1971 Odisha Cyclone

Category 3 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Duration October 27 – October 31
Peak intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 

The 1971 Odisha Cyclone, was a tropical cyclone formed on 27 October 1971, and crossed Orissa coast near Paradip early in the morning of October 30.[1] Maximum wind speed recorded was 150 to 170 km per hour. Lowest Pressure recorded was 966 hPa near the centre of the storm.

The cyclone struck Cuttack, a city in Odisha on October 29,[2] and dissipated 2 days later. The storm surge flooded low lying areas of the Odisha coast resulting in more than 10,000[3] deaths and death of 50,000 Cattle. Hundreds of thousands of tree were uprooted. The cyclone destroyed more than 8,00,000 houses. Costal districts of Orissa like Bhadrak, Balasore, Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur were widely affected by this cyclone.

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References

  1. ↑ "Historical records of Severe Cyclones which formed in the Bay of Bengal and made landfall at the eastern coast of India during the period from 1970-1999". India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Essay on Super Cyclone in Orissa". preservearticles.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "History of Cyclone". Odisha State Disaster Management Authories. Retrieved 10 June 2014.