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 kilometres up the densely populated Irrawaddy delta. At landfall the system carried winds of 130 to 135 mph. It weakened quickly after turning northeast toward the rugged terrain near the Myanmar-Thailand border, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued its last advisory once it had fallen to minimal tropical storm status. Damage was put at 13 trillion kyat, about 15.3 billion US dollars.

Formed (UTC)

2008-04-25

Dissipated (UTC)

2008-05-04

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

115

Basin it formed in

North Indian

Deaths, as sources state them

At least 138,373; an early count on 6 May 2008 put the toll above 20,000 with thousands missing, and estimates differ

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2008117N11090

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: bay of bengal, myanmar, irrawaddy delta, storm surge, landfall

Coordinates: 15.872944680520774, 89.54118085065097

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

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