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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Fani (2019)
25 April 2019 · North Indian Ocean · Category 5
Cyclone Fani formed in the North Indian Ocean basin on 25 April 2019 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 900 hPa. It made landfall in India and Bangladesh. It killed at least 89 people. It is the 89th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 25 April 2019
- Dissipated
- 4 May 2019
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- North Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 900 hPa
- Deaths
- 89
- Estimated Damage
- 9 million US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4India213 km/h
- TSBangladesh65 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Kyaar:kyarr250 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Maha194 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Vayu185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth