It made landfall in Andhra Pradesh and caused extensive damage. The South Pacific tropical cyclone season officially began on Nov. 1, 2020 and will run through April 30, 2021. Blake subsequently became the first named storm of the year and made two landfalls in the Kimberley Region, bringing heavy rainfall throughout the region. The month of January was moderately active in terms of named storms and systems formed, but minimally active in terms of intensity in the Southern Hemisphere, however, no tropical cyclones developed within the Northern Hemisphere. The season had an unusually late start with the first system, Blake, forming in early January, well after the official start of the season. After it's break, Cyclone Gati formed, leaving 8 confirmed, 30 missing as of today, on Somalia and Yemen, where the cyclone took place. However, all models are largely in agreement that the overall tropical cyclone activity is expected to be below the long term average. [59] However, Burevi slowed down quickly as it became stuck in a col between two subtropical ridges on December 4; thus it stalled just west of Sri Lanka while it weakened back down to the equivalent of a tropical depression due to increasing vertical wind shear. Many records were broken throughout the season, including the extreme rate of tropical cyclone formations, the second time on record that the Greek naming system for named storms was used, and the strength of the storms which formed in the months of October and November. It later intensified into a deep depression and then into a cylonic storm, named Cyclone Burevi. The ENSO Blog estimated a 75% chance that La Niña conditions would persist through the end of the year, in part due to a strengthening Walker circulation.[4]. Also not officially included is Medicane Ianos, which developed in the Mediterranean Sea and is included for record-keeping purposes only. Amphan is the last name from the original naming list published in 2004, while Nisarga is the first name from the new naming list published in 2020. [13] 2 people were found dead in a wadi due to flash floods,[14] while another person died and three were injured when a building collapsed. Another disturbance formed near the existing 01F and rapidly intensified into a depression. The season began on May 16 with the designation of Depression BOB 01 in the Bay of Bengal, which later became Cyclone Amphan, the strongest storm in the Bay of Bengal recorded since the 1999 Odisha cyclone and breaking the record of Cyclone Nargis of 2008 as the costliest storm ever recorded in the basin. [46] The increasingly elongated circulation of Gati emerged over the Gulf of Aden by 12:00 UTC,[47] and the JTWC issued their final advisory on the system shortly thereafter.[48]. Throughout 2020, 137 tropical cyclones have formed in bodies of water known as tropical cyclone basins. So far, eleven systems have formed in the month, with three having been named. [29], On October 20, a low pressure formed over Central Bay of Bengal. Amphan became the strongest of the month, and also became one of the strongest cyclones in the North Indian Ocean on record as well as the costliest storm in the basin on record. August 6, 2020 - NOAA releases its updated forecast, saying an "extremely active" hurricane season is possible. It gradually intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm, reaching its peak intensity. An average Pacific typhoon season features 26 tropical storms, 16 typhoons, and 9 super typhoons (unofficial category). It also featured Tropical Depression One-E in the Eastern Pacific, becoming its earliest forming tropical cyclone in the basin proper, and the first storm in the Northern Hemisphere in 2020. [51] At 03:00 UTC on December 1, the depression was upgraded into a deep depression. On May 20, at approximately 17:30 IST, the cyclone made landfall near Bakkhali, West Bengal after weakening subsequently. This marked the second year in a row featuring a super cyclonic storm, the previous year seeing Kyarr in the Arabian Sea. There is no retirement of tropical cyclone names in this basin as the list of names is only scheduled to be used once before a new list of names is drawn up. The South Pacific also so far has featured three cyclones, one of which was Cyclone Yasa which became the strongest storm of the year and the fourth strongest South Pacific tropical cyclone on record as a Category 5-equivalent cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Most destruction was due to Laura, which caused about $16.1 billion (2020 USD) in damage and killed seventy people in Louisiana. On December 13, 15:00 UTC, 02F intensified into a Category 1 tropical cyclone Yasa according to Australian scale. In the Eastern Pacific two tropical storms, Odalys and Polo, formed but intensified little. Following after Higos, a series of typhoons named Bavi, Maysak, and Haishen formed, all impacting South Korea and Haishen becoming the strongest of the month as a near-Category 5 equivalent typhoon. There are no tropical cyclones expected in the coming week, says Tonga Met's first 5 days outlook for the season issued today [35] On 21 November, two scatterometer passes revealed a single, well-defined low with gale-force winds underneath an area of flaring convection. An average Atlantic hurricane season features 12 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes, and features an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) count of 106. Funaki says people should prepare for above-normal rainfall during the 2020/2021 cyclone season. Around 15:00 UTC, the system further developed into Cyclonic Storm Amphan. Kurumí caused devastating floods and mudslides in Southeast region of Brazil, while Mani caused heavy rainfall in the Santa Catarina state. