The years between 1940 and 1949 featured the 1940s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons. Each season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The North Indian tropical cyclone season has no bounds, but they tend to form between April and December, peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. Below are the most significant cyclones in the time period. Because much of the North Indian coastline is near sea level and prone to flooding, these cyclones can easily kill many with storm surge and flooding. These cyclones are among the deadliest on earth in terms of numbers killed. On 27 April 1949, India Meteorological Department (IMD) became a member of the World Meteorological Organization after independence.[1]
May 17–25, 1940 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
June 23–27, 1940 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
June 29 – July 5, 1940 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
July 6–11, 1940 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
August 1–11, 1940 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
August 11–16, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
August 18–26, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
August 26 – September 1, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
September 14–24, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
September 17–21, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
October 9–20, 1940 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Arabian Sea.[2]
October 19–22, 1940 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
November 3–13, 1940 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Arabian Sea.[2]
November 11–18, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.[2]
November 14–24, 1940 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
December 19–30, 1940 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[2]
November 1940 Mumbai Cycloneedit
In November 1940, A Severe Cyclone Struck Mumbai, Gusts reached 121 km/h in Colaba, There were bodies floating in floodwaters, The Cyclone cost the city 25 Lakh Rupees [3][4]
1941 seasonedit
May 21–27, 1941 – A severe cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal and struck East Bengal (Present day Bangladesh) , causing 7,000 deaths.[5][6]
May 24 – June 1, 1941 – A severe cyclonic storm existed in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.[5]
June 14–18, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
June 23 – July 8, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
July 6–13, 1941 – A severe cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
July 8 – August 1, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
August 7–14, 1941 – A cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
August 15–22, 1941 – A cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
September 6–13, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
September 12–20, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
October 3–5, 1941 – A depression existed in the Arabian Sea.[5]
October 4–12, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
November 14–19, 1941 – A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
November 29 – December 6, 1941 – A severe cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
December 8–15, 1941 – A cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
1942 seasonedit
February 18–21, 1942 – A Deep Depression existed over the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.[7]
April 24–28, 1942 – A depression existed in the Gulf of Mannar and moved into the Arabian Sea.[7]
June 3–5, 1942 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[7]
July 8–13, 1942 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[7]
July 17–19, 1942 – A land depression existed over the Chota Nagpur Plateau.[7]
July 23–29, 1942 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[7]
July 27–31, 1942 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[7]
July 31 – August 6, 1942 – A deep depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[7]
August 30 – September 8, 1942 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[7]
September 9–12, 1942 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[7]
September 19–23, 1942 – A land depression existed over Bengal.[7]
September 26–30, 1942 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[7]
October 11–13, 1942 – A depression existed over the Arabian Sea.[7]
October 14–18, 1942 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal. It hit near the West Bengal/Odisha border, resulting in around 61,000 fatalities.[8] A wind speed of 225 km/h (140 mph) was recorded.[7]
November 13–17, 1942 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[7]
1943 seasonedit
May 11 – 23, 1943 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[9]
May 30 – June 3, 1943 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[9]
July 9–15, 1943 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[9]
