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Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hikaa
Very severe cyclonic storm (IMD scale)
Category 2 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Hikaa at peak intensity on 23 September
Formed22 September 2019
Dissipated25 September 2019
(Remnant low after 24 September)
Highest winds3-minute sustained: 140 km/h (85 mph)
1-minute sustained: 155 km/h (100 mph)
Lowest pressure972 hPa (mbar); 28.7 inHg
Fatalities6 total
DamageUnknown
Areas affectedWestern India, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Part of the 2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hikaa A depression formed in the Arabian Sea and soon intensified into a cyclonic storm and was named Hikaa. The system gradually intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and then reached its peak intensity as a very severe cyclonic storm with 90 mph 3-min sustained wind speeds. Hikaa weakened due to dry air intrusion and made landfall on Oman as a severe tropical cyclone. Hikaa quickly weakened after moving inland and later dissipated.

One person went missing after his boat sank off Duqm.[1] Off the Omani coast, a boat carried 11 Indian fishermen sank due to Hikaa. As of October 17, six of them were confirmed dead, and the other five remained missing.[2]

Meteorological history

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Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression
  1. ^ "Person missing at sea after boat sinks in Oman". Times of Oman. September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "TN: Fisherman killed in cyclone off Oman laid to rest in home town". Times of India. October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.