On average, three to four cyclonic storms form in this basin every season.[1]. [39] The IMD upgraded the system to a Deep Depression early on 21 November and a Cyclonic Storm soon after. By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. [11] Residents in central Salalah experienced disruptions to power and water services. At 00:00 UTC on May 16, a depression formed in the southeast Bay of Bengal and was identified as BOB 01. The secretaries from the ministries of Civil Aviation, Telecommunication, Power, Home, NDMA and the representative of Ministry of Defence also briefed the NCMC about their preparedness. The names were selected by members of the ESCAP/WMO panel on Tropical Cyclones between 2000 and May 2004, before the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in New Delhi started to assign names in September 2004. The 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was the costliest North Indian Ocean cyclone season in recorded history, largely due to Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan. The IMD also forecasted BOB 02 to reintensify in the Arabian Sea. [32] Convective activity was enhanced by the Madden–Julian oscillation while sea surface temperatures of 29 to 30 °C (84 to 86 °F) and low wind shear favored additional development. There is no retirement of tropical cyclone names in this basin as the list of names is only scheduled to be used once before a new list of names is drawn up. [4] By 09:00 UTC on May 17, Amphan had intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. On November 28, a low pressure area formed off the coast of Aceh. [20], Due to BOB 02, Yanam (Puducherry), Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Kerala, Maharashtra, and coastal Karnataka experienced heavy rain on October 12 and 13, with Hyderabad experiencing 32 cm of record-breaking torrential rain, creating flash floods in the city by October 13. In view of the deep depression emerging along the southern coast of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the cabinet secretary chaired the NCMC meeting through video conferencing with the chief secretaries of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the advisor Lakshadweep and secretaries of different ministries, an official statement said. ADVERTISEMENT June 01, 2020 / 02:55 PM IST The IMD mentioned that Cyclone Burevi is very likely to hit Sri Lanka on 2 December and Tamil Nadu on 4 December. [45] The low-level circulation became completely exposed early on 23 November as it traversed northeastern Somalia; the system's upper-level circulation and associated convection detached and accelerated west ahead of the surface low. The Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) in Oman advised residents to exercise caution and not to venture to low-lying areas or sea. It further intensified into a deep depression on October 12, remaining practically stationary over the same region. It gradually intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, reaching its peak intensity. [24][25] The low pressure area intensified into Depression ARB 03 on the early hours of October 17. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross Sri Lanka coast close to Trincomalee during the evening/night of December 2 as a cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 75-85 kmph gusting to 95 kmph. A depression formed overland near Salalah, Oman on May 29. The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm by late Tuesday night, the IMD told news agency PTI. Within 12 hours, the storm had developed an eye and started to rapidly intensify, becoming an extremely severe cyclonic storm. The director-general of the India Meteorological Department informed that winds of different speed during the deep depression are likely to affect the coast of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep with heavy to very heavy rainfall between December 2 and 4. Vulnerability of India to Cyclone: Indian sub-continent is the worst affected region of the world, having a coast line of 7516 kms. After it's break, Cyclone Gati formed, leaving 8 confirmed, 30 missing as of today, on Somalia and Yemen, where the cyclone took place. Military police were dispatched to clear roads and airlift people marooned by the floods. This was the fastest intensification during such a short period ever observed in the North Indian Ocean basin. 10:13 (IST) 31 May 2020 IMD predicts depression over parts of Arabian sea & Lakshadweep area in the next 24 hours, followed by cyclonic storm The IMD reported the formation of a low pressure area over Southeast and Eastcentral Arabian sea and Lakshadweep area. "It is very likely to move nearly westwards thereafter, emerge into Gulf of Mannar and adjoining Comorin area on December 3 morning. Cyclone Ockhi, which has displaced hundreds of people in Lakshadweep, Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the past four days, is progressing north and is expected to make landfall in … According to the JTWC, it explosively intensified from a Category 1-equivalent cyclone to a Category 4-equivalent cyclone in just 6 hours. ... and over Rayalaseema and Lakshadweep area on just Wednesday. 