This marked the third season in a row with a pre-season tropical cyclone. In the Australian region, one low formed which started the 2020–21 Australian region cyclone season which crossed the South-West Indian Ocean basin and intensified into a cyclone which was later named Bongoyo. Uesi also impacted the east coast of Australia and New Caledonia, killing one person. This is only the fourth time ever that the typhoon season wasn't the most active season; three times (2005, 2010 and 2020) it was the Atlantic hurricane season, the fourth (and only time the most active season wasn't in the Northern Hemisphere) being the 1973 Australian cyclone season. On May 20, at approximately 17:30 IST, the cyclone made landfall near Bakkhali, West Bengal after weakening subsequently. Overall, there were 22 named storms in the basin in 2020, which was slightly below the norm of 27. 3 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2020 are counted in the seasonal totals.4 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds. Although not directly making landfall, Hurricane Genevieve passed very close to Baja California Sur and caused minor damage. Iota was also the most intense hurricane of the season with a minimum central pressure of 917 mbar. This outlook is a general guide to the overall TC season activity near the American Samoa basin (300 nautical miles from Tutuila) and does not predict whether, or how many, of these systems will either make landfall or directly impact American Samoa. It gave nearly 400 mm of extremely heavy rain at Kavaratti, Lakshadweep. Category 4 Hurricane Douglas then became one of the latest first hurricanes in the Eastern Pacific and would become the first major hurricane of the East Pacific hurricane season, which would also be the strongest storm of the month. This video is the prediction (from me) of what the 2020 cyclone season in the Australian basin may look like. In July, almost no storms formed, marking the quietest July in over 130 years. Yasa went on to significantly impact the country of Fiji after weakening somewhat from peak strength. With the boiling pot and Kirra dishing out insane pits for the likes of Nick Vasicek, Chris Zaffis, Brent Dorrington, Dextar … Another low originated near Sumatra entered the basin on November 20. Each individual storm generated very low ACE counts throughout the season, ending at a total of just 73 units. TROPICAL CYCLONE POTENTIAL BULLETIN ISSUED BY METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NEW ZEALAND AT 2240 UTC 15-Dec-2020 CURRENT STATUS OF CYCLONE ACTIVITY Tropical Cyclone YASA (category 5) was located near 14.7S 173.5E, Amphan is the last name from the original naming list published in 2004, while Nisarga is the first name from the new naming list published in 2020. Within 12 hours, the storm had developed an eye and started to rapidly intensify, becoming an extremely severe cyclonic storm. Another depression formed in the West Pacific in the middle of the month and eventually strengthened into Tropical Storm Krovanh over the South China Sea. Subtropical Storm Alpha, the first Greek-named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, made an extremely rare landfall in Portugal, as well as breaking several other records such as the easternmost forming tropical cyclone on record in the basin. Better Than Northerlies – Cyclone Season Arrives At Noosa & Kirra Two of the east coast’s best waves have been producing the goods the last 48hrs with the boiling pot and Kirra dishing out pits for the likes of Nick Vasicek, Chris Zaffis, Brent Dorrington, Dextar Muskins, Dion Atkinson, Kai Hing, Harrison Roach and more. It rapidly weakened once inland, and dissipated on the next day. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active and the seventh costliest Atlantic hurricane season on record. It persisted for two weeks and reached category 3 on the Australian tropical cyclone scale before dissipating west of Australia. It rapidly weakened and dissipated the next day. It made a landfall between Puducherry and Chennai close to Mahabalipuram in the midnight of November 25. 57%. The 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season is an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. [40][41] Classified as a "midget system" by the JTWC with a core diameter of only 120 km (70 mi) and a 27 km (17 mi) wide eye, Gati explosively intensified that morning. Dec 15, 2020 With the Cyclone season well under way, two of Australia’s best east coast waves have been producing the goods. Other notable warning centres include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the United States's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), and the Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center. In the North Indian Ocean the season resumed activity with Gati forming off the coast of Somalia in the Arabian Sea which explosively intensifying into a Category 3 equivalent tropical cyclone, becoming the strongest tropical cyclone to ever make landfall in Somalia. The season's first cyclone developed on May 16, and activity was unprecedented after Arthur formed, with an additional off-season storm forming having been named Tropical Storm Bertha. