The system's small size enabled it to take advantage of low wind shear and high sea surface temperatures. ... 2019 | 2020. The season was slightly above average, with nine tropical cyclones, five cyclonic storms, four severe cyclonic storms, three very severe cyclonic storms, and one super cyclonic storm. The season had an unusually late start with the first system, Blake, forming in early January, well after the official start of the season. This marked the third season in a row with a pre-season tropical cyclone. On November 28, a low pressure area formed off the coast of Aceh. Alicia strengthened into a tropical cyclone on November 15, rapidly weakened due to the vertical wind shear and cool waters, and dissipated on 17th. The system crossed West Bengal's North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas and moved over the adjoining Bangladeshi coast on the noon of October 23 with the maximum wind speed of 45 km/h (30 mph). In 2020 in the North Atlantic basin, all of the statistics fell well above listed, featuring a record-breaking 30 tropical storms, 13 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes, with an ACE total of 178. It's remnants formed ARB 03. 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. Funaki says people should prepare for above-normal rainfall during the 2020/2021 cyclone season. On November 28, a low pressure formed off the coast of Tamil Nadu, it gradually intensified into a depression, BOB 05. November was moderately active with twelve tropical cyclones forming, of which eleven were named. The season was very destructive, causing an estimated $46.906 billion (2020 USD) in damage and more than four hundred fatalities. [2][3] That morning, landslide and flooding warnings were hoisted for parts of eastern Sri Lanka and the Indian state of Kerala were given expectations of torrential rainfall in the coming days. In late February, 2 new tropical lows formed, and were named Esther and Ferdinand. 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. It strengthened into severe tropical cyclone Uesi and affected New Caledonia and New Zealand. September's TCO-AU guidance suggests normal to above normal risk for Australia for the coming tropical cyclone season (November 2020—April 2021). During October, eighteen tropical cyclones formed and the month became tied for the second-most active month of the year, with thirteen of the cyclones being named. [51] At 03:00 UTC on December 1, the depression was upgraded into a deep depression. Heavy rainfall occurred off the coast of Mumbai and its surroundings due to the system. Yasa became the most powerful tropical cyclone of 2020 beating Goni with a minimum barometric pressure of 899 mb (26.55 inHg) and maximum wind speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). Two additional low formed, one formed but exited the basin on December 20 and another Zone of Disturbed Weather formed near Diego Garcia. Yasa went on to significantly impact the country of Fiji after weakening somewhat from peak strength. [4] By 09:00 UTC on May 17, Amphan had intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. 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. Two more depressions formed in October, and none were named - one of only a few occurrences on record. It strengthened into a depression over the east-central and south-east Arabian Sea in the early morning of June 1 when it was centered about 340 km south-west of Goa, 630 km south-southwest of Mumbai and 850 km south-southwest of Gujarat. In summary: over the 2020/21 Summer and autumn cyclone season: These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. This was the fastest intensification during such a short period ever observed in the North Indian Ocean basin. [39] The IMD upgraded the system to a Deep Depression early on 21 November and a Cyclonic Storm soon after. [21] Extreme crop loss in north Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana occurred due to the system. Also during the month was a rare subtropical storm in the South Atlantic named Mani, although it drifted well away from land. It strengthened into a moderate tropical storm, then to a severe tropical storm, naming it Bongoyo. 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