North Indian cyclone season 2008

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North Indian cyclone season 2008
All the storms of the season
All the storms of the season
Formation of the
first storm		 April 27
Dissolution of the
last storm		 December 8th
Strongest storm Nargis - 962  hPa  ( mbar ), 90  kn  (165  km / h )  (3 minutes)
Deep Depression 10
Cyclonic storms 4th
Severe cyclonic storms 1
Total number of victims At least 138,000
Total damage ~ $ 12 billion   (2008)
North Indian cyclone seasons
2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010
IMD classification of the strength of
tropical cyclones
category Wind speed
Knots ( km / h ) (3-min.)
depression ≤27
(≤51)
Deep depression 28-33
(52-61)
Cyclonic Storm 34-47
(62-87)
Severe Cyclonic
Storm		 48-63
(88-117)
Very Severe
Cyclonic Storm		 64-119
(118-221)
Super cyclonic storm ≥120
(≥222)

The cyclone season in the North Indies in 2008 had no official limits, but ran through the entire calendar year. The tropical cyclones usually form in this basin between April and December, with the months before and after the monsoon season , i.e. April / May and October / November, being the most active. A tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean is known as a cyclone .

The responsible Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) is the India Meteorological Department in New Delhi . This gives a name to those tropical cyclones that have at least the status of a cyclone. Low pressure areas (depending on the wind speed depressions or deep depressions ) are numbered consecutively, with the letter combination BOB indicating that the system was formed in the Bay of Bengal . The letters ARB stand for the Arabian Sea .

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) in Honolulu issues separate warnings and forecasts for the US facilities in the Indian Ocean. The JTWC classifies according to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale , while the RSMC uses its own criteria for the classification, which are based, among other things, on the measurement of the continuous wind speed on the basis of a three-minute observation.

Storm names

Tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean are named by the RSMC of the India Meteorological Department . The names are used only once each, so no devastating storm names are removed from the list of tropical cyclone names after the season ends .

  • Nargis
  • Rashmi
  • Khai-Muk
  • Nisha
  • Bijli (not awarded)
  • Aila (not awarded)
  • Phyan (not awarded)
  • Ward (not taken)
  • Laila (not taken)

Storms

Very severe cyclonic storm Nargis

Extremely severe cyclonic storm ( IMD )
Category 4 cyclone
Nargis 01 may 2008 0440Z.jpg Nargis 2008 track.png
Duration April 27th - May 3rd
intensity 90 kn (165 km / h ) (3 minutes) , 962 hPa

An area with a weather disturbance formed east of the Nicobar Islands on April 24th . It began to slowly move northwest, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on April 25th . On April 27 at 3:00 UTC , the India Meteorological Department classified the system 750 km east-southeast of Chennai as low pressure area BOB 01 and classified it as Cyclonic Storm Nargis the next day. A few hours later it was upgraded to Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis and on April 28th to Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis. Nargis hit southern Myanmar with wind speeds of 220 km per hour . After reaching the mainland around 12:00 UTC, the weakening began and the cyclone began to dissolve.

Nargis did serious damage in Myanmar. According to the UN, the storm destroyed thousands of houses in the country. The capital was also affected. The river delta of the Irrawaddy also suffered from the storm surge . The exact number of victims in Myanmar is unclear, official figures assume 78,000 deaths, and aid organizations named considerably higher numbers.

The name Nargis was suggested by Pakistan and refers to daffodils in the Urdu language .

Depression ARB 01

Depression ( IMD )
ARB 01 2008.jpg ARB 01 2008 track.jpg
Duration June 5th - June 7th
intensity 25 kn (45 km / h ) (3 minutes) , 994 hPa

On June 4, a convection area formed in the Arabian Sea, which the IMD classified as Depression ARB 01 the next day. Although intensification was predicted, it did not take place, and on June 7 the IMD downgraded the system to a depression that continued to weaken.

