Severe Cyclonic Storm 'NARGIS'

1
Severe Cyclonic Storm 'NARGIS' of 2008, May in
the Bay of Bengal
Khin Cho Cho Shein Assistant Director
Dept. of Meteorology Hydrology, Yangon,
Myanmar.
2
ABOUT THE WORDS - GLOSSARY OF 'NARGIS'
NARGIS MEANING FLOWER/ FEMALE COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN PAKISTAN LANGUAGE OF ORIGIN ARABIC
SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM WITH EXCEEDINGLY LOW
PRESSURE AT THE CENTRE
AND WITH WINDS
EXCEEDING 150 mph
01B08 THE FIRST STORM IN THE BAY OF
BENGAL FOR THE YEAR 2008.
3
(No Transcript)
4
(No Transcript)
5
NOVEMBER
MAY
6
Total Number of storms () formed in the Bay of
Bengal and that had crossed Myanmar coast during
the period 1887 to 2005
MAY IS ONE OF THE STORM MONTH FOR MYANMAR WITH
POSSIBILITY OF 30 CHANCE OF LAND CROSSING.
7
Life Span
26th 3rd May, 2008
Where
SW Bay, WC Bay adjoining EC Bay
Affected Areas
Ayeyerwady, Yangon Bago Divisions, Mon Kayin
States
Intensity
Severe Cyclonic storm (Category-2)
8
TRACK OF THE CYCLONIC STORM NAGIS
9
(No Transcript)
10
27/5/08 0600 UTC 1230 MST(27/4/06)
FORMATIVE STAGE or THE BIRTH OF NARGIS
11
01-May-2008 0030Z
20N
NARGIS ON PROGRESS or STRUCTURAL MATURING
100E
90E
10N
12
02-May-2008 0030Z
20N
10N
90E
100E
13
2/5/08 0730 UTC 1400 MST
NEAR THE PEAK or NARGIS IS ABOUT TO BE BORN
14
02-May-2008 1000Z
CROSSING STAGE
15.0N
105.0E
90.0E
15
02-May-2008 1457Z
20N

10N
90E
100E
16
Observed barometric data at the followings
stations
which was crossing NARGIS
17
Observed of strong winds
18
CONCLUSION

• SCS NARGIS01B08 was a very peculiar.
• The third storm in history which ever cross the
  Myanmar coastline in May.
• Due to the influence of SCS NARGIS, the highest
  toll of death in the historical record.
• (1)severe stage while a crossing the southern
  Ayeyarwady
• (2) moving straight East wards between sea and
  land
• (3) low line and populated areas
• (4) many tributaries in Deltaic areas
• Monitoring- NMC(YGN),NPT,MGDN(aviation),EWC and
• Hourly observations in the
  coastal stations
• Forecasts -COLA(USA),IMD(India),Guam
  Airbase(USA),
• ADPC(BKK),CIMSS(USA) TSR(UK)
• Delievering to-Higher and Local Authorities
• and also Mass Media
  (Interview,Daily news
• 
  paper, TV Radio)

19
Thanks for your attention