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In early September 2024, Vijayawada, a city in Andhra Pradesh, India, experienced severe flooding triggered by exceptionally heavy rainfall that began on August 31, 2024. The floods resulted in at least 35 deaths in NTR district and significantly impacted approximately 270,000 people in Vijayawada alone. [ 1 ]
The cyclone made landfall near the town of Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh state, the India Meteorological Department said, adding late on Tuesday on the X platform that the landfall process was completed.
The cyclone gradually moved north-west over the next few days towards the eastern coast of India. The storm peaked with sustained winds of 60 knots (110 km/h; 70 mph) causing heavy rainfall in north-eastern Tamil Nadu including Chennai and south-eastern Andhra Pradesh before making landfall near Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh on December 5.
Two days later, early on 31 August, the IMD upgraded it into a depression, designated as BOB 03, off the coast of Andhra Pradesh. It made landfall that same day before weakening back to a low pressure inland. 27 deaths from rain related incidents were recorded in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. [34]
In Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, the cyclone resulted in loss amounting to Rs 226 crore (US$27.4 million). [16] The storm caused damage to infrastructure, crops, and property, affecting the local economy. In Tamil Nadu, four fatalities were reported due to heavy rains and flooding. Several districts experienced widespread rainfall, leading ...
It made landfall at the equivalent to a Category 3 tropical cyclone on Andhra Pradesh on May 9. As it moved inland it weakened and dissipated on May 10. The cyclone killed 967 people and caused $600 million (1990 USD) in damages. It was the worst storm to hit South India in pre-monsoon season until Cyclone Laila in 2010.
The 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above-average and deadly season, becoming the most active since 2019, with nine depressions and six cyclonic storms forming. It was the deadliest since 2017 , mostly due to Cyclone Mocha , and had the second-highest accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) in the basin, after 2019. [ 1 ]
The 1996 Andhra Pradesh cyclone (also known as Cyclone 07B) was a small but powerful storm that left heavy damage in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It formed on 4 November in the eastern Bay of Bengal. Moving westward, it quickly organized and developed a well-defined eye.