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Weather Service. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and November, with peaks in late April to May and October to November. Due to the wind shear, it weakened to a cyclonic storm, shortly before making landfall between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around Puducherry, Wednesday evening. 4:39pm Nov 25, 2020. In the North Indian Ocean, Nisarga formed near southwest India and historically affected the cities of Alibag and Mumbai. [37] Similarly, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) initiated advisories on the system as Tropical Cyclone 03A. After a four month pause of activity, BOB 02 formed, causing 98 fatalities. Another one of them has been moving in and out of the Australian region. Subtropical Storm Alpha, the first Greek-named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, made an extremely rare landfall in Portugal, as well as breaking several other records such as the easternmost forming tropical cyclone on record in the basin. A La Nina means, during this summer, North Queenslanders must be prepared for an earlier cyclone season with the potential for more storms to cross the coast. Two more depressions formed in October, and none were named - one of only a few occurrences on record. Tonga's Tropical Cyclone Season for 2020-21 has officially started in November and runs through until April 2021. It further intensified into a deep depression on October 12, remaining practically stationary over the same region. The North Atlantic mainly contributed to most development in the month and continued its record breaking season with the development of Hurricanes Nana, Paulette, Sally, and Teddy, and (Sub)Tropical Storms Omar, Rene, Vicky, Wilfred, Alpha, and Beta. This is because when systems move between basins, it creates a discrepancy in the actual number of systems and fatalities. This outlook is a general guide to the overall TC season activity near the American Samoa basin (300 nautical miles from Tutuila) and does not predict whether, or how many, of these systems will either make landfall or directly impact American Samoa. Tropical Cyclone Yasa struck one of Fiji's main islands as a Category 4 or 5 storm, making it one of the strongest storms on record to hit the nation. In the West Pacific, the third tropical depression of the formed on July 11 and at the end of the month featured Typhoon Hagupit, the second typhoon of the season, and Tropical Storm Sinlaku. 07F & 08F dissipated before becoming tropical depressions but the other 2 strengthened into tropical cyclones Vicky and Wasi. Gati later became a Category 3 tropical cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, and made landfall in the Arabian Peninsula. Krovanh was responsible for at least $2.28 million USD in damage and 8 dead in the Philippines. On April 9, ENSO Blog reaffirmed their belief that environmental conditions would remain neutral. November was moderately active with twelve tropical cyclones forming, of which eleven were named. [36], During the overnight of 21 to 22 November the small cyclone quickly organized,[38] with a well-defined eye developing. The month of April was fairly inactive with only five storms developing and three being named, however the month featured Harold responsible for devastating damage in Vanuatu and the first category 5-equivalent storm of 2020, as well as the first to be featured in the South Pacific since Gita in 2018. It mentions all of the season's storms and their names, duration, peak intensities (according to the IMD storm scale), damage, and death totals. At 00:00 UTC on May 16, a depression formed in the southeast Bay of Bengal and was identified as BOB 01. In 2020 in the Eastern and Central Pacific basins, most of the statistics fell below the above list. [33][34] By 18 November, a weak low-level circulation developed about 1,185 km (735 mi) east-southeast of Socotra. Two additional low formed, one formed but exited the basin on December 20 and another Zone of Disturbed Weather formed near Diego Garcia. [36] At 18:00 UTC, the IMD classified the system as Depression ARB 04 about 410 km (255 mi) east-southeast of Socotra. With the boiling pot and Kirra dishing out insane pits for the likes of Nick Vasicek, Chris Zaffis, Brent Dorrington, Dextar … The exception was the number of tropical storms, featuring 17, which was slightly above average for the basin. Nuri formed on the eastern coast of the Philippines, becoming the second storm of the typhoon season in the West Pacific but quickly weakened before landfall. It further intensified into depression over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Odisha Coast. The month of August also included Hurricanes Laura and Marco, which both impacted the United States and the former becoming the costliest of the year. Adding on, Tino brought considerable damage throughout the South Pacific in the middle portion of the month, and a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone formed, named Kurumí, becoming the first of its kind to be named in January later on in the month. Another low originated near Sumatra entered the basin on November 20. The agency now predicts 19 to 25 named storms, including seven to 11 hurricanes. No warnings were issued by IMD as no landfall occurred in the Arabian Peninsula. Two more cyclones formed in the Arabian Sea, ARB 01, affecting Yemen and Oman, and Cyclone Nisarga, which made landfall in Maharashtra. At the same time, Claudia, another tropical cyclone, formed. It persisted for two weeks and reached category 3 on the Australian tropical cyclone scale before dissipating west of Australia. 