28 November, 2020 TWC India. It reemerged on the Bay of Bengal as a strong deep depression before making its last landfall at Andhra Pradesh before weakening to a well marked low pressure on the morning of November 27. [30][31], On 17 November 2020, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) noted the potential for tropical cyclogenesis over the central Arabian Sea in association with an area convection near the Maldives. It was also a weak storm, lasting for 2 days. At the time, the system was at peak intensity with 3-minute sustained winds of 110 km/h (70 mph) and a central pressure of 984 hPa (29.06 inHg). The system's small size enabled it to take advantage of low wind shear and high sea surface temperatures. ... 02 Dec 2020, 7:29 PM IST. The cabinet secretary asked the state governments and central ministries to ensure that all necessary actions are taken to ensure that damage is minimum and necessary preparations are made to restore essential services at the earliest, the statement said. Cyclone Burevi weakens into deep depression Fri, Dec 4 2020 10:54:05 AM Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS): Cyclone Burevi weakening into a deep depression over Gulf of Mannar close Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu, said Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). iii) Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Lakshadweep during 3rd and 4th December; heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over south coastal Andhra Pradesh during 2nd & 3rd December, over Rayalaseema on 3rd December and over Lakshadweep on 5th December 2020. Cyclone Burevi weakening into a deep depression over Gulf of Mannar close Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu, said Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The system began bringing torrential rainfall to Sri Lanka and Southern India. It's remnants formed ARB 03. They have lost food materials, clothes and bed sheets. [23] Though the system's lower-level circulation was partially exposed due to high vertical wind shear and continuous land interaction, the JTWC re-issued a tropical cyclone advisory on October 15. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over south Kerala on 2nd & 4th December 2020; isolated heavy rainfall over south Tamil Nadu on 1st, 4th & 5th December and over south Kerala on 5th December 2020. ii) Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over north Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal and north Kerala & Mahe on 2nd & 3rd December; isolated heavy rainfall likely over north coastal Tamil Nadu on 1st December and over north Kerala & Mahe on 4th December. The track of the storm resembles that if very severe cyclone Ockhi of 2017, except that it had travelled more open waters to the South of Sri Lanka before re-curving to Lakshadweep … The IMD issued cyclone warnings early on November 24 on Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and the country of Sri Lanka as the cyclonic storm accelerates and intensifies. This marked the second year in a row featuring a super cyclonic storm, the previous year seeing Kyarr in the Arabian Sea. On November 22, an area of low pressure was formed in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Tamil Nadu. It later intensified into a deep depression and then into a cylonic storm, named Cyclone Burevi. [44] Six hours later, Gati had made landfall near Hafun in northeastern Somalia with estimated one-minute sustained winds of 165 km/h (105 mph). Fishermen are advised not to venture into southeast Bay of Bengal during 1st December, the southwest Bay of Bengal and along & off east Sri Lanka coast from till December 3; Comorin Area, Gulf of Mannar and south Tamilnadu-Kerala coasts from December 2-4, over Lakshadweep-Maldives area and adjoining the southeast the Arabian Sea from 3rd to 4th December. Also read: 5 things to know about cyclone Burevi. (5400 kms along the mainland, 132 kms in Lakshadweep and 1900 kms in Andaman and Nicobar Islands) is exposed to nearly 10% of the world’s Tropical Cyclones. [55] At this time, microwave imagery showed well-defined convective banding wrapping tightly around the low-level circulation (LLCC). [29], On October 20, a low pressure formed over Central Bay of Bengal. After 2 days, BOB 03 formed, impacting and affecting West Bengal, Bangladesh and the Northeast India. © 1998-2021 Zee Media Corporation Ltd (An Essel Group Company), All rights reserved. [18][19] After that, BOB 02 moved west-northwestwards and made landfall in Andhra Pradesh near Kakinada in the early hours of October 13 and weakened again into a depression. Under the influence of the above system:i) Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with isolated extremely heavy falls very likely over south Tamilnadu (Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Ramanathapuram and Sivagangai) on 2nd and 3rd December 2020 and over south Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzah) on 3rd December. 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