Cyclone Mora
Severe Cyclonic Storm Mora was a moderate but deadly tropical cyclone that caused widespread devastation and severe flooding in Sri Lanka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Northeast India in May 2017. The second named storm of the 2017 annual cyclone season, Mora developed from an area of low pressure over the southeastern Bay of Bengal on May 28. Mora reached peak strength with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h (70 mph). The cyclone made landfall near Chittagong on the morning of May 30 and steadily weakened, dissipating early in the morning on May 31. Across its path, Mora dropped a large amount of rain, including 225mm of rainfall in Chittagong and northeast India. The storm is estimated to have caused damages nearing US$300 million.
Mora at peak strength, shortly before its Bangladeshi landfall on May 30 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | May 28, 2017 |
| Dissipated | May 31, 2017 |
| Severe cyclonic storm | |
| 3-minute sustained (IMD) | |
| Highest winds | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 978 hPa (mbar); 28.88 inHg |
| Category 1-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 150 km/h (90 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 963 hPa (mbar); 28.44 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 135 total |
| Damage | $297 million (2017 USD) |
| Areas affected | Sri Lanka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East India, Northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Tibet |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2017 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
The name Mora, suggested by Thailand, means agate.