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and November, with peaks in late April to May and October to November. DFES plans for bushfire, cyclone season 2 weeks, 5 days ago; DFES plans for bushfire, cyclone season Bree Swift 1 Dec 2020, 1 p.m. News. We know that cyclones can develop at any time throughout the tropical cyclone season, which runs from November to April," he said. On June 2, around noon, the prevailing deep depression intensified into a cyclonic storm thereby receiving the name Nisarga. Two additional circulations developed to the east and west of the original low; however, the original low steadily became the dominant system by absorbing the previous two circulations. Three other tropical lows formed in late January and early February. After it's break, Cyclone Gati formed, leaving 8 confirmed, 30 missing as of today, on Somalia and Yemen, where the cyclone took place. With the month of March being the least active of the year, Intense Tropical Cyclone Herold formed, becoming the first major tropical cyclone, which is Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Blake would later make landfall in northwestern Australia and soon degenerate afterwards. It left behind a trail of catastrophic damage, and was later confirmed to be the costliest storm ever recorded in the basin. ... 2019 | 2020. Activity in the Western Pacific increased significantly with the formation of Jangmi, Mekkhala, a tropical depression that didn't affect land, and Higos in the South China Sea. The 2019–20 Australian region cyclone season was a below average tropical cyclone season for the waters surrounding Australia between longitudes 90°E and 160°E. The risk of an interaction for New Zealand (with at least one cyclone coming within 550 km of the country) for the 2020/21 season is elevated. The strongest storm of the year so far was Yasa, peaking with a pressure of 899 hPa (26.55 inHg) and with 10-minute sustained winds of 250 km/h (155 mph). [15], During May 31, an area of low pressure developed over the south-eastern Arabian Sea and remained as a well marked low pressure area over the same region until the evening. Near the end of the month, Dolly formed in the North Atlantic Ocean and became the third-earliest fourth named storm in the basin on record but dissipated before reaching inland. Upon becoming a cyclonic storm, it was assigned the name Gati. It gradually intensified into a depression on November 30. November was moderately active with twelve tropical cyclones forming, of which eleven were named. The season as a whole, however, was below average. Exactly one month later, Tropical Storm Nuri formed, marking one of the slowest starts on record. Storms Josephine, Kyle, Laura, and Marco became the earliest 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th named storms on record in the Atlantic and forming on August 13, 14, 21, and 22, respectively. The first and second tropical cyclones of the season in the South Pacific formed within 24 hours of one another earlier this week; now Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa is headed for Fiji. [22] The system weakened into a well-marked low pressure area in south-central Maharashtra on the evening of October 14. Nivar was in late November and affected East India. [29], On October 20, a low pressure formed over Central Bay of Bengal. Both system caused strong winds and heavy downpour. [36], During the overnight of 21 to 22 November the small cyclone quickly organized,[38] with a well-defined eye developing. In the North Indian Ocean, Nisarga formed near southwest India and historically affected the cities of Alibag and Mumbai. The 2019–20 season was slightly above average, with eight tropical depressions, seven tropical storms, and three intense tropical cyclones in 2020. Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers. [34] Organization thereafter was stymied as it became embedded within a monsoon trough. Another one of them has been moving in and out of the Australian region. The season had an unusually late start with the first system, Blake, forming in early January, well after the official start of the season. "The system — if it develops — will be named Cyclone Esther." So far, eleven systems have formed in the month, with three having been named. 2 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2020 are counted in the seasonal totals. Funaki says people should prepare for above-normal rainfall during the 2020/2021 cyclone season. In summary: over the 2020/21 Summer and autumn cyclone season: The season concluded on November 19 with the dissipation of Tropical Storm Polo, which briefly existed for around 2 days prior. As the month began, both Calvinia and Sarai were weakening and gradually dissipated over the next few days. In October, Typhoon Chan-hom was the longest-lived storm of the season, Typhoon Saudel was another contributing storm to the Vietnam flood event, Tropical Storm Linfa became the deadliest storm of the season and year, and Typhoon Molave caused catastrophic damage to the Philippines. It was designated 06F by the Fiji Meteorological Service. Shortly after Gati, Nivar formed off the coast of Tamil Nadu and also began to quickly intensifiy to a Category 1 equivalent tropical cyclone before striking Karaikal. It also featured Tropical Depression One-E in the Eastern Pacific, becoming its earliest forming tropical cyclone in the basin proper, and the first storm in the Northern Hemisphere in 2020. However, any storms that form between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, will count towards the season total. Rita would then peak as a Category 3 on the Australian scale. 