To construct a detailed timeline of the meteorological and societal impacts of SC-99 and of the forecast issued and disseminated.
To find out the accuracy of the forecast.
To collect information regarding the decisions being made during the cyclonic period.
To collect information on the frequency, severity and timing of storms similar to SC-99 in the historical record
To examine how types of forecast of such events could realistically be improved at different lead times.
Using SC-99 as a case scenario examine how issuing more detailed forecast might have attached human behavior, changing the societal impact of the storm.
Compare actions during SC-99 with actions during more recent storms.
Use the result to analyze whether there is a lead- time beyond which forecast of such storms would no longer be useful to different groups.
To make SC-99 as a case study which can be of value to 3 disparate research communities, including both physical and social scientist.
