2000 South India cyclone
2000 South Indian Cyclone (IMD designation: BOB 05 JTWC designation: 05B) was the strongest, most intense tropical cyclone of the fairly-quiet 2000 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The fifth cyclone, and the fourth named storm, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 05 started as an upper-level low over the Andaman Sea on November 24. On early November 26, the group of thunderstorms was classified as a depression by the IMD. The system slowly began to organize, and late on November 26 the JTWC named it as Tropical Cyclone 03B. By November 28, a 20 km (12 mi)-wide eye was developing, prompting the JTWC to upgrade the storm to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane with winds of 120 km/h (75 mph). By comparison, the IMD estimated peak winds of 190 km/h (120 mph). Wind shear in the region preve
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2000 South India cyclone
2000 South Indian Cyclone (IMD designation: BOB 05 JTWC designation: 05B) was the strongest, most intense tropical cyclone of the fairly-quiet 2000 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The fifth cyclone, and the fourth named storm, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 05 started as an upper-level low over the Andaman Sea on November 24. On early November 26, the group of thunderstorms was classified as a depression by the IMD. The system slowly began to organize, and late on November 26 the JTWC named it as Tropical Cyclone 03B. By November 28, a 20 km (12 mi)-wide eye was developing, prompting the JTWC to upgrade the storm to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane with winds of 120 km/h (75 mph). By comparison, the IMD estimated peak winds of 190 km/h (120 mph). Wind shear in the region preve
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2000 South Indian Cyclone (IMD ...... es (US$15 million) in damages.
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Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, South India, Sri Lanka, Somalia
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NIO
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North Indian Ocean
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Damages
₹700 million rupees
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2000-12-06
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2000-11-26
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Extremely Severe Cyclonic Stor ...... ior to landfall in Tamil Nadu.
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Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 05
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Remnant low
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cyclone
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