Cyclone Fani

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Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani
Extremely severe cyclonic storm ( IMD )
Category 4 cyclone ( SSHWS )
The intensifying cyclone Fani over the northern Indian Ocean
The intensifying cyclone Fani over the northern Indian Ocean
Emergence April 26, 2019
resolution
Peak wind
speed
215  km / h (130  mph ) (3 minutes sustained)
250  km / h (155  mph ) (sustained for 1 minute)
Lowest air pressure 939  hPa ( mbar )
dead 56
Property damage Unknown
Affected
areas 		eastern india
Season overview:
cyclone season in the north indica 2019

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani ( Bengali ফণী Phaṇī [ 'fɒniː ], German ' mask of a snake ' , English hood of a snake ) is a currently active cyclone in the Bay of Bengal , which endangers both the east coast of India and Bangladesh . The second named storm of the season and the first severe cyclonic storm of the cyclone season in the North Indian 2019 has its origin in a tropical depression that formed on April 26, 2019 west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean.

The system slowly migrated westward into an environment favorable to intensification. Two days later it had intensified to the point that it was classified as a cyclonic storm and was named Fani by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in New Delhi . The storm moved northward, dealing with moderate vertical wind shear that hampered its development. After Fani left the area with the wind shear, a rapid intensification began. By April 30, Fani intensified first into the first severe cyclonic storm of the season and then into an extremely severe cyclonic storm.

The name Fani was suggested by Bangladesh.

Storm course

Cyclone's track

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) started persecuting a tropical depression west of Sumatra and classified them as BOB 02 . A few hours later, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert . The system slowly strengthened as it moved north and was upgraded to Deep Depression on April 27 at 00:00  UTC . At the time, the JTWC also recorded warnings about the system under the designation 01B . Six hours later, the IMD upgraded the system to a cyclonic storm and named it Fani.

The system continued to intensify until 6:00 p.m. UTC that day. Then development stagnated for about a day as the convection around the storm center subsided. Fani began gaining strength again at around 12:00 PM UTC on April 29, so IMD upgraded Fani to a severe cyclonic storm. A phase of rapid intensification set in, as Fani was in a very favorable environment, with sea ​​surface temperatures ranging from 30–31 ° C and low vertical wind shear. As a result, JTWC upgraded Fani to a Category 1 equivalent cyclone late on April 29th , and on April 30th at around 0:00 a.m. UTC, RSMC upgraded Fani to a very severe cyclonic storm. The system continued to organize itself better, and tight spiral bands wound around the eye , so that Fani was upgraded to an extremely severe cyclonic storm by the IMD at around 12:00 UTC, while the JTWC upgraded the cyclone equivalent to Category 3. In addition, the cyclone swiveled from a north-westerly to an almost exactly northerly direction.

In the days that followed, the development continued more slowly. Only minor enhancements could be seen on the satellite image. On May 2, the cloud cover became more symmetrical and the eye was more clearly visible, so JTWC upgraded Fani to Category 4 at 06:00 UTC on May 2. A short time later, another period of rapid intensification set in, and Fani achieved sustained one-minute wind speeds of 250 km / h and was thus just below the threshold of a category 5-equivalent cyclone.

climatology

In the 127 years between 1891 and 2017, only 14 severe tropical cyclones formed in April in the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone Fani is only the second of these storms to hit mainland India. The most momentous cyclone to form in April was Cyclone Nargis , which hit a region of Myanmar that was not used to the effects of tropical cyclones on May 2, 2008 . By the impact of Nargis more than 130,000 people died, and the damage amounted to more than 12.9 billion US dollars (in 2008 prices).

Preparations

On April 30, the India Meteorological Department assumed that Fani would cross the coast of Odisha on the afternoon of May 3, south of Puri , between Gopalpur and Chandbali , with winds of 175 to 185 km / h and a storm surge of 1.5 m above the astronomical high tide. In Odisha the fishermen were told not to go out to sea. The IMD recommended that coastal areas be extensively evacuated and road and rail traffic be suspended. For this reason, the Indian government positioned marine divers and doctors on ships of the Indian Navy off Visakhapatnam and Chennai before the cyclone hit , so that they can be deployed quickly. The Navy and Air Force were put on standby. In addition, 880 multi-purpose shelters for a total of 1 million people were made ready in the state. The National Disaster Response Force has before the storm 41 teams of 45 people in the states of Andhra Pradesh , West Bengal sent and Odisha and 13 other units in demand willingness added.

Effects and Consequences

At least 56 people were killed by the effects of the cyclone; 34 in Odisha , and 8 in Uttar Pradesh ; 14 people were killed in Bangladesh. Causes of death include lightning strikes, falling trees, debris flying around, and heart attacks from storm-induced stress.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b How Cyclone Fani got its name (English) . In: Dhaka Tribune , May 2, 2019. 
  2. ^ Cyclone Fani May Intensify Further, Heads Towards Odisha Coast: 10 Points ( English ) NDTV. April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ ঘূর্ণিঝড়ের ফণী নামটি কোথা থেকে এলো? (Bengali) , BBC Bangla . April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019. 
  4. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center: Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert ( English ) Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. April 26, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved on May 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ TC Advisory 1 ( English ) India Meteorological Department. April 27, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved on May 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center: Tropical Cyclone 01B Warning 001 ( English ) Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. April 27, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved on May 1, 2019.
  7. ↑ TC Advisory 2 ( English ) April 27, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved on May 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ TC Advisory 4 ( English ) India Meteorological Department. April 28, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved on May 1, 2019.
  9. ↑ TC Advisory 11 ( English ) India Meteorological Department. April 29, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved on May 1, 2019.
  10. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center: Tropical Cyclone 01B (Fani) Warning 012 ( English ) Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. April 29, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved on May 1, 2019.
  11. ↑ TC Advisory 13 ( English ) India Meteorological Department. April 30, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved on May 1, 2019.
  12. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center: Tropical Cyclone 01B (Fani) Warning 015 ( English ) Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. April 30, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved on May 1, 2019.
  13. ↑ TC Advisory 15 ( English ) India Meteorological Department. April 30, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved on May 1, 2019.
  14. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center: Tropical Cyclone 01B (Fani) Warning 016 ( English ) Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. April 30, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved on May 1, 2019.
  15. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center: Tropical Cyclone 01B (Fani) Warning 022 ( English ) Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. May 2, 2019. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved on May 3, 2019.
  16. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center: Tropical Cyclone 01B (Fani) Warning 023 ( English ) Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. May 2, 2019. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  17. ↑ Bob Henson: Northeast India Keeps an Eye on Rapidly Strengthening Fani ( English ) Wunderground. April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  18. ↑ Cyclone 'Fani' intensifies into 'extremely severe cyclonic storm' (English) . In: Times of India , April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019. 
  19. ↑ Prashant K. Nanda: Cyclone Fani claims 34 lives as a battered Odisha takes stock of damage (English) , Livemint. May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019. 
  20. ↑ Lightning kills 8 in Uttar Pradesh (English) , New Indian Express. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019. 
  21. ^ Cyclone Fani: 14 killed in 8 districts (English) , Dhaka Tribune. May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019. 
  22. ↑ Associated Press: Cyclone kills at least 15 Fani as it moves to Bangladesh (English) . In: Khaleej Times , May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.