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Cyclone Gonu. Super Cyclonic Storm Gonu was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that became the strongest cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea. The second named tropical cyclone of the 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Gonu developed from a persistent area of convection in the eastern Arabian Sea on June 1, 2007.
Tropical cyclones/Featured article/Cyclone Gonu. Cyclone Gonu (JTWC designation: 02A, also known as Super Cyclonic Storm Gonu) was the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea, and tied for the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the northern Indian Ocean. The second named tropical cyclone of the 2007 North Indian Ocean ...
June 6, 2007 – Cyclone Gonu made landfall in extreme eastern Oman near Ras al Hadd with winds of 150 km/h (90 mph), [7] [76] making it the strongest tropical cyclone on record to strike the Arabian Peninsula. [12] The storm produced winds of 100 km/h (62 mph) in the capital Muscat, [13] with a peak gust of 180 km/h (110 mph) at Qalhat.
The first are the international names assigned to a tropical cyclone by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) or the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). The second set of names are local names assigned to a tropical cyclone by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. This system often ends up with a ...
Intense cyclones like Gonu have been extremely rare over the Arabian Sea, as most storms in this area tend to be small and dissipate quickly. [11] The cyclone caused about $4 billion in damage (2007 USD) and 50 deaths in Oman, where the cyclone was considered the nation's worst natural disaster. Gonu dropped heavy rainfall near the eastern ...
It is the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record by 1-minute maximum sustained winds. The name "Goni" means swan in Korean. The nineteenth named storm, ninth typhoon, and second super typhoon of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season, Goni originated as a tropical depression south portion of Guam on October 26.
Cyclones Gulab and Shaheen. Cyclonic Storm Gulab (/ ɡuːˈləb /) and Severe Cyclonic Storm Shaheen (/ ʃəˈhiːn /) were two tropical cyclones that caused considerable damage to South and West Asia during the 2021 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Gulab impacted India and Pakistan, [1][2] while Shaheen impacted Iran, Oman and the United ...
Among them, George (fourth image in the first row) was the most intense, with a minimum central pressure of 902 hPa. During 2007, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, a total of 129 systems formed with 79 of these ...