1998 Gujarat cyclone
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The 1998 Gujarat cyclone (Joint Typhoon Warning Center designation: 03A; India Meteorological Department designation: ARB 02) was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that killed at least 1,000 people in India, mainly in the state of Gujarat.
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Meteorological history | |
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Formed | June 4, 1998 |
Dissipated | June 10, 1998 |
Extremely severe cyclonic storm | |
3-minute sustained (IMD) | |
Highest winds | 165 km/h (105 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 958 hPa (mbar); 28.29 inHg |
Category 3-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 195 km/h (120 mph) |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 1,173 |
Missing | 1,774 |
Damage | $3 billion |
Areas affected | India and Pakistan |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season |
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