What was the name of cyclone in 2016?

What was the name of cyclone in 2016?

Vardah

2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Name Vardah
• Maximum winds 130 km/h (80 mph) (3-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure 975 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics

What is the strongest typhoon in the world 2016?

Typhoon Meranti
In September, Typhoon Meranti became the strongest typhoon in terms of pressure since Typhoon Megi in 2010, as well as the strongest typhoon in terms of sustained winds since Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, and the second-strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2016, only behind Cyclone Winston, in terms of pressure.

How many hurricanes happened in 2016?

7

2016 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricanes 7
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) 4
Total fatalities 736 total
Total damage ≥ $17.485 billion (2016 USD)

What was 2010 cyclone?

Severe Tropical Cyclone Carlos

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
Category 1 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration 14 February – 27 February
Peak intensity 120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min) 969 hPa (mbar)

How many tropical storms are there in 2017?

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season and the costliest on record, with a damage total of at least $294.92 billion (USD). The season featured 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes.

When did Hudhud come?

Cyclone Hudhud

Extremely severe cyclonic storm (IMD scale)
Hudhud nearing landfall at peak strength on October 12, 2014
Formed October 7, 2014
Dissipated October 14, 2014
Highest winds 3-minute sustained: 185 km/h (115 mph) 1-minute sustained: 215 km/h (130 mph) Gusts: 260 km/h (160 mph)

What was the most powerful storm on Earth?

The JTWC’s unofficial estimate of one-minute sustained winds of 305 km/h (190 mph) would, by that measure, make Haiyan the most powerful storm ever recorded to strike land. This record was later broken by Typhoon Goni in 2020.

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