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The 1999 Odisha cyclone (IMD designation BOB 06, [1] JTWC designation 05B [3]) was the most intense recorded tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean and among the most destructive in the region. [ note 1 ] The 1999 Odisha cyclone organized into a tropical depression in the Andaman Sea on 25 October, though its origins could be traced back to ...
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani (/ ˈ f ɒ n iː / Foni) [a] was the worst tropical cyclone to strike the Indian state of Odisha since the 1999 Odisha cyclone.The second named storm and the first severe cyclonic storm of the 2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Fani originated from a tropical depression that formed west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean on 26 April.
The rains from the storm caused an epidemic, which caused the death of hundreds of cattle at Gumabirsinghur village in the Ganjam District, in Odisha. [63] As a precursor low, the storm caused heavy rain in Tamil Nadu including Chennai , [ 64 ] and caused 20 confirmed fatalities.
Cyclone Phailin — Took a similar path and made a devastating landfall in Odisha, becoming the strongest cyclone to hit the state since the 1999 Odisha cyclone. Cyclone Amphan — A powerful storm that impacted the state of West Bengal in same month in 2020. Cyclone Tauktae — A severe storm that devastated Gujarat and Maharashtra in the same ...
1971 Odisha cyclone. This season was above average, with seven cyclones forming and four making landfall over India. Three cyclones hit back-to-back over the states of Odisha and West Bengal which brought considerable damages to livelihood and agricultural crops. 160 people were reported to be killed by the three storms.
The deadliest cyclone of this year was the 1999 Odisha cyclone, which was blamed for over 9,667 deaths as it devastated India. It was also the strongest Northern Hemisphere cyclone of the year with the pressure of 912 hPa (26.93 inHg) and third most intense tropical cyclone worldwide next to Cyclone Gwenda and Cyclone Vance.
The government of Odisha sent 500 members of its disaster rapid action force and fire service to West Bengal. [106] Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik performed an aerial survey of the damage in his state following Amphan. [39] The European Union stated that it would initially provide €500,000 (US$545,000) for those affected by the storm in ...
The deaths occurred in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, and Marathawada. [ 7 ] On December 6, the JTWC tracked the remnants of Typhoon Durian across Thailand into the Andaman Sea as a tropical depression.