July 10–13, 1943 – A land depression existed over Central India.[9]
July 15–21, 1943 – A land depression existed near Calcutta.[9]
July 24– 31, 1943 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[9]
July 29 – August 3, 1943 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[9]
August 3–10, 1943 – A deep land depression existed near Calcutta.[9]
August 10–11, 1943 – A land depression existed over Central India.[9]
August 20–23, 1943 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[9]
August 28 – September 4, 1943 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[9]
September 19–28, 1943 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[9]
October 3–14, 1943 – A cyclonic storm existed near Madras.[9]
October 14–20, 1943 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[9]
October 27 – November 2, 1943 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.[9]
November 14–18, 1943 – A depression existed over the Arabian Sea.[9]
November 18–22, 1943 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.[9]
1944 seasonedit
July 1944 Karachi cycloneedit
On 27 July 1944, a cyclone left some 20,000 people homeless in Karachi.[10]
1945 seasonedit
season summary
1946 seasonedit
season summary
November 1946 Andhra coast cycloneedit
This significant storm killed 750 people and led to a loss of 30,000 cattle.[11]
November 1946 Mumbai Cyclonesedit
3 Cyclonic storms came in the Vicinity of Mumbai [12]
1947 seasonedit
season summary
1948 seasonedit
season summary
May 17–19 cyclonic stormedit
A cyclonic storm lasted from May 17–19 before moving ashore current-day Bangladesh between Noakhali and Chittagong, killing 1,200 people and 20,000 cattle.[13]
1948 Balochistan cycloneedit
In 1948, a tropical storm made landfall along the Makran coast in Balochistan province in Pakistan.[14][15]
1948 Mumbai Cycloneedit
On November 21, 1948 a strong cyclone struck Bombay (present-day Mumbai) Gusts in Juhu reached 151 kilometres per hour or 94 miles per hour or 42 metres per second.[16] Torrential rains lashed the metropolis, The storm left 38 people dead and 47 missing [17] Mumbai wouldn't be hit again until 72 years later[18] The city was paralyzed, Trees were uprooted, The city reported 5 inches or 127 millimetres of rain in 24 hours[19] There was floods due to torrential rains and the power supply was disrupted, The Bombay station of All India Radio was also affected, and local transport came to a standstill, The fierce storm reportedly impacted Bombay for 20 hours and put the city in a Standstill [20]
1949 seasonedit
season summary
1949 Masulipatam cycloneedit
On 28 October 1949, a severe cyclone struck the Andhra coast near Masulipatam. Lowest pressure reported was 976.9 mb and about 800 people lost their lives and thousands were left homeless as a result of the cyclone. Map showing the track of the cyclone was published by IMD.[21][22]
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The years between 1940 and 1949 featured the 1940s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons Each season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation The North Indian tropical cyclone season has no bounds but they tend to form between April and December peaks in May and November These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean Below are the most significant cyclones in the time period Because much of the North Indian coastline is near sea level and prone to flooding these cyclones can easily kill many with storm surge and flooding These cyclones are among the deadliest on earth in terms of numbers killed On 27 April 1949 India Meteorological Department IMD became a member of the World Meteorological Organization after independence 1 1940s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasonsSeasonal boundariesFirst system formed1940Last system dissipated1949Seasonal statisticsDepressions46Total fatalities7 500 Total damageUnknownNorth Indian Ocean tropical cyclone seasons1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960 Contents 1 1940 season 1 1 November 1940 Mumbai Cyclone 2 1941 season 3 1942 season 4 1943 season 5 1944 season 5 1 July 1944 Karachi cyclone 6 1945 season 7 1946 season 7 1 November 1946 Andhra coast cyclone 7 2 November 1946 Mumbai Cyclones 8 1947 season 9 1948 season 9 1 May 17 19 cyclonic storm 9 2 1948 Balochistan cyclone 9 3 1948 Mumbai Cyclone 10 1949 season 10 1 1949 Masulipatam cyclone 11 See also 12 References1940 season editMay 17 25 1940 A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 June 23 27 1940 A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 June 29 July 5 1940 A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 July 6 11 1940 A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 August 1 11 1940 A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 August 11 16 1940 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 August 18 26 1940 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 August 26 September 1 1940 