history of cyclones in Arabian sea

This blog details and pic are extracted from
http://www.met.gov.om/juma/GONU_web_17june2007/cyclones_history.htm

The picture track is from WikiPedia--`Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks by Nilfanion on WikiPedia (2005)`. It shows the paths of tropical cyclones over the northern Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, 1985-2005. During these 20 years for those cyclones that developed over the Arabian Sea, some cyclones entered Oman (e.g., 2002 cyclone that affected Salalah and surroundings).

Some late season storms start over the Bay of Bengal and move westwards across southern India re-generating as they cross over the warm waters of the Arabian Sea.
Once a storm/cyclone has formed over the south-eastern Arabian Sea, it moves north-westerly towards the Arabian Peninsula, sometimes curving north-westwards towards Gujarat and Pakistan and sometimes curving westwards towards the Gulf of Aden.

On 4th June 1980, a tropical cyclone brought 24 hours of torrential rain to Batinah and Muscat regions.
Severe cyclones have occurred in the Salalah area in May 1959, May 1963, and November 1966. In June 1977 a severe cyclone crossed Masirah Island.
In June 2002, a tropical storm affected Salalah city.