Tropical cyclones in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The country is vulnerable to cyclones due to its position near the confluence of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean.[1]

## List of storms

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Name | Lowest Pressure (hPa) | Year | Image | Refs

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BOB 07 | 988 | 1992 |  |
BOB 01 | 972 | 1998 |  |
BOB 06 | 970 | 2000 |  |
Fanoos | 998 | 2005 |  |
Ogni | 988 | 2006 |  |
Nisha | 996 | 2008 |  |
Ward | 996 | 2009 |  |
Nilam | 992 | 2012 |  |
Viyaru | 990 | 2013 |  |
Madi | 986 | 2013 |  |
Roanu | 983 | 2016 |  |
Nada | 1000 | 2016 |  |
Burevi | 996  | 2020 |  | [1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Sangomla, Akshit; Amarnath, Giriraj (2020-12-02). "Cyclone Burevi hurtling towards Trincomalee on Lanka's east coast". Down To Earth. Retrieved 2025-06-04.

## External links

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Tropical cyclone effects by region

Africa|

* Comoros Islands
* Horn of Africa
* Mascarene Islands
* Southern Africa
* West Africa

Asia|

* Arabian Peninsula
* Bangladesh
* India
* Indonesia
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Europe|

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North America|

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Oceania|

* Australia (Queensland, Western Australia)

South America|

* Continental list

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Natural disasters in Sri Lanka

Storms|

| General|

* North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone
* 2016
* 2024

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Specific|

* 1964 Rameswaram cyclone
* 1978 Sri Lanka cyclone
* 2000 Sri Lanka cyclone
* 2003 Sri Lanka cyclone
* Cyclone Nisha
* Cyclone Phyan
* Cyclone Nilam
* Cyclone Viyaru
* Tropical Depression Wilma
* Cyclone Roanu
* Cyclone Ockhi
* Cyclone Amphan
* Cyclone Burevi
* Cyclone Tauktae
* Cyclone Mocha
* Cyclone Fengal

Floods and
landslides|

* 2010
* 2014
* October
* December–January
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* May
* December
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* May–June
* November
* 2022
* 2024
* May
* November

Earthquakes
and tsunamis|

* 1615
* 2004
* in Sri Lanka
* Tsunami-rail disaster

Other|

* Beminitiya Seya
* Climate change in Sri Lanka

See also|

* Sahana FOSS Disaster Management System

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