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 reached peak intensity as a high-end very severe cyclonic storm at 06:00 UTC on 12 June, with three-minute sustained winds of 150 km/h and a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. Although it had been forecast to come ashore in Gujarat, the storm turned abruptly west on 13 June and moved away from the coast.

Formed (UTC)

2019-06-08

Dissipated (UTC)

2019-06-18

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

3

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

100

Basin it formed in

North Indian

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2019160N11073

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: arabian sea, gujarat, maldives, no landfall, forecast

Coordinates: 19.90307619382633, 69.6

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

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