Overall Orange alert Tropical Cyclone for FENGAL-24
in India

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone FENGAL-24 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1001130
Name FENGAL-24
From - To 29 Nov - 01 Dec
Exposed countries India
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 93 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge 0.8 m (29 Nov 23:00 UTC)
Vulnerability High (India)

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 65 km/h 0.8 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF 108 km/h 0.4 m 667 mm 0.5
GFS 90 km/h 0.3 m 433 mm 0.5
ECMWF 65 km/h 0.4 m 486 mm 0.5
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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India - Tropical cyclone FENGAL (ECHO 07 Dec 2024)Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:37

  • The passage of the tropical cyclone FENGAL over the Puducherry union territory and the Tamil Nadu state, south-eastern India on 1 December, caused very heavy rainfall, strong winds, storm surges, floods and landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • Media report, as of 2 December, three fatalities in the Chennai city, the capital of the Tamil Nadu state and a number of rescued families across the mentioned state. In addition, media also report hundreds of evacuated people and several rescued people across the Puducherry union territory.
  • Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast over south-eastern India.
FENGAL-24 - EC/ECHO daily mapTue, 03 Dec 2024 17:55

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
India - Tropical cyclone FENGAL, update (ECHO 09 Dec 2024)Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:34

  • The passage of the tropical cyclone FENGAL over the Puducherry union territory and the neighbouring Tamil Nadu state, south-eastern India on 1 December, caused very heavy rainfall, strong winds, storm surges, floods and landslides that have resulted in an increased number of casualties and damage.
  • Media report, as of 4 December, 20 fatalities, of which 16 fatalities across the Tamil Nadu state - ten in the Tiruvannamalai city, four in the Chennai city, the capital of the state, one in the Ooty town, and one more in the Vellore city - and four fatalities in the Puducherry city, Puducherry union territory.
  • Over the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast over southern India, including the already affected area.
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Latest media headlines

India - Tropical cyclone FENGAL, update (GDACS, IMD, media) (ECHO Dail.. 12/4/2024 11:53:00 AM.

The passage of the tropical cyclone FENGAL over the Puducherry union territory and the neighbouring Tamil Nadu state, south-eastern India on 1 December, caused very heavy rainfall, strong winds, storm surges, floods and landslides that have
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Cyclone Fengal: Schools, colleges to remain shut in Puducherry today 12/3/2024 2:47:00 AM.

Puducherry''s Education Minister, A. Namachivayam, has said that government and private schools, as well as colleges will remain closed on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Fengal. Meanwhile, Chief Minister N. Rangaswamy said
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Cyclone Fengal: Schools, Colleges To Remain Shut In Puducherry Today 12/2/2024 11:06:00 PM.

- IANS) Puducherry, Dec 3 (IANS) Puducherry''s Education Minister, A. Namachivayam, has said that government and private schools, as well as colleges will remain closed on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Fengal. Meanwhile, C
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India - Tropical cyclone FENGAL (IMD, GDACS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash .. 12/2/2024 12:14:00 PM.

The passage of the tropical cyclone FENGAL over the Puducherry union territory and the Tamil Nadu state, south-eastern India on 1 December, caused very heavy rainfall, strong winds, storm surges, floods and landslides that have resulted in
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (40), (2), DesInventar (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),