2020 just surpassed very active 1999 & 2003 seasons & now … NWS Pago Pago. The next eight names from the list of North Indian Ocean storm names are listed below. Damien became the first and strongest storm of the month, impacting the Pilbara Region of Western Australia as a Category 2 tropical cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Another low named 03U formed and quickly dissipated after making landfall in Northern Territory, Australia. [3] In September, NOAA confirmed that the environment shifted to a La Niña pattern, based on lower than normal water temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator. The Telengana PM estimated damage costs to be ₹1,305 crore (US$682 million). Irondro later followed on April 1, and concluded with the dissipation of Jeruto on April 16. [11] Residents in central Salalah experienced disruptions to power and water services. On the same day, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the disturbance. [32] Convective activity was enhanced by the Madden–Julian oscillation while sea surface temperatures of 29 to 30 °C (84 to 86 °F) and low wind shear favored additional development. [18][19] After that, BOB 02 moved west-northwestwards and made landfall in Andhra Pradesh near Kakinada in the early hours of October 13 and weakened again into a depression. The season produced thirty-one tropical cyclones, of which thirty developed into named storms; thirteen became hurricanes, and six attained major hurricane status. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and November, with peaks in late April to May and October to November. [10] Operations at the port of Salalah were interrupted by the tropical depression. 2020 Cyclone Season in the Northern Indian Ocean Cyclones tend to form between April and December, fueled by changing seasons (in the west) and the monsoon (in the east). [42] Within a 12-hour period, the JTWC estimated one-minute sustained winds to have increased from 65 km/h (40 mph) to a peak of 185 km/h (115 mph). Two more storms formed in the Bay of Bengal - Nivar and Burevi, both impacting south India. Arthur also developed in the month, giving the North Atlantic season six consecutive seasons with pre-season activity. After Nisarga dissipated, there was no activity between June 4 and October 11 - one of the longest gaps in inactivity on record. [49] Early on November 24, it intensified into a cyclonic storm and it was named Nivar. [36] At 18:00 UTC, the IMD classified the system as Depression ARB 04 about 410 km (255 mi) east-southeast of Socotra. In the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, COVID-19, travel and social distancing restrictions associated with the pandemic were lifted for those seeking safe houses and evacuation shelters during Cyclone Harold. It's remnants formed ARB 03. On April 9, ENSO Blog reaffirmed their belief that environmental conditions would remain neutral. Blake subsequently became the first named storm of the year and made two landfalls in the Kimberley Region, bringing heavy rainfall throughout the region. In mid March, Gretel entered the basin. It rapidly intensified into a Category 5 Severe tropical cyclone as it impacted Vanuatu.The season ended on April 10. In the West Pacific, the third tropical depression of the formed on July 11 and at the end of the month featured Typhoon Hagupit, the second typhoon of the season, and Tropical Storm Sinlaku. This is NOT what is will be. Hurricane Laura made its track through the Caribbean and eventually strengthened into a high-end Category 4 hurricane, making the strongest hurricane landfall ever recorded in the U.S state of Louisiana and causing over 14 billion USD in damage. On November 12, Alicia formed on the extreme northeast section of the basin. At least 50 people died in different parts of Telengana (of which at least 19 were in the capital city of Hyderabad), 10 in Andhra Pradesh, and 38 in Maharashtra. Following the same day, 03F intensified into Category 1 tropical cyclone Zazu, strengthening to Category 2. Furthermore, three tropical storms Julio, Karina, Lowell, and one hurricane, Marie formed in the Eastern Pacific. Diane and Esami later formed, with Diane being the costliest and deadliest storm. [52] At 15:00 UTC, both the IMD and JTWC upgraded it to a cyclonic storm and tropical storm respectively and it was named Burevi, the fifth named storm of the season. There is an equal probability of a decaying ex-tropical cyclone tracking to the east or west of the North Island based on historic track data (Figure 3). The names were selected by members of the ESCAP/WMO panel on Tropical Cyclones between 2000 and May 2004, before the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in New Delhi started to assign names in September 2004. As 2020 began, sea surface temperatures were above normal in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator, which had the potential to develop into El Niño conditions. [50] The JTWC then issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the system, that same day. In February, Moderate Tropical Storm Francisco formed, and was deemed very weak. The other half, 2020 began with the arrival of Tropical Depression 01F on November 22, near the Solomon Islands, which would later become Tropical Cyclone Rita. Yasa is currently intensifying and is now a Category 5 according to Australian scale. Two more cyclones formed in the Arabian Sea, ARB 01, affecting Yemen and Oman, and Cyclone Nisarga, which made landfall in Maharashtra. Additionally, another system designated 03U formed near the Northern Territory and made landfall shortly afterwards, enhancing rainfall over the region. 