Cyclone Nisha
The name Nisha has been used for one tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean: *Cyclone Nisha (2008) of 2008, made landfall in Tamil Nadu, India, killed at least 204 people, and did at least $800 million (2008 USD) in damages The name Nisha has been also used for three tropical cyclones in the South Pacific: *Tropical Cyclone Nisha-Orama (1983), formed and existed at the same time as Severe Tropical Cyclone Oscar *Tropical Cyclone Nisha (1993), remained away from highly populated islands *Tropical Cyclone Nisha (2010), weak storm that remained away from highly populated islands {{DEFAULTSORT:Nisha South Pacific cyclone set index articles North Indian cyclone set index articles ...
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Cyclone Nisha (2008)
Cyclonic Storm Nisha ( IMD designation: BOB 07, JTWC designation: 06B) was a fairly weak but catastrophic tropical cyclone that struck Sri Lanka, and India which killed over 200. It was the ninth tropical cyclone of the 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, and the seventh tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal that year. Meteorological history On November 24 an area of low pressure formed over land in Sri Lanka. Later that day the Joint Typhoon Warning Center assessed the low-pressure area's chance of becoming a significant tropical cyclone within 24 hours as 'poor', due to the minimal convection near the low-level circulation center. The next morning the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the low-pressure area, stating it had a 'good' chance of becoming a significant tropical cyclone within 24 hours, as the Low Level Circulation Center was moving into the Bay of Bengal. Two hours later the IMD upgraded the area of low pressure to Depression BOB 07. Three ...
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