Cyclone Fani at peak intensity on 2 May, while approaching Odisha
Meteorological history
Formed
26 April 2019
Remnant low
4 May 2019
Dissipated
5 May 2019
Extremely severe cyclonic storm
3-minute sustained (IMD)
Highest winds
215 km/h (130 mph)
Lowest pressure
932 hPa (mbar); 27.52 inHg
Category 5-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds
280 km/h (175 mph)
Lowest pressure
900 hPa (mbar); 26.58 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities
89 total
Damage
$8.1 billion (2019 USD) (Third costliest cyclone recorded in the Indian Ocean)
Areas affected
Odisha
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
East India
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Sri Lanka
IBTrACS
Part of the 2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani (/ˈfɒniː/)[a] was the worst tropical cyclone to strike the Indian state of Odisha since the 1999 Odisha cyclone. The second named storm and the first severe cyclonic storm of the 2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Fani originated from a tropical depression that formed west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean on 26 April. Vertical wind shear at first hindered the storm's development, but conditions became more favorable for Fani on 30 April. Fani rapidly strengthened, peaking at Category 5-equivalent intensity with winds of 280 km/h (175 mph), tying with Cyclone Mocha as the strongest storm on record in the north Indian Ocean, in terms of 1-minute sustained winds. Fani slightly weakened before making landfall, and its convective structure rapidly degraded thereafter, degenerating into a remnant low on 4 May, and dissipating on the next day. It was succeeded by Cyclone Amphan in 2020 which caused a greater overall damage.
Prior to Fani's landfall, authorities in India and Bangladesh moved at least a million people each from areas within Fani's projected path onto higher ground, and into cyclone shelters, which is thought to have reduced the resultant death toll and casualties.[3] Fani killed at least 89 people in eastern India and Bangladesh and caused about US$8.1 billion in damages in both India and Bangladesh, mostly in Odisha, in India.[4]
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^Kumar, Hari; Gettleman, Jeffrey; Yasir, Sameer (4 May 2019). "'The Worst Is Over': A Sigh of Relief in India, Mostly Spared by Cyclone". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^"Global Catastrophe Recap: First Half of 2019" (PDF). Aon Benfield. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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