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 crossing into the Bay of Bengal. It severely affected Chilika Lake, a large brackish coastal lagoon that hosts a number of endangered animal and plant species. Crops were damaged across more than 500,000 hectares of agricultural land in the state.

Formed (UTC)

2013-10-07

Dissipated (UTC)

2013-10-14

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

140

Basin it formed in

North Indian

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2013281N12098

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: bay of bengal, odisha, india, agriculture

Coordinates: 16.190216986815646, 88.30652200878957

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

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