Cyclonic Storm Maarutha was the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in Myanmar in April. The first tropical cyclone and named storm of the 2017 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Maarutha was a re
Cyclone Maarutha at peak intensity on April 16
Maarutha as a Deep Depression on April 15
Cyclonic Storm Bijli was the first tropical cyclone to form during the 2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Bijli formed from an area of low pressure on April 14. Later that evening, RSMC New Delhi
Cyclone Maarutha
…Mala in 2006. According to the IMD, Maarutha was the first ever cyclone to maintain peak intensity until landfall on Myanmar in the month of April. Cyclone Bijli in April 2009 weakened into a depression prior to landfall in Bangladesh. Weather of 2017…
Cyclone Bijli on April 16
Bijli as a Deep Depression on April 15
3D TRMM image of Bijli on April 16 at peak intensity