It continued westward, reaching cyclone strength again, but vertical shear caused it to dissipate on the 9th. In southern Thailand, 30 people were killed and 102 others were listed as missing as a result of the storm. Linda damaged at least 100 homes and sank 30 ships in the region. An estimated 6,400,000 m2 of farmland were destroyed by Linda. Tropical Cyclone 03A A broad trough of low pressure formed into a tropical depression on November 4 in the central Arabian Sea. It moved westward, slowly intensifying into a tropical storm on the 8th. Vertical shear weakened it to a depression later that day, but on the 9th, just before making landfall on eastern Somalia, it restrengthened to a tropical storm. Tropical Storm Three dissipated on the 10th without causing any reported damage. See also North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone List of tropical cyclones Tropical cyclone Saffir–Simpson scale 1997 Atlantic hurricane season 1997 Pacific hurricane season 1997 Pacific typhoon season South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1996–97, 1997–98 Australian region cyclone seasons: 1996–97, 1997–98 South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1996–97, 1997–98 References External links Primer for Parliamentarians Gary Padgett Summaries Unisys Track JTWC Archive