 Phyan shortly after landfall on November 11, 2009 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 9, 2009 |
| Dissipated | November 11, 2009 |
| Cyclonic storm | |
| 3-minute sustained (IMD) | |
| Highest winds | 85 km/h (50 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 988 hPa (mbar); 29.18 inHg |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 20 direct[1] |
| Damage | $300 million (2009 USD) |
| Areas affected | Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
Cyclonic Storm Phyan developed as a tropical disturbance to the southwest of Colombo in Sri Lanka on November 4, 2009. Over the next couple of days, the disturbance gradually developed before weakening as it made landfall on Southern India on November 7. After the disturbance emerged into the Arabian Sea, it rapidly became more of a concern to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reporting early on November 9 that the disturbance had intensified into a Depression, and designated it as Depression ARB 03 whilst the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert. Later that day, the JTWC designated the system as Cyclone 04A. During the next day, the Depression turned towards the northeast the IMD reported that it had intensified into a Cyclonic Storm and named it as Phyan.
- ^ "Disaster List | EM-DAT". Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2013-05-09.