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Cyclone Amphan was the costliest tropical cyclone ever recorded in India and the North Indian Ocean, and the strongest cyclone ever since the 1999 Odisha Cyclone. It was the first storm, and strongest of the historic 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, the costliest recorded cyclone season. It made landfall in West Bengal with 100 mph winds.
Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan (/ ˈ ʌ m. p ʌ n / um-pun) [1] was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in Eastern India, specifically in West Bengal and Odisha, and in Bangladesh, in May 2020.
Amphan, now classified by India's Meteorological Department (IMD) as an extremely severe cyclonic storm, was packing maximum sustained winds around 155-165 km/h (96-102 mph) and gusts to 185 km/h ...
It was the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the Indian state of Odisha. The maximum recorded wind speed was 260 km/h (160 mph) with minimum barometric pressure of 912 mbar (26.93 inHg). [31] The costliest tropical cyclone was Cyclone Amphan, which struck the West Bengal coast on May 20, 2020.
Winds and rain battered the Kolkata area on May 20 as Cyclone Amphan approached, having made landfall during the afternoon as an “extremely severe cyclonic storm” over the northwest Bay of ...
AHMEDABAD/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Heavy rains battered India and Pakistan's coastal areas along the Arabian Sea, flooding cities in western India's Gujarat state and forcing thousands of people from ...
The costliest tropical cyclone was Cyclone Amphan of 2020 which hit the state of Odisha and West Bengal. The damage cost was US$13 billion beating the record of Cyclone Nargis. [73] The deadliest is the 1839 India cyclone which hit the present day state of Andhra Pradesh. It caused over 300,000 fatalities and 20,000 ship destroyed. [74]
Check out these insane visuals of Cyclone Amphan earlier from Andhra Pradesh before it left for coastal areas of Bengal & Odisha. Note: There is no driver in this bus! Credit: Rahul Jha @JhaRahul ...