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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.
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 ]
Tropical cyclones formed in December 2023 Storm name Dates active Max wind km/h (mph) Pressure (hPa) Areas affected Damage (USD) Deaths Refs Michaung: December 1–6 100 (65) 986 Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh Unknown 17 [citation needed] Jasper: December 2–13 215 (130) 926 Solomon Islands, Far North Queensland: $675 million 1 [citation needed]
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy [a] (/ ˌ b ɪ p ər ˈ dʒ ɔɪ /) was a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone that formed over the east-central Arabian Sea.The third depression and the second cyclonic storm of the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Biparjoy originated from a depression that was first noted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 6 June, before ...
On average around 2 to 4 tropical cyclones impact India every year, while most of these tropical cyclones impact the east coast of Indian states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. From the 1960s to the mid-2000s, 65% of global tropical cyclone fatalities were located in the Bay of Bengal.
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. Initially slowly ...
The 2022–23 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was one of the deadliest South-West Indian cyclone seasons on record, mostly due to Cyclone Freddy. It officially began on 15 November 2022, and ended on 30 April 2023, with the exception for Mauritius and the Seychelles , for which it ended on 15 May 2023.
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 ...