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1988 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
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The 1988 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below average season. The season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form between April and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean—the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Sea to the west of India. The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) releases unofficial advisories. An average of five tropical cyclones form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November.India Meteorological Department 2012 June 8, 2012 Frequently Asked Questions: What is the annual frequency of Cyclones over the Indian Seas? What is its intra-annual variation? http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/faq/FAQP.htm#q18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150521044203/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/faq/FAQP.htm May 21, 2015 Cyclones occurring between the meridians 45°E and 100°E are included in the season by the IMD.India Meteorological Department May 25, 2009 July 16, 2012 Bulletins Issued by Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) – Tropical Cyclones, New Delhi http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/bulletins.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120412152516/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/bulletins.pdf 2012-04-12 dead
Seasonal summary
Systems
Deep Depression ARB 01
NIO 01A 1988-06-10 1136Z.png ARB01 1988 path.png June 8 June 12 30 35 996
A tropical depression that formed on June 8 off the western coast of India tracked westward, becoming a tropical storm on the 9th. It looped to the north, where upper-level winds ripped it apart on the 12th.
Deep Depression BOB 05
NIO 02A 1988-10-18 0711Z.png BOB05 1988 path.png October 17 October 19 30 35 997
A tropical disturbance in the eastern Bay of Bengal developed into a tropical depression on October 17. It moved northwestward, briefly becoming a tropical storm before upper-level winds weakened it. The storm hit Bangladesh as a tropical depression on the 19th, but still managed to cause strong storm surge and flooding amounting to 1500 casualties.
Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 06
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Tropical Storm Three, which formed in the southern Bay of Bengal on November 14, tracked northward to reach a peak of 65 mph winds before hitting Myanmar on the 18th. The storm rapidly dissipated over land.
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 07
1988 Bangladesh cyclone
NIO 04B 1988-11-29 0656Z.png BOB07 1988 path.png November 21 November 30 115 110 955
The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression just west of the Malay Peninsula on November 21. Its large circulation caused mudslides and flooding over western Indonesia before consolidating into a tropical storm on the 24th over the central Bay of Bengal. The storm turned northward, where conditions allowed for continued development. The storm became a cyclone on the 26th, and it continued to strengthen as it moved northward. Cyclone Four reached a peak of 130 mph just before hitting the Sundarbans part of Bangladesh. Heavy storm surge and torrential flooding killed 2000 people (with 6000 missing), and left millions homeless.
Deep Depression BOB 08
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From December 6 through the 8th, a tropical storm meandered through the central Bay of Bengal, remaining at sea through its lifetime.
See also
Tropical cyclones
North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone
1988 Atlantic hurricane season
1988 Pacific hurricane season
1988 Pacific typhoon season
Australian cyclone seasons: 1987–88, 1988–89
South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1987–88, 1988–89
South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1987–88, 1988–89
References
External links
India Meteorological Department
Joint Typhoon Warning Center https://web.archive.org/web/20150809201922/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/ 2015-08-09
1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone
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