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Cyclone Phailin (2013)
7 October 2013 · North Indian Ocean · Category 5
Cyclone Phailin formed in the North Indian Ocean basin on 7 October 2013 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 918 hPa. It made landfall in India. It killed at least 45 people.
- Formed
- 7 October 2013
- Dissipated
- 14 October 2013
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- North Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 918 hPa
- Deaths
- 45
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3India185 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 1Cyclone Helen130 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth