Cyclone Burevi: Difference between revisions

| Dissipated = December 5, 2020

| 3-min winds = 45

| Pressure = 996

| Pressurepost =  

| Areas = [[Sri Lanka]],  [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]]

| Hurricane season = [[2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]]

'''Cyclonic Storm Burevi''' was a weak [[tropical cyclone]] which made [[landfall]] in [[Sri Lanka]], becoming the first to do so since [[2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season#Depression BOB 01|a depression in 2014]], and brought minimal impact to Southern India in December 2020. The ninth depression and fifth named storm of the [[2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]], Burevi originated from a low-pressure area which formed on November 28. The system gradually became a depression on November 30, with the [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center|JTWC]] issuing a [[Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert|TCFA]] soon after. The depression then was upgraded into Cyclone Burevi the following day. Burevi slowly intensified reaching its peak intensity on December 2, just before making landfall in Sri Lanka. Burevi then weakened, entering the Gulf of Mannar the next day. Burevi proceeded to dissipate after stalling on December 5.

==Meteorological history==

{{storm path|Burevi 2020 track.png}}

After weakening over Sri Lanka, Burevi exited into the [[Gulf of Mannar]], early on December 3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mausam.imd.gov.in/Forecast/marquee_data/indian-a.pdf|title=BULLETIN NO. : 27 (BOB/05/2020)|publisher=India Meteorological Department|date=December 3, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> However, Burevi slowed down quickly as it became stuck in a [[Col (meteorology)|col]] between two [[subtropical ridge]]s on December 4; thus the system stalled just west of Sri Lanka while weakening back down to the equivalent of a tropical depression, due to increasing vertical [[wind shear]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone 05B (Burevi) Warning #13|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/io0520web.txt|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204183654/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/io0520web.txt|archive-date=December 4, 2020|access-date=|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}</ref> At 06:00 UTC on December 5, Burevi degenerated into an [[Post-tropical cyclone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mausam.imd.gov.in/Forecast/marquee_data/36.National%20Bulletin%2020201205_0600UTC.pdf|title=BULLETIN NO. : 36 (BOB/05/2020)|publisher=India Meteorological Department|date=December 5, 2020|access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref>

==Preparations and impacts==

===Sri Lanka===

At least two people died, six people were injured, 99 houses were fully destroyed 3,486 houses were partially damaged and a total of 95,734 persons affected by Cyclone Burevi, including 79,564 in [[Jaffna]] alone, Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre said.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dmc.gov.lk/images/dmcreports/Situation_Report_on_2020__1607346356.pdf |title= Disaster Management Centre Situation Report 9 December 2020 |publisher=Disaster Management Centre, Sri Lanka|access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> The 2 fatalities were residents of the [[Chankanai]] and [[Chavakachcheri]] areas of [[Jaffna]] district. Rain continued to lash Jaffna after the centre of the cyclone moved out of the island, leaving many areas flooded.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/heavy-rainfall-brings-flooding-and-disruption-jaffna/|title= Heavy rainfall brings flooding and disruption to Jaffna |newspaper=[[Tamil Guardian]]|access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> Jaffna continued to experience heavy rains of 193.3 millimetres as late as December 6.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economynext.com/cyclone-burevi-kills-2-in-sri-lanka-jaffna-bears-brunt-as-95000-affected-76654/|title= Cyclone Burevi kills 2 in Sri Lanka, Jaffna bears brunt as 95,000 affected|newspaper=[[Economy Next]]|access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> By the afternoon of December 4, 68,958 persons from 20,814 families were already affected.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2020/12/04/sri-lanka-confirms-two-deaths-due-to-cyclone-burevi/ |title= Sri Lanka confirms two deaths due to Cyclone Burevi|newspaper=[[Newsfirst]]|access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> Sri Lanka Navy said dozens of families were displaced in Punkudutivu and Iranativu islands in Jaffna who were relocated to safer places and given relief supplies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.navy.lk/oparation-news/2020/12/04/202012041830/|title= Navy extends relief to community affected by cyclonic storm 'Burevi' |publisher=Sri Lanka Navy |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> More than 12,200 people from 3,500 families were impacted earlier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/cyclone-burevi-live-updates-tamil-nadu-kerala-Kanniyakumari-ndrf-rainfall-chennai-sabarimala-sri-lanka-burevi-sdrf-922756.html#10|title=Cyclone Burevi live updates: IMD withdraws the red alert issued for storm; Heavy rains continue to batter Tamil Nadu|work=Deccan Herald|date=December 3, 2020|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> 4 fishermen went missing during the storm, including 1 from [[Jaffna]] and 3 from [[Mannar, Sri Lanka|Mannar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/blog/1129422/Burevi-passes-through-Sri-Lanka|title=Burevi passes through Sri Lanka|work=Sunday Times|date=December 2, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> 4 people were injured in the town of [[Valvettithurai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/cyclone-burevi-devastates-north-east|title=Cyclone Burevi devastates North-East|work=Tamil Guardian|date=December 3, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> Burevi produced heavy rainfall over Sri Lanka, peaking at 203.5&nbsp;mm (8.012&nbsp;in) in [[Alampil]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinamina.lk/2020/12/02/පුවත්/110285/බුරවී-සුළි-කුණාටුව-දිවයිනට-ඇතුළු-වේ|title=බුරවී" සුළි කුණාටුව දිවයිනට ඇතුළු වේ|work=The Dinamina|language=Sinhala|date=December 2, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> However, Pradeeep Kodippili, the assistant director of Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre stated that, "District disaster management units are reporting that no major damage has been caused by the cyclone."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/asia-storm-sri-lanka/tropical-cyclone-headed-for-southern-india-after-causing-little-damage-in-sri-lanka-idUSKBN28D0J5|title=Tropical cyclone headed for southern India after causing little damage in Sri Lanka|author=Waruna Karunatilake|agency=Reuters|date=December 3, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> The city of [[Trincomalee]] was estimated to have been the hardest hit in Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyclone Burevi heads to southern India after hitting Sri Lanka|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/3/cyclone-burevi-slams-into-eastern-sri-lanka|access-date=2020-12-04|publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref> According to [[Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations|European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations]], 10,336 people were displaced and an additional person was missing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ECHO Flash List|url=https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ECHO-Flash/ECHO-Flash-List/yy/2020/mm/12|access-date=2020-12-04|publisher=European Commission}}</ref>

*[[Cyclone Gaja]]

*[[Cyclone Nivar]]

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