What is the name of the cyclone that hit Chennai in 2015?
What is the name of the cyclone that hit Chennai in 2015?
Vardah
On 12 December, Vardah weakened into a Severe Cyclonic Storm, before making landfall over the eastern coast of India, close to Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with winds of 65 mph (105 km/h).
What is the name of 2015 cyclone?
| 2015 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
|---|---|
| Last system dissipated | November 10, 2015 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Chapala |
| • Maximum winds | 215 km/h (130 mph) (3-minute sustained) |
When was the last time Chennai had a cyclone?
One of the Metropolitan cities of India, Chennai had faced heavy damage due to cyclone rainfall last week. In the middle of November 2015 and December first week Chennai and its surrounding districts is badly affected by heavy rainfall.
When is Cyclone Gaja going to hit Chennai?
The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for areas in coastal Tamil Nadu as Cyclone Gaja, a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, is set to make landfall on Thursday, November 15. This includes Chennai, which may experience very heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday as the cyclone makes landfall between Chennai and Nagapattinam.
What was the damage in Chennai in 2015?
TN Capital Chennai after Cyclonic Rainfall 2015. One of the Metropolitan cities of India, Chennai had faced heavy damage due to cyclone rainfall last week. In the middle of November 2015 and December first week Chennai and its surrounding districts is badly affected by heavy rainfall.
Where is the cyclone expected to hit in Tamil Nadu?
A cyclonic storm named Nada has been building up in the Bay of Bengal and is expected to cross the Tamil Nadu coast on Friday, December 2, the Met department has said. It is expected make landfall close to Cuddalore, around 185 km from Chennai, between Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, it said.