Cyclone hudhud origin location and affected areas in india
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Explanation:
Hudhud intensified into a cyclonic storm on October 8 and as a Severe Cyclonic Storm on October 9. Shortly before landfall near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on October 12, Hudhud reached its peak strength with three-minute wind speeds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and a minimum central pressure of 960 mbar (28.35 inHg).
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Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Hudhud[nb 1] was a strong tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage and loss of life in eastern India and Nepal during October 2014.
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Hudhud
Extremely severe cyclonic storm (IMD scale)
Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
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Hudhud nearing landfall at peak strength on October 12, 2014
Formed
October 7, 2014
Dissipated
October 14, 2014
Highest winds
3-minute sustained: 185 km/h (115 mph)
1-minute sustained: 215 km/h (130 mph)
Gusts: 260 km/h (160 mph)
Lowest pressure
950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg
Fatalities
124 total
Damage
$3.58 billion (2014 USD)
Areas affected
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam Odisha Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Nepal
Part of the 2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Hudhud originated from a low pressure system that formed under the influence of an upper-air cyclonic circulation in the Andaman Sea on October 6. Hudhud intensified into a cyclonic storm on October 8 and as a Severe Cyclonic Storm on October 9. Hudhud underwent rapid deepening in the following days and was classified as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm by the IMD. Shortly before landfall near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on October 12, Hudhud reached its peak strength with three-minute wind speeds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and a minimum central pressure of 960 mbar (28.35 inHg). The system then drifted northwards towards Uttar Pradesh and Nepal, causing widespread rains in both areas and heavy snowfall in the latter.
Hudhud caused extensive damage to the city of Visakhapatnam and the neighbouring districts of Vizianagaram and Srikakulam of Andhra Pradesh. Damages were estimated to be ₹21,908 crore (US$3.58 billion) by the Andhra state government.[3] At least 124 deaths have been confirmed, a majority of them from Andhra Pradesh and Nepal, with the latter experiencing an avalanche due to the cyclone.