Forum:2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season/Mekunu

92A.INVEST
Just east of Sagar with a low chance of forming from JTWC. -- Roy 25  22:32, May 18, 2018 (UTC)
 * Currently in a much more typical location for TCs than Sagar (lol). If it develops sufficiently, it will be Mekunu. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  06:15, May 19, 2018 (UTC)



Tiger | Alberto will form!!! 06:08, May 20, 2018 (UTC)

Could be even stronger.No.1 Mobile (talk) 13:40, May 20, 2018 (UTC)




 * I honestly doubt this invest would be a very strong system the models claims, let alone if it even develops, as it is still low chance of formation by the JTWC, but this invest still has a chance. -- Roy 25  20:12, May 20, 2018 (UTC)
 * Not me either. But if it does in fact get that powerful, here comes a repeat of Chapala/Megh 2015, or a stronger version of them. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  05:29, May 21, 2018 (UTC)
 * JTWC has upped this to medium. IMD states that 92A has become "well-marked" and expects Mekunu within the next 48 hours. ~ KN2731 {talk} 13:40, May 21, 2018 (UTC)
 * Now high chance and TCFA issued by JTWC. Mekunu about to arrive. -- Roy 25  16:15, May 21, 2018 (UTC)

Depression ARB 03
so soon? wow.No.1 Mobile (talk) 21:49, May 21, 2018 (UTC)
 * This should soon be Mekunu. -- Roy 25  22:24, May 21, 2018 (UTC)

Deep Depression ARB 03
already forecast to become a VSCS.No.1 Mobile (talk) 12:03, May 22, 2018 (UTC)

Cyclonic Storm Mekunu
wow,ahead of schedule.No.1 Mobile (talk) 16:33, May 22, 2018 (UTC)

Severe Cyclonic Storm Mekunu
wow,it's getting even stronger.No.1 Mobile (talk) 12:32, May 23, 2018 (UTC)

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Mekunu
uh-oh.No.1 Mobile (talk) 12:32, May 23, 2018 (UTC)

It intensified very fast. I could eve strenghen more further in the future Tiger | Alberto will form!!! 13:30, May 23, 2018 (UTC)


 * JTWC takes this up to a 100 mph category 2 storm before making landfall in southern Oman as a cat 1, just northeast of the border with Yemen. Oman hasn't seen that many hurricane-strength storms before; in fact they saw none before Gonu in 2007, and since then the only other hurricane-strength storm to hit Oman was Phet in 2010. Ryan1000 15:08, May 23, 2018 (UTC)

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Mekunu
Probably at peak and about to landfall on the Oman coast.No.1 Mobile (talk) 12:33, May 25, 2018 (UTC)


 * This got stronger than I expected, it's now up to 115 mph and it could be among Oman's strongest tropical cyclones ever. I know we're all hyped up on Alberto recently forming in the Atlantic but this is far more threatening right now and it should be having more attention as it heads towards the coast. Ryan1000 21:33, May 25, 2018 (UTC)

Severe Cyclonic Storm Mekunu (2nd time)
Made landfall in Oman and weakened back into a SCS over land according to RSMC New Delhi. Never really expected this to get so powerful! It unfortunately already killed 5 residents of Socotra and one in Oman. Also, two ships capsized off Socotra, causing 40 to be missing (hopefully most if not all come out alive!). The region is seriously not used to tropical cyclones, and I pray that the death toll doesn't start to explode! ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  06:31, May 26, 2018 (UTC)

Deep Depression Mekunu
Down to a deep depression, should dissipate very soon. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  21:57, May 26, 2018 (UTC)
 * Hoping countries in the Arabian Peninsula weren't hit that badly. Deaths now stand at 6. -- Roy 25  00:09, May 27, 2018 (UTC)

Post-Tropical Cyclone Mekunu
Became post-tropical earlier. 11 deaths have been reported that were attributed from Mekunu. -- Roy 25  20:04, May 27, 2018 (UTC)
 * Now 13. 🙁 ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  05:45, May 30, 2018 (UTC)


 * Now 30,with over 10 billion dollars in damages.No.1 Mobile (talk) 01:36, June 2, 2018 (UTC)
 * Final death toll at 31, but the damage is significantly lower than $10B: $400 million. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 03:29, October 8, 2018 (UTC)