Depression BOB 02

Depression ( IMD )
Temporary cyclone north.svg BOB 02 2008 track.jpg
Duration June 16 - June 18
intensity 25 kn (45 km / h ) (3 minutes) , 1004 hPa

On June 16, a depression formed in the Bay of Bengal about 220 km south-east of Kolkata , which landed in Bangladesh the next day and dissolved over Jharkhand on June 18 .

Depression BOB 03

Depression ( IMD )
Temporary cyclone north.svg BOB 03 2008 track.jpg
Duration August 9th - August 10th
intensity 25 kn (45 km / h ) (3 minutes) , 1004 hPa

On August 9, a tropical depression formed south of Orissa and pulled inland across the state's coast in the early part of August 10. The IMD only classified the system when it was already completely overland at Puri. During the course of the day, the system weakened, as the IMD noted in its last storm warning.

Deep Depression BOB 04

Deep Depression ( IMD )
Tropical storm
Cyclone 02B 17 sept 2008 0725Z.jpg Cyclone 02B 2008 track.png
Duration September 15 - September 19
intensity 30 kn (55 km / h ) (3 minutes) , 986 hPa

On September 14th, a tropical low pressure area formed southeast of Kolkata, which the RSMC New Delhi classified as Depression BOB 04 the next day. On the morning of September 15, the system intensified as it approached the Orissa coast into a Deep Depression and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center ran the system during the day as cyclone 02B . A few hours later the system moved overland and the JTWC issued the final storm warning. The RSMC downgraded the system on September 18 when it was further inland and issued the final warning on September 19 when it weakened to a well-established residual low. In the state of Orissa, the tropical system resulted in the deaths of ten people, while the low in Uttar Pradesh claimed fifteen victims, the capital of which recorded the heaviest rainfall in September in ten years. The Deep Depression led to a storm surge of up to six meters above normal.

Deep Depression ARB 02

Deep Depression ( IMD )
Tropical storm
TC03A2008.jpg Cyclone 03A 2008 track.png
Duration October 19 - October 23
intensity 30 kn (55 km / h ) (3 minutes) , 1000 hPa

The second system of the year in the Arabian Sea developed on October 19, southeast of Salala in Oman, and the RSMC assigned the name ARB 02 to the depression. (The system was named Zyklon 03B by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center .) On October 21, the RSMC upgraded the system to a Deep Depression; the center at that time was around 700 km south of Salala off the eastern coast of Somalia .

The system lost strength as it swept across the Gulf of Aden as a result of the dry air and the influence of the northern Somali coast and was subsequently downgraded to a depression.The system finally struck the coast of Hadramaut Governorate in south-eastern Yemen on October 24th .

The heavy rains that hit Yemen with the system resulted in dozens of victims. At least 48 people were killed or missing, mostly in Hadramaut Governorate , which was hit directly by the storm. 733 houses were destroyed by floods in the Hadramaut and al-Mahra governors, and around 22,000 residents had to flee. The Yemeni government declared a state of emergency in both governorates .

Cyclonic storm Rashmi

Cyclonic Storm ( IMD )
Tropical storm
Rashmi 10-25-08.jpg Rashmi 2008 track.png
Duration October 25th - October 27th
intensity 45 kn (85 km / h ) (3 minutes) , 996 hPa

On October 25, a low pressure area east of the Andhra Pradesh coast developed tropical features. The system remained almost stationary and intensified into a deep depression on October 26 about 400 km east-northeast of Visakhapatnam and 550 km south-southwest of Kolkata.

