Tropical Cyclone FENGAL-24
Location
India
Date
2024-11-29
to 2024-12-01
Coordinates
Lat:
12.1
Lon:
79.9
Danger Scale
Disaster Details
Event summary
Tropical Cyclone FENGAL-24 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.
| GDACS ID | TC 1001130 |
| Name | FENGAL-24 |
| From - To | 29 Nov - 01 Dec |
| Exposed countries | India |
| Exposed population | No people in Category 1 or higher |
| Maximum wind speed | 93 km/h Tropical storm |
| Maximum storm surge | 0.8 m (29 Nov 23:00 UTC) |
| Vulnerability | High (India) |
GDACS Score
| Wind | Storm surge | Rainfall | GDACS score | |
| GDACS JTWC | 93 km/h | 0.8 m | n.a. | 1.5 | Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall) |
| HWRF | 108 km/h | 0.4 m | 667 mm | 0.5 |
| GFS | 90 km/h | 0.3 m | 433 mm | 0.5 |
| ECMWF | 65 km/h | 0.4 m | 486 mm | 0.5 |
- The passage of the tropical cyclone FENGAL over the Puducherry union territory and the Tamil Nadu state, south-eastern India on 1 December, caused very heavy rainfall, strong winds, storm surges, floods and landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage.
- Media report, as of 2 December, three fatalities in the Chennai city, the capital of the Tamil Nadu state and a number of rescued families across the mentioned state. In addition, media also report hundreds of evacuated people and several rescued people across the Puducherry union territory.
- Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast over south-eastern India.
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- The passage of the tropical cyclone FENGAL over the Puducherry union territory and the neighbouring Tamil Nadu state, south-eastern India on 1 December, caused very heavy rainfall, strong winds, storm surges, floods and landslides that have resulted in an increased number of casualties and damage.
- Media report, as of 4 December, 20 fatalities, of which 16 fatalities across the Tamil Nadu state - ten in the Tiruvannamalai city, four in the Chennai city, the capital of the state, one in the Ooty town, and one more in the Vellore city - and four fatalities in the Puducherry city, Puducherry union territory.
- Over the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast over southern India, including the already affected area.
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