![]() ![]() Another storm Nivar, that year struck near Karaikal (Tamil Nadu) on 24 thNov 2020.Ĭyclonic storms of post monsoon season generally go for Odisha, West Bengal or Bangladesh in the month of October. Storm Gulab had made landfall near Kalingapatnam on 26 thSeptember 2021. Michaung also becomes first storm to hit Andhra Pradesh after a gap of nearly 2 years. Michaung became an exclusive storm to hit the east coast this year. Three of these being extremely severe cyclonic storms : Biparjoy and Tej over Arabian Sea and Mocha in Bay of Bengal. Total of six tropical storms formed in the Indian seas this year so far. Recording deluge of 50 cm rainfall over Chennai in 48 hours.Suspension of air operations at Chennai airport for over 15 hours.Crossed coast near Bapatla, not attempted earlier by other storms.Ravaged coastline for over 24 hours, much before making landfall.Became Severe Cyclonic Storm keeping very close to coast for more than 24 hours.Remained in close proximity of coast for over 48 hours as cyclonic storm.First storm of the year over Bay of Bengal to cross East Coast, three others hit Bangladesh & Myanmar.Some of the salient features of the storm were: The weather system lastly crossed Andhra Pradesh coast on 05 thDecember as Severe Cyclonic Storm. It meandered for sometime to become a low pressure area and later seen as a depression on 01 stDecember,early morning itself. A cyclonic circulation over Strait of Malacca and north Malay Peninsula emerged on 27. From inception, the storm remained over sea for fairly long, in excess of one week. Cyclone Michaung gets listed as a peculiar storm, being erratic for more than one reason. ![]()
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