Cyclone Amphan making landfall on West Bengal on 20 May
Meteorological history
Date
20–21 May 2020
Very severe cyclonic storm
3-minute sustained (IMD)
Highest winds
155 km/h (100 mph)
Lowest pressure
960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg
Category 2-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds
175 km/h (110 mph)
Overall effects
Fatalities
98
Damage
$13.5 billion (2020 USD)
Areas affected
West Bengal, Odisha, Bangladesh
Part of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Cyclone Amphan was the costliest tropical cyclone ever recorded in India and the North Indian Ocean, and the strongest cyclone ever since the 1999 Odisha Cyclone. It was the first storm, and strongest of the historic 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, the costliest recorded cyclone season. It made landfall in West Bengal with 100 mph winds. Within India, the storm killed 98 people, and caused $13.8 billion (2020 USD). Amphan produced extremely high winds that ripped roofs off houses and uprooted trees, and storm surges of 15 ft (4.6 m) in areas like Digha, West Bengal.[1][2]
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