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Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hamoon [a] (/ h ɑː ˈ m u n /) was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that affected Bangladesh, India, and Myammar during October 2023. The fourth named storm of the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season , Hamoon formed from a low-pressure area over the west-central Bay of Bengal on 21 October.
On 24 October, Hamoon intensified into a category 2-equivalent cyclone, reaching its peak intensity with sustained winds of 120 km/h (75 mph) and gusts of 140 km/h (85 mph). The storm made landfall on Cox's Bazar on the Bangladesh coast, bringing strong winds and intense rainfall into that area. [ 63 ]
It was the first cyclone to make landfall in the nation since Cyclone Luban of 2018. [2] The sixth depression and the third named cyclonic storm of the season , [ 3 ] Tej coexisted with Cyclone Hamoon in the Bay of Bengal , a rare phenomenon not seen since 2018. [ 4 ]
Hamoon is most recent in series of major storms to pummel coastal regions of Bangladesh Three dead and 275,000 people flee to shelters in Bangladesh as Cyclone Hamoon makes landfall Skip to main ...
Starting 23 October and lasting into the next day, six tropical cyclones spun simultaneously around the globe. CIRA compiled satellite imagery of the six storms, all captured at the same time.
Until the start of the 1985–86 tropical cyclone season the basin only extended to 80°E, with the 10 degrees between 80 and 90E considered to be a part of the Australian region. [31] On average about 9 cyclones per year develop into tropical storms, while 5 of those go on to become tropical cyclones that are equivalent to a hurricane or a ...
It was the first Category 5 storm to make landfall on mainland U.S. since Andrew 26 years earlier. Mary Battles, left, and Shenike Bishop rest in a bus stop damaged by Hurricane Michael on Oct. 20 ...
2009† – a severe tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage to the Great Barrier Reef and coastal Queensland, Australia, in 2009 that also caused two fatalities. Hamoon (2023) – a Category 2 tropical cyclone that made landfall in Bangladesh. Hanna; 2002 – a storm that made landfall in the United States.