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The years between 1950 and 1959 featured the 1950s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons. Each season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of
*April 8–13, 1950 – A deep depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*May 23–30, 1950 – A deep depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*June 8–12, 1950 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*June 23–28, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*July 10–12, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*July 11–15, 1950 – A depression existed over land.
*July 25–30, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*August 3–7, 1950 – A depression existed over land.
*August 9–15, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*September 1–5, 1950 – A depression existed over land.
*September 9–11, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*September 12–19, 1950 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*September 22–24, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*October 17–22, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*November 16–20, 1950 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*December 2–6, 1950 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*April 15–24, 1951 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Arabian Sea.
*June 4–7, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*June 11–13, 1951 – A depression existed over the Arabian Sea.
*June 26 – July 7, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*July 19–22, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*July 24–29, 1951 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*July 30 – August 1, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*August 4–5, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*August 16–19, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*August 30 – September 1, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*September 9–13, 1951 – A depression existed over Land.
*October 9–11, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*November 12–19, 1951 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Arabian Sea.
*November 23–26, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*December 5–14, 1951 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.
* Typhoon Vae crossed over into the Indian Ocean in 1952.
A cyclonic storm lasted from October 21–24 and struck Bangladesh (then East Pakistan), causing 12,000 deaths.
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depen ...
formation. The North Indian tropical cyclone season has no bounds, but they tend to form between April and December, peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by t ...
. Below are the most significant cyclones in the time period. Because much of the North Indian coastline is near sea level and prone to flooding, these cyclones can easily kill many with storm surge and flooding. These cyclones are among the deadliest on earth in terms of numbers killed. In this decade, only one RSMC watched over the basin at the time, India Meteorological Department (IMD) until 1959, when Joint Typhoon Warning Center
The Joint typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force command in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The JTWC is responsible for the issuing of tropical cyclone warnings in the North-West Pacific Ocean, South P ...
(JTWC) was formed and it would release unofficial advisories for the basin.
1950 season
*April 8–13, 1950 – A deep depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*May 23–30, 1950 – A deep depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*June 8–12, 1950 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*June 23–28, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*July 10–12, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*July 11–15, 1950 – A depression existed over land.
*July 25–30, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*August 3–7, 1950 – A depression existed over land.
*August 9–15, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*September 1–5, 1950 – A depression existed over land.
*September 9–11, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*September 12–19, 1950 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*September 22–24, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*October 17–22, 1950 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*November 16–20, 1950 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*December 2–6, 1950 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.
1951 season
*April 15–24, 1951 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Arabian Sea.
*June 4–7, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*June 11–13, 1951 – A depression existed over the Arabian Sea.
*June 26 – July 7, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*July 19–22, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*July 24–29, 1951 – A cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*July 30 – August 1, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*August 4–5, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*August 16–19, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*August 30 – September 1, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*September 9–13, 1951 – A depression existed over Land.
*October 9–11, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*November 12–19, 1951 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Arabian Sea.
*November 23–26, 1951 – A depression existed over the Bay of Bengal.
*December 5–14, 1951 – A severe cyclonic storm existed over the Bay of Bengal.
1952 season
* Typhoon Vae crossed over into the Indian Ocean in 1952.
1953 season
1954 season
1955 season
1956 season
June 1956 India cyclone
This cyclone brought torrential rainfall toMidnapore district
Midnapore district was a district of the state of West Bengal, India. This district was bifurcated on 1 January 2002 into the Purba Medinipur district and the Paschim Medinipur district. On 4 April 2017, the Jhargram subdivision of Paschim Medin ...
in West Bengal. About 20,000 people were left homeless, while another 20,000 people were left stranded near the Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
border after the Haora River
The Haora River is one of the major rivers of the West Tripura District of the Indian state Tripura, located between latitudes 23°37′N and 23°53′N, and longitudinally between 91°15′E and 91°37′E. It is also known by the name Saidra ...
topped its banks. There was an estimated 480 fatalities, most caused by landslides.
1957 season
December 1957 cyclone
A cyclone developed over the Arabian Sea near the Gulf of Oman on December 27. Moving westward, the storm lashedBahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
with winds of . An offshore oil rig collapsed, killing 20 Royal Dutch Shell
Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New Yo ...
employees.
1958 season
A cyclonic storm lasted from October 21–24 and struck Bangladesh (then East Pakistan), causing 12,000 deaths.
1959 season
February 1959 Bahrain cyclone
A tropical cyclone impacted Bahrain and caused 500 deaths.May 1959 Salalah cyclone
This system first became alow-pressure area
In meteorology, a low-pressure area, low area or low is a region where the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of surrounding locations. Low-pressure areas are commonly associated with inclement weather (such as cloudy, windy, with possible ...
near the Laccadive Islands on May 19, tracking northwest towards the Arabian peninsula. The system made landfall at Raysut on May 24. At Salalah, skies clouded over on May 23 as the pressure fell significantly. Winds turned northerly before midnight that night. At 1 a.m. on May 24 the peak of the storm's winds arrived. Maximum sustained wind
The maximum sustained wind associated with a tropical cyclone is a common
indicator of the intensity of the storm. Within a mature tropical cyclone, it is found within the eyewall at a distance defined as the radius of maximum wind, or RMW. Unl ...
s were estimated at and the pressure at Salalaha fell to . Many vessels offshore, including two large passenger ships, went to pieces. Five buildings collapsed and several roofs were blown away by the cyclone. Salalah recorded of rain at their airport. A total of 141 lives from the ship Samha were taken during this tempest.
See also
*Atlantic hurricane seasons:1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
, 1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
, 1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, 1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yug ...
, 1954, 1955, 1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
, 1957
1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ...
, 1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, 1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
*Pacific hurricane seasons: 1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
, 1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
, 1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, 1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yug ...
, 1954, 1955, 1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
, 1957
1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ...
, 1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, 1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
*Pacific typhoon seasons: 1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
, 1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
, 1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, 1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yug ...
, 1954, 1955, 1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
, 1957
1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ...
, 1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
, 1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
*1950s South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
The following is a list of South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclones in the 1950s decade, before the 1959–60 season.
Storms February 1950 Mozambique Channel cyclone
A cyclone was first observed northeast of Madagascar on February 9. The s ...
*1950s Australian region cyclone seasons
The following is a list of all reported tropical cyclones within the Australian region between 90°E and 160°E in the 1950s.
1950–51
*December 10–11, 1950 – A tropical cyclone passed overland to the west of Groote Eylandt, where hur ...
*1950s South Pacific cyclone seasons
The following is a list of all reported tropical cyclones within the South Pacific Ocean to the east of 160°E during the 1950s decade.
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Systems 1949–50
*January 22 – 27, 1950 – A possible tropical cyclone existed to the ...
References
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