1999 East India cyclone

1999 tropical cyclone that struck India June 2022 September 2026 04B 1999-10-17 0000Z.png 04B at peak intensity approaching Odisha. yes 1999 10 15 yes 1999 10 19 90 968 120 1999 198 1000000000 India (particularly Odisha) 1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season The 1999 East India Cyclone (IMD designated BOB 05, JTWC designated 04B), was the second strongest, deadliest, and costliest cyclone of the 1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. On 15 October, a developing area of low pressure, located 220 nm northwest of the Andaman Islands began to intensify. By 1730Z a TCFA was issued and the first advisory on Tropical Storm 04B was issued at 2100Z. 04B was moving to the west-northwest at 8–12 knots as it continued to intensify. On 17 October, the storm began to turn to a more northerly direction as it intensified to a cyclone. 04B underwent explosive intensification the same day and reached its peak of 140 mph at 0000Z. The storm held this intensity as it made landfall on the Odisha coastline near Gopalpur beach at around 8am.Emily Schmall and Bikas Das Associated Press Strong cyclone lashes east India, impacts Asian subcontinent https://www.dailycommercial.com/story/news/nation-world/2019/05/03/strong-cyclone-lashes-east-india/5265532007/ 16 February 2023 Daily Commercial en-US The storm began to weaken due to the interaction with land and dissipated on 19 October. 04B was responsible for at least 180 fatalities and hundreds of houses and huts in low-lying areas were destroyed by flooding.Report on Cyclonic Disturbances over North India Ocean during 1999 http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/pdf/archive/rsmc/1999.pdf India Meteorological Department https://web.archive.org/web/20190503021048/http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/pdf/archive/rsmc/1999.pdf 3 May 2019 February 2000 dead Several thousand others were injured by the storm and hundreds were left homeless. The Prime Minister of India requested that relief supplies be distributed to the affected region immediately.Staff Writer The Birmingham Post 20 October 1999 2020-09-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20200902222951/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60485385/world-digest Cyclone kills 79 Questia subscription England https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60485385/world-digest Meteorological history Cyclone 04B 1999 track.png On 15 October, a developing area of low pressure, located 220 nm northwest of the Andaman Islands began to intensify. By 1730Z a TCFA was issued and the first advisory on Tropical Storm 04B was issued at 2100Z. 04B was moving to the west-northwest at 8–12 knots as it continued to intensify. On 17 October, the storm began to turn to a more northerly direction as it intensified to a cyclone. 04B underwent explosive intensification the same day and reached its peak of 140 mph at 0000Z. The storm held this intensity as it made landfall on the Odisha coastline near Gopalpur beach. The storm began to weaken due to the interaction with land and dissipated on 19 October. Impact At least 200 trains were canceled across India. The storm hit in the middle of India's six-week general election, with rain forecast in Kolkata forcing political parties to cancel campaign events. Odisha In Odisha, 197 people lost their lives, and 402 people were injured. Thousands of hectares of crops were lost. The State of Odisha has put a lot of effort into creating a disaster risk management structure after 1999.Fanchiotti Margherita Dash Jadu Tompkins Emma L. Hutton Craig W. 1 December 2020 The 1999 super cyclone in Odisha, India: A systematic review of documented losses https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/446820/1/IJDRR_2020_375_R1_v2.pdf International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction en 51 101790 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101790 2020IJDRR..5101790F 225007734 2212-4209 Andhra Pradesh In Andhra Pradesh, one person lost his life, and millions of trees were uprooted. See also 1999 Odisha Cyclone - The next storm in the season that devastated similar areas. References Category:Tropical cyclones in 1999