A Severe Cyclonic Storm is a category used by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to classify tropical cyclones, within the North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin between the Malay Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula. Within the basin, a severe cyclonic storm is defined as a tropical cyclone that has 3-minute mean maximum sustained wind speeds of between . The category was historically used to classify all tropical cyclones with winds above , however, it was bifurcated during 1988, when the IMD introduced a new category called Severe Cyclonic Storm with a core of hurricane winds. This new category was later further refined into Very Severe Cyclonic Storms, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storms and Super Cyclonic Storms during 1999 and 2015.
Background The North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin is located to the north of the Equator, and encompasses the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, between the Malay Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula. The basin is officially monitored by the India Meteorological Department's Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in New Delhi, however, other national meteorological services such as the Bangladesh and Pakistan Meteorological Department's also monitor the basin.
The Severe Cyclonic Storm category was historically used to classify all tropical cyclones with winds above , however, it was bifurcated during 1988, when the IMD introduced a new category called Severe Cyclonic Storm with a core of hurricane winds for all systems above . This new category was later further refined into Very Severe Cyclonic Storms, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storms and Super Cyclonic Storms during 1999 and 2015. As a result, Severe Cyclonic Storms are currently estimated, to have 3-minute sustained wind speeds of between .
Systems NameDates as asevere cyclonic stormDurationSustainedwind speedsPressureAreas affectedDeathsDamage(USD) Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Saudi Arabia Unnamed West Bengal Unnamed Somalia Unnamed Hatia Bangladesh Unnamed Patuakhali Unnamed Paradip Chittagong Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Kavali Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Orissa BOB 09 BOB 10 Herbert BOB 07 BOB 08 BOB 06 BOB 09 Bangladesh, Myanmar BOB 07 ARB 01 BOB 03 ARB 06 BOB 01 ARB 10 BOB 01 BOB 04 ARB 06 BOB 07 ARB 01 Onil Agni Mukda Aila India, Bangladesh Laila India Jal Thailand, Malaysia, Andaman Islands, India Helen India Mora Sri Lanka, Andaman and Nicobar IslandsIndia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Tibet Phethai India NisargaJune 1– 4, 2020West India6>$664 millionShaheenSeptember 29 – October 4, 2021 India, Pakistan, Iran, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia14$100 millionAsaniMay 8 - 11, 2022 India (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar Islands)3UnknownMandous MichaungDecember 25, 2023 India (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Puducherry)17 RemalMay 24-28, 2024India (Odisha, West Bengal), Bangladesh 84$600 MillionDanaOctober 24,2024 -PresentIndia (Odisha, West Bengal), Bangladesh6Unknown
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External links RSMC New Delhi