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{{short description|Deadly tropical cyclone that impacted the East coast of India}}
{{Infobox tropical cyclone
| Name = Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Titli
| Type = tropical cyclone
| Basin = NIO
| Year = 2018
| Image location = File:Titli 2018-10-10 0745Z.jpg
| Image name = Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Titli at peak intensity approaching Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on 10 October 2018.
| Formed = October 8, 2018
| Dissipated = October 12, 2018
| 3-min winds = 80
| 1-min winds = 105
| Pressure = 972
| Fatalities = 85 total
| Damages = 920
| Areas = Northern [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Odisha]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bangladesh]]
| Hurricane season = [[2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]]
}}
'''Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Titli''' was a deadly and destructive [[tropical cyclone]] that caused extensive damage to [[Eastern India]] and [[Bangladesh]] in 2018.
The fifth named storm to form in the [[2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]], the storm developed from a low-pressure area that formed in the Andaman Sea on October 6. Over the next two days, the low-pressure area entered the Bay of Bengal and became a depression on October 8, receiving the designation ''BOB 08'' from the IMD. Afterward, the storm rapidly strengthened, becoming a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm on October 9, equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane on the [[Saffir–Simpson scale]] (SSHWS). On October 11, Titli made landfall in eastern India at peak intensity, before weakening into a remnant low on the next day.

==Meteorological history==
{{storm path|Titli 2018 track.png}}
On October 6, a low-pressure area formed in the Andaman Sea. Over the next two days, the disaster entered the Bay of Bengal and became a depression on October 8, receiving the designation ''BOB 08'' from the IMD and further received the name 'Titli' as it intensified into a Cyclonic Storm. Afterward, the storm rapidly strengthened, becoming a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm on October 9, with the strength of a Category 3 major hurricane on the [[Saffir–Simpson scale]] (SSHWS). Between 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] on October 11 (23:00–00:00 UTC on October 10–11), Titli made landfall near [[Palasa]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], at peak intensity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Report on cyclonic disturbances in the North Indian Ocean in 2018|url=http://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/pdf/publications/annual-rsmc-report/rsmc-2018.pdf|publisher=India Meteorological Department}}</ref> The storm weakened into a depression before entering West Bengal, wreaking havoc in some parts of South Bengal, and bringing torrential rain and gale-force wind.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-20|title=Cyclone Titli death toll rises to 62 in Odisha|url=https://odishatv.in/odisha-news/cyclone-titli-death-toll-rises-to-61-in-odisha-328352|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Odisha Television}}</ref> Following landfall, Titli rapidly weakened, degenerating into a well-marked low on October 12.

==Impacts==
Titli killed at least 77 people in Odisha and left a couple of others missing, due to heavy flooding and landslides,<ref name="Odisha death">{{cite news|url=http://www.orissapost.com/odisha-reports-77-deaths-in-cyclone-titli/|title=Titli toll 77; missing cases under lens|work=Orissa Post|date=October 24, 2018|accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref> including a boy that drowned in a canal in [[Ganjam district]].<ref name="boy">{{cite news|work=Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/odisha-andhra-cyclone-titli-live-updates-imd-issues-red-alert-in-state-5394721/|title=Cyclone Titli HIGHLIGHTS: 12 dead in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal|date=October 13, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2021}}</ref> Titli caused another 8 deaths in Andhra Pradesh, all in [[Srikakulam]] district.<ref name="Andhra death">{{cite news|author=Stela Dey|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cyclone-titli-live-updates-storm-makes-landfall-near-gopalpur-in-odisha-1930154|title=Cyclone Titli Live Highlights: 8 Dead In Andhra Pradesh, Bus Services Suspended|publisher=NDTV|date=October 11, 2018|accessdate=October 15, 2018}}</ref> Authorities estimated that 6,000 to 7,000 electrical poles were uprooted by Titli's strong winds. As a result, 400,000 to 500,000 people were without power in Andhra Pradesh. More than 300,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas in Odisha.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-10-11|title=Cyclone Titli: Eastern India battered by deadly storm|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-45827150|access-date=2021-02-03}}</ref> Titli caused major destruction to the East Coast railway, forcing the cancellation of at least six trains.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=NDTV|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/6-trains-cancelled-as-cyclone-titli-damages-railway-stations-1930631|title=6 Trains Cancelled As Cyclone Titli Damages Railway Stations |date=October 12, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2021}}</ref> After the storm, 15 teams from the National Disaster Response Force, along with the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, were placed around Odisha.<ref name="boy"/> Damage from flooding caused by Titli totaled at [[Indian Rupee|₹]]3,673.1 [[crore]] (US$507 million) in Andhra Pradesh,<ref name="Andhra damage">{{cite news|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/chandrababu-naidu-urges-fast-release-of-aid-to-rehabilitate-titli-victims201810261852400001/|title=Chandrababu Naidu urges fast release of aid to rehabilitate Titli victims|publisher=ANI|date=October 26, 2018|accessdate=October 27, 2018}}</ref> and ₹3,000 crore (US$413 million) in Odisha.<ref name="Odisha damage">{{cite news|author=V Kamalakara Rao|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/support-dries-up-for-srikakulam-odisha-after-charity-blitz-in-kerala/articleshow/66338573.cms|title=Support dries up for Srikakulam, Odisha after charity blitz in Kerala|work=Times of India|date=October 24, 2018|accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Cyclone Amphan]]
* [[Cyclone Fani]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season buttons}}

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[[Category:October 2018 events in Asia]]
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