Cyclone Roanu

Cyclonic Storm Roanu

Cyclone Roanu at peak intensity approaching Bangladesh on 21 May
Meteorological history
Formed	19 May 2016
Remnant low	22 May 2016
Dissipated	23 May 2016
Cyclonic storm
3-minute sustained (IMD)
Highest winds	85 km/h (50 mph)
Lowest pressure	983 hPa (mbar); 29.03 inHg
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	110 km/h (70 mph)
Lowest pressure	978 hPa (mbar); 28.88 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	135
Missing	99
Damage	$2.13 billion (2016 USD)
Areas affected	Sri Lanka, East coast of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Yunnan
IBTrACS
Part of the 2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

Cyclonic Storm Roanu^{[nb 1]} was a relatively weak tropical cyclone that caused severe flooding in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh during May 2016. It is the first tropical cyclone of the annual cyclone season. Roanu originated from a low-pressure area that formed south of Sri Lanka, which gradually drifted north and intensified into a cyclonic storm on 19 May. However, wind shear and land interaction caused it to weaken slightly, before reintensifying as it accelerated towards the coast of Bangladesh.

The storm was responsible for 105 deaths in Sri Lanka and another 30 deaths in Bangladesh; another 99 in Sri Lanka were reported missing. Damage throughout Sri Lanka reached US$2 billion. Roanu also brought torrential rainfall to the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Odisha as it drifted in a generally northeastward direction, close to the coast.

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