In the Australian region, one low formed which started the 2020–21 Australian region cyclone season which crossed the South-West Indian Ocean basin and intensified into a cyclone which was later named Bongoyo. It is likely to intensify into a severe cyclone and may hit Maharashtra-Gujarat Coast on June 3. Later in the month, Mangga formed as an off-season tropical storm in the Australian region. Another low named 03U formed and quickly dissipated after making landfall in Northern Territory, Australia. The 2019–20 season was slightly above average, with eight tropical depressions, seven tropical storms, and three intense tropical cyclones in 2020. December was moderately active featuring thirteen systems, however only six were named. Then two cyclones named Gretel and Harold formed in Coral Sea on March and April respectively. Gujarat relief commissioner Harshad Patel said, “The situation in Gujarat is under control. Amphan became the strongest of the month, and also became one of the strongest cyclones in the North Indian Ocean on record as well as the costliest storm in the basin on record. Cyclone season for India ended on a positive note and no more cyclones are expected to ravage our coastline this season. Douglas made an unusually close pass to the Hawaiian Islands, as a Category 1 hurricane but caused little to no damage. The strongest storm of the year so far was Yasa, peaking with a pressure of 899 hPa (26.55 inHg) and with 10-minute sustained winds of 250 km/… The exception was the number of tropical storms, featuring 17, which was slightly above average for the basin. Activity in the Western Pacific increased significantly with the formation of Jangmi, Mekkhala, a tropical depression that didn't affect land, and Higos in the South China Sea. The cyclone though weakened to a cyclonic storm just before making landfall between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around Puducherry. Hurricane Laura made its track through the Caribbean and eventually strengthened into a high-end Category 4 hurricane, making the strongest hurricane landfall ever recorded in the U.S state of Louisiana and causing over 14 billion USD in damage. Exactly one month later, Tropical Storm Nuri formed, marking one of the slowest starts on record. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Weather Service. By Katie Sewell PUBLISHED: 16:56, Sun, Nov 3, 2019 The average typhoon season lasts year-round, with the majority of the storms forming between May and October. This made Gati the first hurricane force cyclone to strike the country since reliable records began. Cyclonic storm The IMD, meanwhile, warned that a cyclonic storm will cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts late in the evening on June 3, bringing in its wake heavy rains in parts of the two states and Goa. In 2020 in the North Atlantic basin, all of the statistics fell well above listed, featuring a record-breaking 30 tropical storms, 13 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes, with an ACE total of 178. On January 9, a group of climate scientists writing for ENSO Blog published their forecast for atmospheric conditions. An average Pacific typhoon season features 26 tropical storms, 16 typhoons, and 9 super typhoons (unofficial category). In the North Indian Ocean, BOB 02, ARB 03 and BOB 03 formed which caused the delay of the withdrawal of southwest monsoon season and flash flooding in Telengana and Maharashtra. The "strength" of a tropical cyclone is measured by the minimum barometric pressure, not wind speed. Cyclone-affected areas of Gujarat are not major Covid-19 outbreak centres except Surat. Each individual storm generated very low ACE counts throughout the season, ending at a total of just 73 units. Also Bay of Bengal is a more active basin than Arabian Sea, both in terms of frequency and intensity of cyclones. Near the end of the month, Gonzalo, Hanna and Isaias marked the earliest seventh, eighth, and ninth-named storms on record in the Atlantic, beating the record set by Gert, Harvey and Irene all in 2005 respectively. In August, Typhoon Hagupit became the second typhoon of the season, striking China. Yasa went on to significantly impact the country of Fiji after weakening somewhat from peak strength. Template:Infobox tropical cyclone Shala kutta Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike the Indian state Maharashtra in the month of June since 1891. On November, 12 Alicia formed on the extreme northeast section of the basin. The season was slightly below average with most of the tropical cyclones affecting the Korean Peninsula and the Philippines. 