2 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2020 are counted in the seasonal totals. BOM's forecast track map of the weather system in the Gulf of Carpentaria at 2:30pm on Friday, February 21, 2020. Amphan, the first tropical cyclone of the 2020 season in the North Indian basin, made landfall on May 20, 2020. It left behind a trail of catastrophic damage, and was later confirmed to be the costliest storm ever recorded in the basin. It rapidly weakened once inland, and dissipated on the next day. On November 22, an area of low pressure was formed in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Tamil Nadu. Iota eventually became the strongest storm of the month and only the second Category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the North Atlantic in November, continuing a spree of damage in Central America following Eta. [56] At 15:00 UTC on December 2, Burevi reached its peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of around 85 km/h (50 mph) and a barometric pressure of 996 mbar (29.41 inHg). The 2019–20 Australian region cyclone season was a below average tropical cyclone season for the waters surrounding Australia between longitudes 90°E and 160°E. 3 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2020 are counted in the seasonal totals.4 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds. NWS Pago Pago. On November 28, a low pressure area formed off the coast of Aceh. Other notable warning centres include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the United States's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), and the Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center. [10] When Cyclone Amphan was approaching India in May, shelter capacity in West Bengal was reduced from 500,000 people to 200,000 people due to social distancing restrictions. They believed that there was a 60% chance that the environment would remain in neutral conditions related to the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO); this was based on the expectation that the above normal water temperatures would return to normal. Of these, 100, including two subtropical cyclones in the South Atlantic Ocean and three tropical-like cyclone in the Mediterranean Sea, have been named by various weather agencies when they attained maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). Heavy rainfall occurred off the coast of Mumbai and its surroundings due to the system. Delta and Zeta impacted the Yucátan Peninsula before making landfall in Louisiana. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and November, with peaks in late April to May and October to November. A total of ten storms developed, with six of these systems were named and had gale-force winds, while two of these named storms developed hurricane-force winds and were classified as severe tropical cyclones. Iota was also the most intense hurricane of the season with a minimum central pressure of 917 mbar. Partially as a result, most of the storms make landfall in Philippines. Another storm designated as Tropical Storm 03M (unofficially named Elaina by an independent organization) formed near Cyprus, bringing heavy rain to Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, before making landfall in Lebanon. For only the third time ever, and the first in a decade, the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is the most active of the year, beating the typhoon season, which had below-average statistics, especially in the count of super typhoons. In the Australian region, two tropical lows formed in and both impacted the Pilbara Region of Western Australia, one reaching near Category 1 tropical cyclone strength according to Australian scale. It strengthened into a moderate tropical storm, then to a severe tropical storm, naming it Bongoyo. It reached at the maximum 10 minutes sustained wind speed of 55 km/h (35 mph) and minimum pressure of 1000 mb (29.53 inHg). It gradually intensified into a depression on November 30. Another depression formed in the West Pacific in the middle of the month and eventually strengthened into Tropical Storm Krovanh over the South China Sea. Along with the system another low formed off the coast of Kimberley Region. The Supreme Committee asked people to remain at home in non-emergency circumstances. The season has produced three depressions, three storms, two cyclone and one intense cyclone so far. Sarai formed on December 23, lasting into the new year before finally ceasing to exist on January 2. Its remnants then affected Malta and Libya. Following the same day, 03F intensified into Category 1 tropical cyclone Zazu, strengthening to Category 2. The 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season is an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. 01F became a remnant low and got absorbed by Tropical Depression 02F. [5][6] When Typhoon Vongfong struck the Philippines in May, evacuation shelters were filled to half-capacity to comply with social distancing guidelines, requiring more evacuation centers to house refugees. [40][41] Classified as a "midget system" by the JTWC with a core diameter of only 120 km (70 mi) and a 27 km (17 mi) wide eye, Gati explosively intensified that morning. This marked the third season in a row with a pre-season tropical cyclone. The season officially runs from November 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021, however a tropical cyclone could form at any time between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021 and would count towards the season total. 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