Cyclone Amphan (2020)

Amphan developed from a low-pressure area that persisted a couple of hundred miles east of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 13 May 2020. It peaked at about 12:00 UTC on 18 May with 3-minute sustained winds of 240 km/h, 1-minute winds of 270 km/h and a central pressure of 920 mbar. The storm caused widespread damage in eastern India, particularly West Bengal and Odisha, and in Bangladesh.

Formed (UTC)

2020-05-15

Dissipated (UTC)

2020-05-21

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

145

Basin it formed in

North Indian

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2020136N10088

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tropical cyclone, north indian ocean, west bengal, odisha, bangladesh

Coordinates: 17.439885144981346, 87.1

Part of Category 5 tropical cyclones of the 2019 to 2022 seasons

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