Cyclone Phailin

At peak intensity Phailin carried maximum sustained winds of about 215 km/h and a minimum central pressure near 940 hPa.

As of 2013-10-11 Source: India Meteorological Department — Cyclonic Storm Phailin Report →

Odisha evacuated 983,642 people for the cyclone and another 171,083 for related flooding—one of the operation's defining numbers.

Source: India Meteorological Department — Cyclonic Storm Phailin Report →

Phailin's storm surge reached roughly 2–2.5 metres above astronomical tide and pushed inland about 500 metres to one kilometre in low-lying Ganjam areas.

As of 2013-10-12 Source: India Meteorological Department — Cyclonic Storm Phailin Report →

The cyclone's eye passed directly over Gopalpur: the station briefly reported almost calm, variable winds before the rear eyewall arrived.

As of 2013-10-12 Source: India Meteorological Department — Cyclonic Storm Phailin Report →

Cyclone Phailin crossed the Odisha coast near Gopalpur at about 10:30 p.m. IST on October 12, 2013, directly overlapping the World Race's India month.

As of 2013-10-12 Source: India Meteorological Department — Cyclonic Storm Phailin Report →