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 September 14 24 1940 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 September 17 21 1940 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 October 9 20 1940 A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Arabian Sea 2 October 19 22 1940 A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 November 3 13 1940 A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Arabian Sea 2 November 11 18 1940 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea 2 November 14 24 1940 A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 December 19 30 1940 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 2 November 1940 Mumbai Cyclone edit In November 1940 A Severe Cyclone Struck Mumbai Gusts reached 121 km h in Colaba There were bodies floating in floodwaters The Cyclone cost the city 25 Lakh Rupees 3 4 1941 season editMay 21 27 1941 A severe cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal and struck East Bengal Present day Bangladesh causing 7 000 deaths 5 6 May 24 June 1 1941 A severe cyclonic storm existed in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal 5 June 14 18 1941 A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal 5 June 23 July 8 1941 A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal 5 July 6 13 1941 A severe cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal 5 July 8 August 1 1941 A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal 5 August 7 14 1941 A cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal 5 August 15 22 1941 A cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal 5 September 6 13 1941 A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal 5 September 12 20 1941 A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal 5 October 3 5 1941 A depression existed in the Arabian Sea 5 October 4 12 1941 A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal 5 November 14 19 1941 A depression existed in the Bay of Bengal 5 November 29 December 6 1941 A severe cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal 5 December 8 15 1941 A cyclonic storm existed in the Bay of Bengal 5 1942 season editFebruary 18 21 1942 A Deep Depression existed over the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea 7 April 24 28 1942 A depression existed in the Gulf of Mannar and moved into the Arabian Sea 7 June 3 5 1942 A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 7 July 8 13 1942 A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 7 July 17 19 1942 A land depression existed over the Chota Nagpur Plateau 7 July 23 29 1942 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 7 July 27 31 1942 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 7 July 31 August 6 1942 A deep depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 7 August 30 September 8 1942 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 7 September 9 12 1942 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 7 September 19 23 1942 A land depression existed over Bengal 7 September 26 30 1942 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 7 October 11 13 1942 A depression existed over the Arabian Sea 7 October 14 18 1942 A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal It hit near the West Bengal Odisha border resulting in around 61 000 fatalities 8 A wind speed of 225 km h 140 mph was recorded 7 November 13 17 1942 A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 7 1943 season editMay 11 23 1943 A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 9 May 30 June 3 1943 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 9 July 9 15 1943 A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 9 July 10 13 1943 A land depression existed over Central India 9 July 15 21 1943 A land depression existed near Calcutta 9 July 24 31 1943 A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 9 July 29 August 3 1943 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 9 August 3 10 1943 A deep land depression existed near Calcutta 9 August 10 11 1943 A land depression existed over Central India 9 August 20 23 1943 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 9 August 28 September 4 1943 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 9 September 19 28 1943 A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 9 October 3 14 1943 A cyclonic storm existed near Madras 9 October 14 20 1943 A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 9 October 27 November 2 1943 A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal 9 November 14 18 1943 A depression existed over the Arabian Sea 9 November 18 22 1943 A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal 9 1944 season editJuly 1944 Karachi cyclone edit On 27 July 1944 a cyclone left some 20 000 people homeless in Karachi 10 1945 season edit nbsp season summary1946 season edit nbsp season summaryNovember 1946 Andhra coast cyclone edit This significant storm killed 750 people and led to a loss of 30 000 cattle 11 November 1946 Mumbai Cyclones edit 3 