What is the name of super cyclone in Orissa 1999?
What is the name of super cyclone in Orissa 1999?
Cyclone Fani
As Cyclone Fani hammers Odisha, we take a look at the devastating 1999 Super Cyclone that left Orissa in tatters. It was a day of fatal miscalculations. A day when death and its nauseating stench was everywhere.
What was the wind speed in 1999 super cyclone?
260 km/h
1999 Odisha cyclone/Highest wind speed
What is the name of cyclone in 2000?
| 2000 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
|---|---|
| Name | BOB 05 |
| • Maximum winds | 190 km/h (115 mph) (3-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 958 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics |
What happened on 27th October 1999 in Orissa?
What hit Orissa on 27th October, 1999? On that day, a super cyclone with a speed of 350 km per hour hit the coastal areas of Orissa. It was followed by continuous heavy rains for two days. Raging ocean waves flooded Orissa.
Where did the cyclone hit on October 29, 1999?
The storm gained in strength and became a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal on October 27, with a velocity of up to 300 km/hr. On October 29, it hit Odisha between Ersama and Balikuda in the Jagatsinghpur district, southwest of Paradip. The cyclone battered the coastal districts for more than eight hours.
What was the name of the 1999 cyclone in Odisha?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1999 Odisha cyclone (IMD designation BOB 06, JTWC designation 05B) was the most intense recorded tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean and among the most destructive in the region.
What was the result of Cyclone Phailin in 1999?
If the 1999 storm had a silver lining, it could well be the fact that 14 years later, in October 2013, when another major storm, Cyclone Phailin, hit the Odisha coast, the state administration was, by all accounts, much better prepared and equipped to deal with it. Consequently, the loss to life and property was minimised.
When does a tropical cyclone take its name?
Here is more information the history of naming tropical cyclones and retired names. If a storm forms in the off-season, it will take the next name in the list based on the current calendar date. For example, if a tropical cyclone formed on December 28th, it would take the name from the previous season’s list of names.