07F & 08F dissipated before becoming tropical depressions but the other 2 strengthened into tropical cyclones Vicky and Wasi. This is because when systems move between basins, it creates a discrepancy in the actual number of systems and fatalities. [58], After weakening over Sri Lanka, Burevi exited into the Gulf of Mannar, early on December 3. It further intensified into a deep depression on October 12, remaining practically stationary over the same region. The month of May was marginally active with eight tropical cyclones developing and six of those being named. Around 15:00 UTC, the system further developed into Cyclonic Storm Amphan. On average, there are 9 to 11 tropical cyclones each season in the Australian region, four of which typically cross the coast. The system's small size enabled it to take advantage of low wind shear and high sea surface temperatures. Moving westwards, the system dissipated into a well marked low pressure on the morning of October 19 over the West Central Arabian Sea due to unfavorable atmospheric conditions. Later in the month, activity increased in the South Pacific with Vicky and Wasi forming, bringing heavy rain to the Samoan Islands. It later intensified into a deep depression and then into a cylonic storm, named Cyclone Burevi. Partially as a result, most of the storms make landfall in Philippines. The last depression dissipated in early December. Sarai formed on December 23, lasting into the new year before finally ceasing to exist on January 2. 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Nisarga intensified into a severe cyclonic storm before making landfall near the coastal town of Alibag in Maharashtra at 12:30 (IST) on June 3. [4] By 09:00 UTC on May 17, Amphan had intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. Trade winds were enhanced in the central and tropical Pacific Ocean, and water temperatures remained above normal. The season was slightly below average with most of the tropical cyclones affecting the Korean Peninsula and the Philippines. [57] Shortly afterwards, Burevi made landfall along the east coast of Sri Lanka according to the Sri Lanka's Department of Meteorology. It dissipated shortly afterwards. [20], Due to BOB 02, Yanam (Puducherry), Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Kerala, Maharashtra, and coastal Karnataka experienced heavy rain on October 12 and 13, with Hyderabad experiencing 32 cm of record-breaking torrential rain, creating flash floods in the city by October 13. Hurricane Sally brought devastating impacts to parts of the Southeastern United States while Hurricane Paulette made landfall in Bermuda as a Category 1 hurricane. They believed that there was a 60% chance that the environment would remain in neutral conditions related to the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO); this was based on the expectation that the above normal water temperatures would return to normal. It hampered the system intensification due to a brief interaction with Tropical Depression 01F. It strengthened into a moderate tropical storm, then to a severe tropical storm, naming it Bongoyo. Steered west by a subtropical ridge to the north, little intensification was expected before the cyclone's forecast landfall in Somalia. Amphan, the first tropical cyclone of the 2020 season in the North Indian basin, made landfall on May 20, 2020. [5] The hospital in Sadah was evacuated as the depression intensified. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Amanda was the costliest storm of the season after its El Salvador landfall. It have become extratropical on November 20. The 2019–20 season was slightly above average with eight tropical cyclones and four severe tropical cyclones forming during the season. [37] Similarly, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) initiated advisories on the system as Tropical Cyclone 03A. Gati formed on November 21, causing one of the longest naming gaps in history. The month of July was active, with 14 tropical cyclones forming and 9 being named. An average Atlantic hurricane season features 12 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes, and features an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) count of 106. [23] Though the system's lower-level circulation was partially exposed due to high vertical wind shear and continuous land interaction, the JTWC re-issued a tropical cyclone advisory on October 15. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Weather Service. The South Atlantic Ocean caused two named system, Kurumí in January and Mani in October. [12] Engineering teams from the Ministry of Defence were deployed to restore utilities and render air where necessary. In addition, it was the fifth consecutive above average Atlantic hurricane season from 2016 onward. The final typhoon of the season was Typhoon Vamco, which was another serious Philippine typhoon. Tropical Cyclone Yasa struck one of Fiji's main islands as a Category 4 or 5 storm, making it one of the strongest storms on record to hit the nation. No named storms entered the basin from the Central Pacific, east of the International Date Line. 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