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Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga
Nisarga making landfall on Maharashtra on 3 June
Meteorological history
Formed
1 June 2020
Dissipated
4 June 2020
Severe cyclonic storm
3-minute sustained (IMD)
Highest winds
110 km/h (70 mph)
Lowest pressure
984 hPa (mbar); 29.06 inHg
Category 2-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds
155 km/h (100 mph)
Lowest pressure
968 hPa (mbar); 28.59 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities
6 total
Damage
$803 million (2020 USD)
Areas affected
India (Maharashtra, Gujarat)
IBTrACS
Part of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga (/ˈnɪsərɡə/) was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike the Indian state of Maharashtra in the month of June since 1891.[1] It was also the first cyclone to impact Raigad & Mumbai since Phyan of 2009.[2] The third depression and second named cyclone of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Nisarga originated as a depression in the Arabian Sea and moved generally northward. On 2 June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) upgraded the system to a cyclonic storm, assigning the name Nisarga. On the next day, Nisarga further intensified to a severe cyclonic storm and turned to the northeast, ultimately making landfall approximately 95 km (60 mi) south of Mumbai.[3] Nisarga rapidly weakened once inland and dissipated on 4 June.
Nisarga was the second cyclone to strike the Indian subcontinent within two weeks time, after Cyclone Amphan, the first super cyclonic storm to have formed in the Bay of Bengal in the 21st century, devastated the state of West Bengal in May 2020.[4][5] Making landfall in Maharashtra with winds of 110 km/h (70 mph), Nisarga became the strongest storm to strike the state in the month of June since 1891. Before Nisarga, only two depressions had struck Maharashtra in the month of June, in 1948 and 1980 respectively.[6][7]
The name Nisarga was contribute from Bangladesh which means 'nature' in Bengali.[8]
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^Choudhary, Srishti (2 June 2020). "Cyclone Nisarga: Mumbai braces for severe storm 11 years after 'Phyan'". Livemint. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^Cite error: The named reference landfall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Ray, Meenakshi (3 June 2020). "From Nisarga to Amphan: How do tropical cyclones form". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
^"Cyclone Nisarga: Rare storm in decades pounds India's west coast". Al Jazeera. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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^Ray, Anulekha (2 June 2020). "Cyclone Nisarga intensified in Maharashtra: Will hit coastline with high wind speed; flood alert in Mumbai, Thane". Livemint. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^"Cyclone Nisarga: Here is how the storm was named and what it means". Moneycontrol News. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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