Cyclone Fani (2019)

Fani formed from a tropical depression west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean on 26 April, then intensified rapidly, peaking as an extremely severe cyclonic storm with 3-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h. It weakened slightly before coming ashore in Odisha a few days later. Damage in India and Bangladesh came to about US$8.1 billion, concentrated in Odisha.

Formed (UTC)

2019-04-25

Dissipated (UTC)

2019-05-04

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

150

Basin it formed in

North Indian

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2019116N02090

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: tropical cyclone, north indian ocean, india, odisha, bangladesh

Coordinates: 13.582476341585497, 84.23504731682901

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

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