The JTWC assigned the designation 04B to the system and the IMD upgraded the system to Cyclonic Storm Rashmi. The cyclone crossed the coast of Khulna and Barisal near Patharghata in Bangladesh on October 27 . At the time, the three-minute winds of the storm were reaching 80 km / h. Fifteen people died in Bangladesh from the effects of the hurricane, which knocked over power and telegraph poles and trees and devastated agricultural land. The storm killed five people in the Indian state of Meghalaya . In total, the storm killed at least twenty-eight people, including fifteen in Bangladesh, thirteen in the Indian state of Meghalaya and eight in the state of Arunachal Pradesh

Cyclonic storm Khai-Muk

Cyclonic Storm ( IMD )
Tropical storm
Khai-muk 14 nov 2008 0455Z.jpg Khai-muk 2008 track.png
Duration November 13th - November 16th
intensity 35 kn (65 km / h ) (3 minutes) , 996 hPa

On November 13, the India Meteorological Department identified a depression over the southeastern Bay of Bengal east of Chennai , which the Joint Typhoon Warning Center classified as tropical storm 05B on November 14 . A few hours later, the IMD upgraded the system to deep depression. This intensified to the cyclonic storm, to which the RSMC assigned the name Khai-Muk . The IMD issued cyclone warnings for the coast of Andhra Pradesh. Before the system crossed the coast, however, it came under the influence of wind shear on its western edge , so that it weakened into a deep depression. Khai-Muk moved northwest and turned overland onto a northern track. Property damage on land was minimal and no deaths related to Khai-Muk were reported.

Cyclonic storm Nisha

Cyclonic Storm ( IMD )
Tropical storm
06B (Nisha) November 26, 2008 at 0525 UTC.jpg Nisha 2008 track.png
Duration November 25th - November 29th
intensity 45 kn (85 km / h ) (3 minutes) , 996 hPa

In the late morning of November 25, satellite photos and measurements from weather stations in Sri Lanka and the coast of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu revealed that a tropical depression had formed over Sri Lanka. This remained almost stationary and intensified three hours later to a deep depression. The India Meteorological Department triggered a cyclone warning for Tamil Nadu. The system continued to intensify and turned into Cyclonic Storm Nisha on the morning of November 26th. The storm crossed the Indian coast north of Karaikal between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. India Standard Time on November 27th.

In Sri Lanka, the north of which the storm hit on November 25, the storm killed 15 people. Wind, heavy rain and flooding forced 60–70,000 residents in Vanni district and another 20,000 in Jaffna to leave their homes. With 520.1 mm of precipitation within seven days, the highest amount of precipitation was observed in Jaffna since 1918. On Tuesday, November 25th alone, 389.8 mm of rain fell. At least 120 people were killed in India as a result of the storm. Here, too, there were record amounts of precipitation , for example in Orathanadu in the Thanjavur district , more than 660 mm fell. Nisha killed 204 people and caused an estimated $ 800 million property damage .

Deep Depression BOB 08

Deep Depression ( IMD )
Tropical storm
Deep Depression BOB 08 04 December 2008 0600Z.jpg Cyclone 07B 2008 track.png
Duration December 4th - December 7th
intensity 30 kn (55 km / h ) (3 minutes) , 1004 hPa

On December 4, a tropical depression developed in the southern Bay of Bengal, approaching the coasts of Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu westward. The following morning the system organized itself better despite stronger wind shear and was upgraded to Deep Depression by the India Meteorological Department. On December 7th, the wind shear weakened the system to depression, which a few hours later disintegrated into a tropical wave due to the influence of the country of Sri Lanka.

