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 India Meteorological Department. It then crossed the Arabian Sea and moved ashore in Pakistan on 6 June near Karachi, a city of 16 million people. Several neighbourhoods were flooded and power outages lasted over 12 hours.

Formed (UTC)

2010-05-30

Dissipated (UTC)

2010-06-07

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

125

Basin it formed in

North Indian

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2010151N14065

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: arabian sea, oman, pakistan, karachi, flooding

Coordinates: 24.02166052270244, 60.44332104540488

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

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