Severe Cyclonic Storm Mandous was the third cyclonic storm, as well as the third most intense

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of the

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. The remnants of the system later regenerated into Deep Depression ARB 03 in the

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. The system struck the

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, as well as

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Meteorological history

The Indian Meteorological Department issued a bulletin stating that a tropical depression had formed in the Bay of Bengal and was designated ''BOB 09''. The JTWC, released a TCFA on the system, stating that it could intensify further, because of very warm waters and low to moderate wind shear, designating it ''Invest 96B''. A day later, both the JTWC and IMD classified this low pressure as a "cyclonic storm" and it was named ''Mandous''. Mandous continued tracking westward, and later, attaining wind speeds of , strengthened into a Severe Cyclonic Storm. As it continued tracking westward, land interaction caused in to fall to Cyclonic Storm intensity. It later made landfall around Chennai, India as a Deep Depression. It fell to Depression intensity, and later degenerated into a remnant low.

Regeneration

On December 14, the remnants of Cyclone Mandous regenerated into a depression in the Arabian Sea, and it was called ARB 03. The

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dubbed it as ''Invest 97A''. Although forecasted to quickly degenerate into a remnant low, ARB 03 intensified into a Deep Depression, according to the Indian Meteorological Department, and the JTWC dubbed it as ''Cyclone 07A''. After reaching peak intensity, the Low-Level Circulation detached from the associated convection, and wind shear increased, starting a weakening trend. It weakened into a low pressure area at 12:00 UTC on December 17.

Preparations

In Puducherry and Karikal, collages and schools were closed in anticipation of the storm.

Impact

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, about 200 trees were uprooted due to Cyclone Mandous. Damage in

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was Rs45 million (US$550 thousand). Four people died

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from heavy rains. Five fishermen went missing off the coast of

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due to the storm.

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JTWC Best Track Data
of Tropical Cyclone 06B (Mandous)
JTWC Best Track Data
of Tropical Cyclone 07A (Seven)
06B.MANDOUS
from the United States Naval Research Laboratory
07A.SEVEN
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