Season overview

Zyklon Nargis

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ - ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.imd.gov.in
  2. ↑ ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/GuamStuff/2008042518-ABIO.PGTW  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: dead link / ftp.met.fsu.edu  
  3. ^ Sub: Depression over southeast Bay of Bengal. ( Memento from April 27, 2008 on WebCite )
  4. ↑ Cyclonic storm ( Memento from April 28, 2008 on WebCite )
  5. ↑ Severe Cyclonic storm ( Memento from April 28, 2008 on WebCite )
  6. ↑ Very Severe Cyclonic storm ( Memento from April 29, 2008 on WebCite )
  7. ↑ FQIN01 DEMS 021800 ( Memento from May 3, 2008 on WebCite )
  8. ↑ RSMC- TROPICAL CYCLONES, NEW DELHI ( Memento from May 3, 2008 on WebCite )
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  10. ↑ The number of victims in Burma rises dramatically to 78,000 . The world . Retrieved June 5, 2008.
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  12. ↑ WTIN20 DEMS 050420 ( Memento from June 5, 2008 on WebCite )
  13. ↑ Depression over eastcentral Arabian Sea ( Memento June 5, 2008 on WebCite )
  14. ↑ Depression over westcentral and adjoining northwest Arabian Sea ( Memento June 6, 2008 on WebCite )
  15. ↑ RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI ( Memento June 9, 2008 on WebCite )
  16. ↑ Depression over north Bay of Bengal ( Memento June 16, 2008 on WebCite )
  17. ↑ Depression over north Bay of Bengal crossed Bangladesh coast ( Memento from June 16, 2008 on WebCite )
  18. ↑ Depression over Jharkhand weakend into a wellmarked low pressure area ( Memento from June 18, 2008 on WebCite )
  19. ↑ IMD Tropical Weather Outlook 09-08-08 12z ( English ) India Meteorological Department . Archived from the original on August 9, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  20. ↑ IMD Tropical Weather Outlook 10-08-08 06z ( English ) India Meteorological Department . Retrieved on August 11, 2008.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: dead link / ftp.met.fsu.edu  
  21. ↑ DEMS-RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI ( Memento from August 9, 2008 on WebCite )
  22. ↑ IMD CWIND advisory 10-08-08 12z ( English ) India Meteorological Department . Archived from the original on August 11, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  23. ↑ ABIO10 14-09-08 18z ( English ) JTWC. Accessed on September 16, 2008.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: dead link / ftp.met.fsu.edu  
  24. ↑ IMD Special Tropical Weather Outlook 15-09-08 15z ( English ) India Meteorological Department . Accessed on September 16, 2008.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: dead link / ftp.met.fsu.edu  
  25. ↑ IMD Special Tropical Weather Outlook 16-09-08 06z ( English ) India Meteorological Department . Accessed on September 16, 2008.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: dead link / ftp.met.fsu.edu  
  26. ↑ JTWC Advisory 16-09-08 15z ( English ) JTWC. Accessed on September 16, 2008.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: dead link / ftp.met.fsu.edu  
  27. ↑ IMD Wind Advisory 7 ( English ) India Meteorological Department . Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  28. ↑ JTWC Advisory 16-09-08 21z ( English ) JTWC. Accessed on September 16, 2008.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: dead link / ftp.met.fsu.edu  
  29. ↑ IMD Wind Advisory 14 ( English ) India Meteorological Department . Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  30. ↑ IMD Wind Advisory 18 ( English ) India Meteorological Department . Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
  31. ↑ Flash floods in Orissa kill three, affect one million ( English ) Thai Indian. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 17, 2008. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thaindian.com
  32. ↑ 15 killed as torrential rains lash Uttar Pradesh ( English ) Thai Indian. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
  33. ↑ 20ft waves swamp seaside hotels ( English ) Indian Telegraph. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  34. ↑ IMD CWind Advisory 01 ( English ) India Meteorological Department . Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
  35. ^ Tropical Weather Outlook for North Indian Ocean (0600 UTC of October 21) ( English ) India Meteorological Department . October 21, 2008. Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  36. ↑ ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/New-Delhi/2008102206.DEMS  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: dead link / ftp.met.fsu.edu  
  37. ↑ Tropical storm hits southern Yemen coastline ( Memento from October 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  38. ^ Dozens killed by floods in Yemen ( English ) BBC News . October 25, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
  39. ↑ Victims of floods in south rise to 58, calls for help ( Memento from October 25, 2008 on WebCite )
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  43. ↑ IMD Observed Track . IMD. Archived from the original on November 17, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
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