<P> The season officially had an early start compared with the last two seasons , with the formation of Cyclone Maarutha over the Bay of Bengal in mid-April . Cyclone Mora , formed in late May over the Bay of Bengal . At its peak intensity , it was equivalent to a marginal Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir - Simpson hurricane wind scale . The cyclone produced severe flooding across Sri Lanka , India , Myanmar and Bangladesh and caused 15 deaths directly and 208 deaths indirectly . The floods persisted in Bangladesh since a Deep Depression over Bay of Bengal made landfall and killed 156 people in Bangladesh . A depression formed in northwestern Bay of Bengal and produced torrential rainfall . It was followed by a depression over Jharkhand which killed 70 people in West Bengal . Under the influence of strong monsoon surge a disturbance developed over Bay of Bengal travelled westwards and intensified to an unnamed depression . It also affected neighboring Karachi in Pakistan . A strong monsoon surge prevented formation of systems until a deep depression formed over West Bengal in October and caused heavy rainfall . A couple of depression formed between mid October and November which continued the rain spell causing destruction of life and property . Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Ockhi formed in early December and wreaked havoc in the countries where it impacted . It was equivalent to a strong Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir - Simpson scale at peak intensity . The twin storm of Ockhi was a deep depression which originated in Bay of Bengal while its counterpart was in Arabian Sea . </P>
<P> The season officially had an early start compared with the last two seasons , with the formation of Cyclone Maarutha over the Bay of Bengal in mid-April . Cyclone Mora , formed in late May over the Bay of Bengal . At its peak intensity , it was equivalent to a marginal Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir - Simpson hurricane wind scale . The cyclone produced severe flooding across Sri Lanka , India , Myanmar and Bangladesh and caused 15 deaths directly and 208 deaths indirectly . The floods persisted in Bangladesh since a Deep Depression over Bay of Bengal made landfall and killed 156 people in Bangladesh . A depression formed in northwestern Bay of Bengal and produced torrential rainfall . It was followed by a depression over Jharkhand which killed 70 people in West Bengal . Under the influence of strong monsoon surge a disturbance developed over Bay of Bengal travelled westwards and intensified to an unnamed depression . It also affected neighboring Karachi in Pakistan . A strong monsoon surge prevented formation of systems until a deep depression formed over West Bengal in October and caused heavy rainfall . A couple of depression formed between mid October and November which continued the rain spell causing destruction of life and property . Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Ockhi formed in early December and wreaked havoc in the countries where it impacted . It was equivalent to a strong Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir - Simpson scale at peak intensity . The twin storm of Ockhi was a deep depression which originated in Bay of Bengal while its counterpart was in Arabian Sea . </P>
cyclone that was formed in bay of bengal in may 2017
cyclone that was formed in bay of bengal in may 2017
Cyclone Mora
Cyclone Mora