Overall Red Tropical Cyclone alert for AMPHAN-20 in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan from 16 May 2020 06:00 UTC to 20 May 2020 12:00 UTC

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Overall Red alert Tropical Cyclone for AMPHAN-20

in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan

Event Summary

Tropical Cyclone AMPHAN-20 can have a high humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed,exposed population and vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on advisory number 18: (06 Jul 2022 07:55).

Name	AMPHAN-20
From - To	16 May - 20 May
Exposed countries	India, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Exposed population	33.8 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	269 km/h, Category 5
Maximum storm surge	n.a.
Vulnerability	High (Bangladesh)

Weather forecast centres

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres (RSMCs), Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs).

RSMC-tropical cyclones New Delhi/India Meteorological Department

http://www.imd.gov.in

National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs)

Bangladesh Meteorological Department, National Weather Service of Bangladesh
http://www.bmd.gov.bd/?/home

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Source: NOAA-GFS(Meteo); GDACS/JTWC (TcTrack )

Source: NOAA-GFS

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Event Summary

Weather forecast centres

National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs)

Bangladesh Meteorological Department, National Weather Service of Bangladeshhttp://www.bmd.gov.bd/?/home

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Bangladesh Meteorological Department, National Weather Service of Bangladesh
http://www.bmd.gov.bd/?/home