October 29, 1999

• The 1999 Odisha cyclone is also known as Cyclone 05B, and Paradip cyclone.
• It was the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean.
• It was also the deadliest tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean since the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, and deadliest Indian storm since 1971.
• It was a tropical depression formed over the Malay Peninsula on October 25. It moved to the northwest and became a tropical storm on October 26. It continued to strengthen into a cyclone on October 27. On October 28, it became a severe cyclone with a peak of 160 mph (260 km/h) winds. It hit India the next day as a 155 mph (250 km/h) cyclone.
• It caused the deaths of about 10,000 people, and heavy to extreme damage in its path of destruction.
• On October 29, the cyclone hit the Indian state of Odisha near the city of Bhubaneswar.
• It slowly weakened, maintaining tropical storm strength as it drifted southward.
• The cyclone re-emerged into the Bay of Bengal on October 31, and dissipated on November 3 over the open waters ?xqv