1971 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

Seasonal summary

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Systems

Depression One (01B)

|1-min winds=35 |3-min winds=25

Deep Depression Two

Cyclonic Storm Three (03B)

|1-min winds=35 |3-min winds=45

Deep Depression Four

Deep Depression Five

Deep Depression Six

Deep Depression Seven

Deep Depression Eight

Deep Depression Nine

Severe Cyclonic Storm Ten (10B)

|1-min winds=65 |3-min winds=50

Deep Depression Eleven

Extremely Cyclonic Storm Twelve (12B)

Main article: 1971 Odisha cyclone

|1-min winds=100 |3-min winds=90 On October 27 a tropical depression formed in the Bay of Bengal. It tracked northward, rapidly strengthened until reached a peak of 115 mph winds. The cyclone struck Paradip in Odisha, India, on October 29, and dissipated by the same day. The storm surge and flooding from the system caused 10,800 fatalities.

Severe Cyclonic Storm Thirteen (13A)

|1-min winds=70 |3-min winds=60

Severe Cyclonic Storm Fourteen (14B)

|1-min winds=65 |3-min winds=55

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Fifteen (15A)

|1-min winds=65 |3-min winds=70 This was a rare cyclone which threatened the Arabian Peninsula in the month of December.

References

References

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