This article is about the 1989 storm. For other uses, see List of storms named Gay.
Pacific typhoon and North Indian cyclone in 1989
Typhoon Gay Kavali Cyclone of 1989
Gay at peak intensity before making landfall on India, on 8 November
Meteorological history
Formed
1 November 1989
Dissipated
10 November 1989
Super cyclonic storm
3-minute sustained (IMD)
Highest winds
230 km/h (145 mph)
Lowest pressure
930 hPa (mbar); 27.46 inHg
Very strong typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds
165 km/h (105 mph)
Lowest pressure
960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg
Category 5-equivalent tropical cyclone
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds
260 km/h (160 mph)
Overall effects
Fatalities
1,036 total
Damage
$521 million (1989 USD)
Areas affected
Thailand, Myanmar, India
IBTrACS
Part of the 1989 Pacific typhoon and North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
Typhoon Gay, also known as the Kavali Cyclone of 1989,[1] was a small but powerful tropical cyclone which caused more than 800 fatalities in and around the Gulf of Thailand in November 1989. The worst typhoon to affect the Malay Peninsula in thirty-five years, Gay originated from a monsoon trough over the Gulf of Thailand in early November. Owing to favorable atmospheric conditions, the storm rapidly intensified, attaining winds over 120 km/h (75 mph) by 3 November.[nb 1] Later that day, Gay became the first typhoon since 1891 to make landfall in Thailand, striking Chumphon Province with winds of 185 km/h (115 mph). The small storm emerged into the Bay of Bengal and gradually reorganized over the following days as it approached southeastern India. On 8 November, Gay attained its peak intensity as a Category 5-equivalent cyclone with winds of 260 km/h (160 mph). The cyclone then moved ashore near Kavali, Andhra Pradesh. Rapid weakening ensued inland, and Gay dissipated over Maharashtra early on 10 November.
The typhoon's rapid development took hundreds of vessels by surprise, leading to 275 offshore fatalities. Of these, 91 occurred after an oil drilling ship, the Seacrest, capsized amid 6–11 m (20–36 ft) swells. Across the Malay Peninsula, 588 people died from various storm-related incidents. Several towns in coastal Chumphon were destroyed. Losses throughout Thailand totaled ฿11 billion (US $497 million).[nb 2] Striking India as a powerful cyclone, Gay damaged or destroyed about 20,000 homes in Andhra Pradesh, leaving 100,000 people homeless. In that country, 69 deaths and ₹410 million (US $25.3 million) in damage were attributed to Gay.
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