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They believed that there was a 60% chance that the environment would remain in neutral conditions related to the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO); this was based on the expectation that the above normal water temperatures would return to normal. This marked 2nd year in a row featuring super cyclone in the Indian Seas. The sum of the number of systems and fatalities in each basin will not equal the number shown as the total. Of these, 105, including three subtropical cyclones in the South Atlantic Ocean and three tropical-like cyclones in the Mediterranean Sea, were named by various weather agencies when they attained maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). For only the third time ever, and the first in a decade, the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is the most active of the year, beating the typhoon season, which had below-average statistics, especially in the count of super typhoons. Another depression formed in the West Pacific in the middle of the month and eventually strengthened into Tropical Storm Krovanh over the South China Sea. The season was slightly above average, with nine tropical cyclones, five cyclonic storms, four severe cyclonic storms, three very severe cyclonic storms, and one super cyclonic storm. The ITCZ (Inter Tropical Convergence Zone) is lying in the equatorial belt of Indian Ocean. On November 24, Tropical Low 01U formed off the coast of Sumatra which started the 2020–21 season. Amphan simultaneously dissipated. The month of July was active, with 14 tropical cyclones forming and 9 being named. Most destruction was due to Laura, which caused about $16.1 billion (2020 USD) in damage and killed seventy people in Louisiana. This marked the third season in a row with a pre-season tropical cyclone. As many as 50,000 living near the coastline in South Gujarat have already been shifted to safer places while work is in progress to evacuate more people, Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue, Pankaj Kumar said. The opener cyclone Amphan became a super cyclonic storm during its life period between 16th May to 20th May. Additionally, another system designated 03U formed near the Northern Territory and made landfall shortly afterwards, enhancing rainfall over the region. Three other tropical lows formed in late January and early February. It rapidly intensified into a Category 5 Severe tropical cyclone as it impacted Vanuatu.The season ended on April 10. The North Atlantic mainly contributed to most development in the month and continued its record breaking season with the development of Hurricanes Nana, Paulette, Sally, and Teddy, and (Sub)Tropical Storms Omar, Rene, Vicky, Wilfred, Alpha, and Beta. The depression in the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a severe cyclone and cross the north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts on June 3, and will have an impact on Mumbai. [8][9][10] As a result of the use of schools as quarantine facilities for COVID-19, some schools could not be used as evacuation shelters. The storm over Southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 6 kmph in … Tropical Disturbance 02F was designated sometime later, but didn't last long after that. The IMD has said that depression in the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a severe cyclone and cross the north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts on June 3. This is only the fourth time ever that the typhoon season wasn't the most active season; three times (2005, 2010 and 2020) it was the Atlantic hurricane season, the fourth (and only time the most active season wasn't in the Northern Hemisphere) being the 1973 Australian cyclone season. Though there are no official bounds as such for cyclones to form in the Indian Seas but predominantly the cyclone season runs from March to June and from October to December. The month of February was fairly active, seeing thirteen tropical cyclones develop, with eight being named. Nivar was in late November and affected East India. It also features an average Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) count of approximately 294, as the basin is typically the most active of the year, every year. As a result, the ENSO Blog issued La Niña watch, stating a 50-55% chance of a strong La Niña. The inactivity can be blamed for a La Niña pattern which formed during the summer of the year. Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Amanda was the costliest storm of the season after its El Salvador landfall. Along with the system another low formed off the coast of Kimberley Region. It was later joined by Fay on July 9, which became the earliest-forming sixth named storm in the basin and proceeding to make an unusual landfall in New Jersey, surpassing the previous July 21 record set by Franklin (2005). The month started off with the Atlantic's third Greek-named storm, Gamma, and continued with consistent record-breaking Atlantic activity including 4 additional hurricanes; Delta, Epsilon, Zeta and Eta. Amphan was followed by Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga between 01st June to 04th June. The ENSO Blog estimated a 75% chance that La Niña conditions would persist through the end of the year, in part due to a strengthening Walker circulation.