, all of which were in the Arabian Sea.
*Invest 95A (July):The most obvious TS on this list. The system was only tagged as an invest when it was already a 40-45kt TS (as ASCAT below shows), while IMD only mentioned it as a well-marked-low at most in their bulletins. The LLCC increasingly became exposed shortly after being tagged as an invest then dissipated over eastern Pakistan the next day.
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ASCAT already revealed a well-defined circulation with 35kt winds 12hrs hours before the pass above. This was probably a TC for 24hrs or so.
*Invest 96A (August):Origins of this system seem similar to 95A above. ASCAT found 35-40kt winds underneath the sheared convection (close to the center) before the system increasingly became more sheared and dissipated over water.
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*Invest/Depression 92A (October):Possibly a minimal TS based on ASCAT. This was from the remnants of a deep depression that hit the east coast of India which reorganized upon emerging over the Arabian Sea.
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*Invest 96A (November):One of the three invests monitored by JTWC in an unusually robust monsoon trough over the Arabian Sea in mid/late-November (one of them became TC Gati). The system underwent Fujiwhara interaction with Gati. ASCAT suggests it briefly attained minimal TS intensity before ultimately being absorbed.
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The 2020 NIO TC Season was the costliest NIO TC season on record (mostly because of Amphan). Hoping for a less-destructive season this 2021. Happy New Year!