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The 1964 Rameswaram cyclone (also known as the Dhanushkodi cyclone) was regarded as one of the most powerful storms to ever strike India on record. [1] The system was first identified as an area of low pressure over the Andaman Sea on December 15. Following interaction with a tropical wave, it began to develop and became a depression by ...
Satellite image of Cyclone Sagar, the strongest cyclone on record to strike Somalia until Gati in 2020, which also killed 78 people. May 19, 2018 - After traversing much of the Gulf of Aden, Cyclone Sagar made the westernmost landfall in the northern Indian Ocean when it struck Lughaya in northwestern Somaliland with winds of 75 km/h (45 mph). [21]
Severe Tropical Cyclone Neville formed north of the Cocos Islands [71] on 1 March and left the basin 20 days later. [72] Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan formed on 13 March from a tropical low over the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. [73] Short-lived Tropical Low 10U formed and weakened within the same day of 14 March. [74]
The cyclone on Saturday was the deadliest storm to strike the territory in nearly a century. It devastated entire neighborhoods on the collection of islands with winds that exceeded 220 kph (136 mph), according to the French weather service. Many people had ignored cyclone warnings, thinking the storm would not be so extreme.
February 15, 1950 - After crossing Madagascar, a cyclone struck eastern Mozambique and moved across much of Africa, eventually reaching northern Namibia. [3] [4]April 15, 1952 - A cyclone moved ashore southeastern Tanzania near Lindi with maximum sustained winds estimated at 180 km/h (110 mph); this made the cyclone the strongest on record to strike the country. [5]
UN weather agency says Tropical Cyclone Freddy that hit eastern Africa last year was longest ever 07/02/2024 10:00 -0400 GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency said Tuesday that Tropical Cyclone Freddy, a deadly Indian Ocean storm that lashed eastern Africa last year , was confirmed to be the longest-lasting cyclone ever recorded at 36 days.
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Cyclone Biparjoy, at peak intensity while approaching the India-Pakistan border region on June 12, 2023. Behind super cyclonic storms, extremely severe cyclonic storms are the second-highest classification on the India Meteorological Department (IMD)'s intensity scale.