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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Vardah (2016)
6 December 2016 · North Indian Ocean · Category 2
Cyclone Vardah formed in the North Indian Ocean basin on 6 December 2016 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 959 hPa. It made landfall in India. It killed at least 38 people.
- Formed
- 6 December 2016
- Dissipated
- 19 December 2016
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- North Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 959 hPa
- Deaths
- 38
- Estimated Damage
- 2.1 billion US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1India120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- TSCyclone Roanu111 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth