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Cyclone Amphan (2020)
15 May 2020 · North Indian Ocean · Category 5
Cyclone Amphan formed in the North Indian Ocean basin on 15 May 2020 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 269 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 901 hPa. It made landfall in India and Bangladesh. It killed at least 106 people.
- Formed
- 15 May 2020
- Dissipated
- 21 May 2020
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- North Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 269 km/h (145 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 901 hPa
- Deaths
- 106
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2India176 km/h
- Cat. 1Bangladesh130 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Cyclone Gati185 km/h
- Cat. 2Cyclone Nisarga157 km/h
- Cat. 1Cyclone Nivar130 km/h
- TSCyclone Burevi83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth