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 Arabian Sea. Another 81 people were left missing in India.

Formed (UTC)

2021-05-13

Dissipated (UTC)

2021-05-19

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

120

Basin it formed in

North Indian

Deaths, as sources state them

At least 169 in India

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2021133N10071

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: arabian sea, india, kerala, lakshadweep, flooding

Coordinates: 18.109886680504314, 71.77252832987392

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

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