entered an area of strong wind shear which caused convection associated with the storm to become dislocated from the center. This caused 07B to rapidly weaken before making landfall to the west of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It dissipated on November 23. Tropical Cyclone 07B produced a storm surge of which inundated coastal areas of Bangladesh, killing 40 people and leaving at least 103 others missing. Winds gusting up to and heavy rains impacted a large area of the country. A large area of rice paddies was lost due to flooding and numerous homes were buried in mud. A total of 5,780 families were left homeless. About 8,755 homes sustained severe damage and an estimated 300,000 people were affected by 07B. Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 06 (08A) On December 7, a broad area of low pressure developed near southern India within an area of moderate wind shear. On December 11, the JTWC issued a TCFA for the system as it drifted towards the northwest over the Arabian Sea. Two days later, the first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 08A was issued. The large cyclone slowly organized and intensified as it turned towards the north. By December 15, the storm reached its peak intensity with winds of . Then, it turned towards the west into an area of higher wind shear. The cyclone gradually weakened as it traveled towards Oman. It made landfall in the country on December 17 with winds of and dissipated later that day. Although it made landfall as a tropical storm, no known damage was reported. The remnants of the storm sank a ship, killing 18 fishermen. Season effects This is a table of the storms in 1998 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. |- | BOB 01 || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || West Bengal, Bangladesh || None || 35 || |- | ARB 01 || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | ARB 02 || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || India || || – || |- | BOB 02 || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | ARB 03 || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | ARB 04