Draft:Cyclone Dana

Cyclonic Storm Dana
	Dana on 24 October
Meteorological history
Formed	22 October 2024
Dissipated	Present
Very severe cyclonic storm
	3-minute sustained (IMD)
Highest winds	120 km/h (75 mph)
Highest gusts	140 km/h (85 mph)
Lowest pressure	986 hPa (mbar); 29.12 inHg
Category 1-equivalent tropical cyclone
	1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	120 km/h (75 mph)
Lowest pressure	985 hPa (mbar); 29.09 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	4
Damage	Unknown
Areas affected	Odisha, West Bengal
	Part of the 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

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Severe Cyclonic Storm Dana is an active tropical cyclone currently threatening Odisha and West Bengal, India. The third cyclonic storm and second severe cyclonic storm of the 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Dana developed from a cyclonic disturbance on 23 October.

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

Map key

Saffir–Simpson scale

Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown

Storm type

Tropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

A low pressure area formed in the south Bay of Bengal at 23:30 IST on October 20. It moved northwestwards and formed a well marked low pressure area at 11:30 IST on October 21. It concentrated into a depression at 05:30 IST on October 22, 770 km south-southeast of Sagar Island.^[1] At 16:30 IST, JTWC issued a TCFA on the depression. By 17:30 IST, it had consolidated into a deep depression and was 740 km south-southeast of Sagar Island, moving in a west-northwestern direction at a speed of 7 km/h.^[2]It further intensified into a cyclonic storm over the next 6 hours and was named "Dana" by the IMD. It moved with a speed of 18 km/h and lay centered 630 km south-southeast of Sagar Island at 05:30 IST of October 23.^[3]

Impact

Odisha

In Paradip, up to 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain was recorded on October 24. Multiple roads in Odisha were blocked by uprooted trees.^[4]

References

^ "Special tropical weather outlook for the next 168 hours issued at 04:00 UTC of 22.10.2024". IMD.
^ "Special tropical weather outlook for the next 168 hours issued at 12:00 UTC of 22.10.2024". IMD.
^ "Cyclonic storm over East Central Bay of Bengal". IMD.
^ "Heavy rain batters Odisha, Bengal as severe Cyclone Dana nears coast". India Today. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

External links

Media related to Cyclone Dana at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Special tropical weather outlook for the next 168 hours issued at 04:00 UTC of 22.10.2024". IMD.

[2] "Special tropical weather outlook for the next 168 hours issued at 12:00 UTC of 22.10.2024". IMD.

[3] "Cyclonic storm over East Central Bay of Bengal". IMD.

[4] "Heavy rain batters Odisha, Bengal as severe Cyclone Dana nears coast". India Today. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

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