1964 Rameswaram cyclone
Tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean
1964 Rameswaram cyclone
The 1964 Rameswaram cyclone (also known as the Dhanushkodi cyclone) was regarded as one of the most powerful storms on record to ever strike India. The system was first identified as an area of low pressure over the Andaman Sea on 15 December. Following interaction with a tropical wave/Storm Surge, it began to develop and became a depression by 18 December. Increasingly rapid intensification ensued over the following days with the cyclone attaining hurricane-force winds around 5°N the next day. Early on 23 December, the storm struck Ceylon near Trincomalee with winds estimated at 240 km/h (150 mph), ranking it as a modern-day super cyclonic storm. Weakening somewhat, the storm soon struck Madras (current Tamil Nadu). Rapid weakening followed once the cyclone was onshore and it degenerated into a depression on 24 December as it emerged over the Arabian Sea. The system later dissipated on 26 December over open water.
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