Cyclonic storms came in the Vicinity of Mumbai 12 1947 season edit nbsp season summary1948 season edit nbsp season summaryMay 17 19 cyclonic storm edit A cyclonic storm lasted from May 17 19 before moving ashore current day Bangladesh between Noakhali and Chittagong killing 1 200 people and 20 000 cattle 13 1948 Balochistan cyclone edit In 1948 a tropical storm made landfall along the Makran coast in Balochistan province in Pakistan 14 15 1948 Mumbai Cyclone editOn November 21 1948 a strong cyclone struck Bombay present day Mumbai Gusts in Juhu reached 151 kilometres per hour or 94 miles per hour or 42 metres per second 16 Torrential rains lashed the metropolis The storm left 38 people dead and 47 missing 17 Mumbai wouldn t be hit again until 72 years later 18 The city was paralyzed Trees were uprooted The city reported 5 inches or 127 millimetres of rain in 24 hours 19 There was floods due to torrential rains and the power supply was disrupted The Bombay station of All India Radio was also affected and local transport came to a standstill The fierce storm reportedly impacted Bombay for 20 hours and put the city in a Standstill 20 1949 season edit nbsp season summary1949 Masulipatam cyclone editOn 28 October 1949 a severe cyclone struck the Andhra coast near Masulipatam Lowest pressure reported was 976 9 mb and about 800 people lost their lives and thousands were left homeless as a result of the cyclone Map showing the track of the cyclone was published by IMD 21 22 See also editAtlantic hurricane seasons 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Pacific hurricane seasons 1940 1941 1942 48 1949 Pacific typhoon seasons 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1900 1950 South West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1940s Australian region cyclone seasons 1940s South Pacific cyclone seasonsReferences edit Members World Meteorological Organization Archived from the original on 10 October 2011 Retrieved 19 November 2011 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p India Weather Review Annual Summary Part C Storms and Depressions 1940 PDF Report India Meteorological Department 1951 pp 1 13 Retrieved June 24 2020 Ganesan Ram Sharmila June 3 2020 Bombay s tryst with cyclones The Times of India Retrieved 2021 06 25 Cyclone Nisarga is not the 1st Cyclone for Mumbai lets see the 1940 amp 1948 Cyclones Tamil Nadu Weatherman 2020 06 02 Archived from the original on 2021 06 16 Retrieved 2021 06 25 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o India Weather Review Annual Summary Part C Storms and Depressions 1941 PDF Report India Meteorological Department 1941 pp 1 13 Retrieved June 24 2020 Damen Michiel Cyclone Hazard in Bangladesh a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o India Weather Review Annual Summary Part C Storms and Depressions 1942 PDF Report India Meteorological Department 1942 pp 1 8 Retrieved June 24 2020 The 36 Deadliest Tropical Cyclones in World History Weather Underground Retrieved 25 April 2021 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q India Weather Review Annual Summary Part C Storms and Depressions 1943 PDF Report India Meteorological Department 1951 pp 1 13 Retrieved June 24 2020 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 09 Retrieved 2010 06 01 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Dipankar C Patnaik amp N Sivagnanam November 2007 Disaster Vulnerability of Coastal States A Short Case Study of Orissa India Social Science Research Network 4 SSRN 1074845 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Kulkarni Prasad November 12 2009 Phyan first cyclonic storm to reach Mumbai in 43 years The Times of India Retrieved 2021 06 28 Irin Hossain Ashekur Rahman Mullick September 2020 Cyclone and Bangladesh A Historical and Environmental Overview from 1582 to 2020 International Medical Journal 25 6 Retrieved January 20 2024 Indian Weather Man IWM Cyclone History for Karachi Unisys Weather 1948 Hurricane Tropical Data for Northern Indian Ocean Archived from the original on 2011 07 17 Retrieved 2010 12 22 Cyclone Nisarga is not the 1st Cyclone for Mumbai lets see the 1940 amp 1948 Cyclones Tamil Nadu Weatherman 2020 06 02 Archived from the original on 2021 06 16 Retrieved 2021 06 16 Cyclone Nisarga When 1948 November storm left 38 dead and 47 missing in Bombay Free Press Journal Retrieved 2021 06 15 Cyclone Nisarga to hit coasts of Gujarat Maharashtra today Hindustan Times 2020 06 03 Retrieved 2021 06 15 Cyclone hits Bombay isolates city Argus Melbourne Vic 1848 1957 1948 11 23 p 1 Retrieved 2021 06 16 When 20 hour storm paralysed Bombay Old timers recall fury of cyclone which hit Mumbai in 1948 India Today June 3 2020 Retrieved 2021 06 16 Masulipatnam Cyclone October 1949 Analysis of the Masulipatam Cyclone of October 1949 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1940s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons amp oldid 1212001120 1949 season, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
