North Indian Ocean cyclones of category 3 and above in the 2000 to 2024 seasons

Map of 20 locations in North Indian Ocean

A chronological record of tropical cyclones that reached major intensity in and around the North Indian Ocean across the 2000 to 2024 seasons, from formation through landfall and the damage reported afterwards. Each entry is drawn from the archived track and contemporaneous accounts, so the figures are those recorded at the time. A few systems that formed in the western North Pacific appear here for the tracks they ran west across the South China Sea.

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  • Cyclone Mocha (2023) — Mocha affected Myanmar and parts of Bangladesh in May 2023. After undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle it strengthened rapidly, peaking…
  • Cyclone Tauktae (2021) — Tauktae brought heavy rainfall and flash floods to areas along the coast of Kerala and on Lakshadweep as it tracked north through the Arabi…
  • Cyclone Gati (2020) — Gati formed from an area of low pressure in the Arabian Sea on 21 November. Its winds rose from 65 to 185 km/h in 12 hours, and it weakened…
  • Cyclone Amphan (2020) — A deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm on Saturday 16 May. Peak intensity came at about 12:00…
  • Cyclone Vayu (2019) — Vayu originated from a low-pressure area first noted by the India Meteorological Department on 9 June near the northern Maldives. It reache…
  • Cyclone Fani (2019) — Fani intensified rapidly over the Bay of Bengal, peaking as an extremely severe cyclonic storm with three-minute sustained winds of 215 km/…
  • Cyclone Titli (2018) — Late on 10 October, Titli made landfall near Palasa in Andhra Pradesh at peak intensity, with its eye contracted to a diameter of 12 km. Ac…
  • Cyclone Mekunu (2018) — Passing near Socotra, Mekunu dropped heavy rainfall that caused landslides and flooding, killing 20 people. It then made landfall at peak i…
  • Cyclone Ockhi (2017) — Ockhi strengthened from a depression to a mature cyclone while moving across Sri Lanka, South India and the Maldives. Near Kanyakumari on t…
  • Cyclone Megh (2015) — Megh formed on 5 November 2015 in the eastern Arabian Sea and followed a path similar to Chapala, which had struck Socotra days earlier. It…
  • Cyclone Chapala (2015) — Chapala developed in the very warm waters of the Arabian Sea west of India on 28 October 2015. It skirted the Yemeni island of Socotra on 1…
  • Cyclone Nilofar (2014) — In late October 2014 the Arabian Sea system reached peak maximum sustained winds estimated between 205 and 215 km/h. High wind shear then c…
  • Cyclone Hudhud (2014) — Hudhud began as a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal and was named on 8 October after strengthening into a cyclone. Favourable conditio…
  • Cyclone Phailin (2013) — The system was first noted as a tropical depression on 4 October 2013 within the Gulf of Thailand, west of Phnom Penh in Cambodia, before c…
  • Cyclone Giri (2010) — Giri formed in the Bay of Bengal in late October 2010 and passed clear of the Bangladeshi coastal district of Cox's Bazar before striking M…
  • Cyclone Phet (2010) — Between 00:00 and 02:00 UTC on 3 June, Phet made landfall in eastern Oman near Al Ashkharah, with winds of 110 to 120 km/h according to the…
  • Cyclone Nargis (2008) — Nargis made landfall in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar around 1200 UTC on 2 May 2008 at peak strength, driving a storm surge 40 kilomet…
  • Cyclone Sidr (2007) — Forming in the central Bay of Bengal, Sidr strengthened quickly before making landfall in Bangladesh on 15 November 2007, prompting large-s…
  • Cyclone Gonu (2007) — Gonu developed from a persistent area of convection in the eastern Arabian Sea on 1 June. Dry air and cooler water weakened the system befo…
  • Cyclone Mala (2006) — An area of disturbed weather formed over the southern Bay of Bengal and the nearby Andaman Sea in mid-April 2006. The India Meteorological…

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