[5]. Uesi also impacted the east coast of Australia and New Caledonia, killing one person. Also not officially included is Medicane Ianos, which developed in the Mediterranean Sea and is included for record-keeping purposes only. Cyclone Nisarga to hit coasts of Gujarat, Maharashtra today ... Thiruvanathapuram under strict lockdown till July 28 ... India on June 02, 2020. India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 3, 2020 . The first storm, in the Bay of Bengal, formed on May 16 from a low pressure area. In June, Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga became the first storm in the new thirteen-list naming system. It made landfall in Andhra Pradesh and caused extensive damage. In the North Indian Ocean, Nisarga formed near southwest India and historically affected the cities of Alibag and Mumbai. Nuri formed on the eastern coast of the Philippines, becoming the second storm of the typhoon season in the West Pacific but quickly weakened before landfall. According to senior meteorologists at Skymet. A total of ten storms developed, with six of these systems were named and had gale-force winds, while two of these named storms developed hurricane-force winds and were classified as severe tropical cyclones. This is because when systems move between basins, it creates a discrepancy in the actual number of systems and fatalities. The post monsoon season from October-December is generally more active than the pre-monsoon season from March-June. The West Pacific in fact had a below average season with only 23 named storms forming. Then, on October 11, after the inactivity gap came to a close, Deep Depression BOB 02 formed. Overall, there were 31 tropical depressions declared officially or unofficially, of which 22 became named storms; of those, there were 10 typhoons, which is the equivalent of a minimal hurricane, while 2 of the 10 typhoons intensified into super typhoons unofficially by the JTWC. Blake subsequently became the first named storm of the year and made two landfalls in the Kimberley Region, bringing heavy rainfall throughout the region. Both system caused strong winds and heavy downpour. In the West Pacific, the third tropical depression of the formed on July 11 and at the end of the month featured Typhoon Hagupit, the second typhoon of the season, and Tropical Storm Sinlaku. After, Intense Tropical Cyclone Gabekile formed, becoming the first of three intense cyclones of 2020. Burevi formed on November 30, scraped Sri Lanka, and dissipated just off the coast of India. On November 14, another tropical disturbance formed off the coast of Madagascar; however, on November 16 the system failed to organise due to unfavourable vertical wind shear according to JTWC. September was the most active month of the year, with 19 tropical cyclones developing and of which 17 were named. At the beginning of the month, the active Tropical Low 01U later became Severe Tropical Storm Bongoyo although the precursor of the storm formed in November and is thus is counted as part of that month. In May 2020, the naming of Cyclone Amphan exhausted the original list of names established in 2004. Near the end of the month, Dolly formed in the North Atlantic Ocean and became the third-earliest fourth named storm in the basin on record but dissipated before reaching any land. The cyclone currently about 700 km of Mumbai has a speed of 105-110 Kmph when it crosses the coast on the evening of June 3. After Nisarga dissipated, there was no activity between June 4 and October 11 - one of the longest gaps in inactivity on record. The strongest winds were actually from, All damage totals are valued as of 2002 and in, Learn how and when to remove this template message, 2019–20 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, 2020–21 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, devastating floods and mudslides in Southeast region of Brazil, flash flooding in Telengana and Maharashtra, 2020–21 South–West Indian Ocean cyclone season, 2020 South Atlantic tropical cyclone season, 2020 Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone season, "Indian Ocean Dipole: What is it and why is it linked to floods and bushfires? During the year, 142 tropical cyclones formed in bodies of water known as tropical cyclone basins. Over 50,000 evacuated in Gujarat, Daman ahead of cyclone 03 Jun, 2020, 12.36 PM IST. With the month of March being the least active of the year, Intense Tropical Cyclone Herold formed, becoming the first major tropical cyclone, which is Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. In early April, Harold also entered the basin from the Australian region. Subtropical Storm Alpha, the first Greek-named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, made an extremely rare landfall in Portugal, as well as breaking several other records such as the easternmost forming tropical cyclone on record in the basin. Cyclone Nisarga Tracker, Weather forecast Today highlights: Barely a fortnight since super cyclone Amphan, one of the strongest cyclones that … It dissipated shortly afterwards. AHMEDABAD: Cyclone Maha, which currently lies 740km west-southwest of Diu and 660km west-southwest of Porbandar as an extremely severe cyclonic storm, started to recurve towards the Gujarat … Surprisingly there was no cyclone over West Pacific in July 2020, the first such occurrence since reliable records began. The last depression dissipated in early December. 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