What meteorological conditions led to the formation of Cyclone Gonu?

The provided sources do not detail the specific meteorological conditions that formed Cyclone Gonu, but they do place it in the context of major North Indian Ocean storms. Cyclone Kyarr is noted as the first super cyclonic storm in the region since Cyclone Gonu occurred in 2007. Other catastrophic storms like the 1999 Odisha cyclone and Cyclone Amphan illustrate the intensity and destructive potential of tropical systems in this basin.

What we know

• Cyclone Kyarr was the first super cyclonic storm in the North Indian Ocean since Cyclone Gonu in 2007. [4]
• The 1999 Odisha cyclone reached super cyclonic storm intensity on 28 October before peaking with winds of 260 km/h. [2]
• Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan reached peak intensity with 3-minute sustained wind speeds of 240 km/h on 18 May 2020. [5]

Still open

• The supplied sources lack specific details regarding the meteorological conditions that led to the formation of Cyclone Gonu.

Where to go next

• whenWhen did Cyclone Kyarr form?
• how it workedHow do super cyclonic storms develop?
• a case in pointWhat was the impact of the 1999 Odisha cyclone?
• the bigger pictureNorth Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
• compared withHow does Cyclone Amphan compare to earlier storms?
• an unexpected connectionWhy is the 2019 cyclone season notable?The 2019 season became the most active on record and featured Kyarr as the first super cyclonic storm since Gonu.

Sources

• [1]1999 Orissa cyclone (Wikidata Q869488) · CC0 1.0
• [2]1999 Odisha cyclone · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Cyclone Nargis · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Cyclone Amphan · CC BY-SA 4.0