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[[Gujarat]], located on the western coast of India, is impacted by the [[tropical cyclone]]s originating mostly in the [[Arabian Sea]]. The Arabian Sea, historically considered less susceptible to intense cyclonic activity compared to the Bay of Bengal, has exhibited an unusual and increasingly severe pattern of cyclonic storms, with high-intensity tropical cyclones forming at short intervals. This shift, marked by a growing formation and increased severity of cyclones, is largely attributed to [[climate change]], which is projected to escalate both the intensity and frequency of these storms in the region. Scientific studies corroborate this trend, indicating a significant rise in the Sea Surface Temperature (SST) of the Arabian Sea and a threefold increase in the frequency of severe cyclones reaching extreme intensities. There is a positive trend in both the frequency and intensity of cyclonic activity between 2001 and 2019.

Gujarat demonstrates significant vulnerability to cyclonic activity, with 12 of its 16 coastal districts situated within 100 km of the coastline classified as "Highly Prone" (P2) to cyclone hazards by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in 2015.

== Climatology ==
The Arabian Sea, historically considered less prone to intense cyclonic activity compared to the Bay of Bengal, has exhibited an unusual and increasingly severe pattern of cyclonic storms. This shift is evidenced by the observation of high-intensity tropical cyclones forming in short intervals, with five extremely severe cyclones originating in the Sea between 1998 and 2013. This abnormal activity, which has led to a growing formation and increased severity of cyclones, is largely attributed to the climate change, which is projected to aggravate both the intensity and frequency of cyclonic storms in the region.<ref name=":2" />

Scientific studies corroborate this trend, indicating a significant rise in the [[Sea surface temperature|Sea Surface Temperature]] (SST) of the Arabian Sea. The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change|UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) special report in 2019 noted that the Arabian Sea is rapidly responding to climate change signals, registering a threefold increase in the frequency of severe cyclones and reaching extreme intensities. The [[National Institute of Oceanography, India|National Institute of Oceanography]] study identified a warming of the Arabian Sea from 10 milli-degree per year between 1960 and 1995 to 14 milli-degree per year post-1995, resulting from a decreased capacity to dissipate accumulated heat. Koll et al. (2018) documented a significant increase in cyclones from one (1979–1996) to six (1997–2014), linking this to La Niña-like conditions that create favorable conditions for cyclogenesis. Murakami et al. (2017) suggested that anthropogenic warming is altering cyclone behavior over the Arabian Sea, with 64% of the cyclone risk attributed to climate change. Evan et al. (2011) indicated that weakened climatological vertical wind shear and increased anthropogenic aerosol emissions, which diminish monsoonal circulation winds, contribute to heightened cyclonic activity. Sun et al. (2019) further confirmed an accelerated warming of the Arabian Sea since the 1990s, particularly in spring, leading to increased cyclonic activity. Analysis of cyclonic activity in the Arabian Sea from 2001 to 2019 reveals a positive trend in both frequency and weighted intensity, suggesting a projected increase in the number and destructive potential of cyclones impacting the region.<ref name=":2" />

== Cyclone vulnerability ==
[[File:India wind zone map en.svg|thumb|Wind Zone Map of India. Gujarat, on the west, has the districts around [[Gulf of Kutch]] in "Very High Damage Risk Zone" while the districts around [[Gulf of Khambhat]] in a "High Damage Risk Zone".]]
Gujarat exhibits a significant vulnerability to cyclonic activity, a proneness confirmed by various scientific analyses. A 2015 study of the [[India Meteorological Department]] (IMD) classified 12 of 16 coastal districts of Gujarat, situated within 100 km of the coastline, as "Highly Prone" (P2) to cyclone hazards, with the remaining districts falling into "Moderately Prone" (P3) and "Low Prone" (P4) categories. Newer districts such as [[Morbi district|Morbi]] and [[Gir Somnath district|Gir Somnath]] are also identified as "Highly Prone" (P2), while [[Devbhumi Dwarka district|Devbhumi Dwarka]] falls between P2 and P3. Specifically, the coastal regions extending from [[Bhavnagar district|Bhavnagar]] to [[Navsari district|Navsari]] are deemed "Highly Prone" to cyclone risks.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://gidm.gujarat.gov.in/sites/default/files/educate_your_self_document/Report%20on%20Frequency%20of%20Cyclones%20Affecting%20Gujarat%20State%20%26%20Role%20of%20Mangroves%20%26%20Shelterbelt.pdf |title=A Report on Frequency of Cyclones Affecting Gujarat State & Role of Mangroves & Shelterbelt in Cyclone Risk Mitigation |publisher=Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management}}</ref>

According to the Gujarat Wind Hazard Map published by the Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) in 2015, Bhavnagar and Ahmedabad districts within this stretch are designated as "Very High Damage Risk Zone" with basic wind speeds of 180 kmph, while the other districts under consideration are in a "High Damage Risk Zone" with basic wind speeds of 169 kmph. The 2019 Cyclone Occurrence Map by BMTPC indicates that most coastal regions from Bhavnagar to Navsari typically experience maximum sustained winds of 119–167 kmph, although Navsari district records lower sustained winds of 63–87 kmph.<ref name=":2" />

Furthermore, the 2005 Hazard Risk Vulnerability Atlas of Gujarat State, prepared by the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), highlights that parts of the Saurashtra coast, including [[Porbandar district|Porbandar]], [[Jamnagar district|Jamnagar]], and [[Junagadh district|Junagadh]] districts, are exposed to high-intensity cyclonic and storm impacts, with potential maximum wind speeds exceeding 198 kmph. Overall, the Arabian Sea, which impacts Gujarat, has shown a positive trend in both the frequency and intensity of cyclonic activity between 2001 and 2019, suggesting a projected increase in the number and destructive potential of cyclones affecting the region.<ref name=":2" />

== List of tropical cyclones ==

=== 1880s ===

* November 4 – 10, 1888 – A [[1888 Arabian Sea cyclone|tropical cyclone]] had formed in the Arabian Sea and later moved northeastwards before making landfall on the [[Kathiawar]] coast. More than 740 people went missing when a ship [[SS Vaitarna|SS ''Vaitarna'']] disappeared in the sea during the storm.

=== 1960s ===

* July 2 – 5, 1960 – A depression remained stationary off the Saurashtra coast for days. Heavy rains amounting to more than {{convert|300|mm|in|abbr=on}} fell across much of the Saurashtra. These rains triggered severe flooding that killed at least 35 people and left 6,000 others homeless.<ref name="DFour">{{cite journal |author=India Meteorological Department |year=1960 |title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Arabian Sea |url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26A.pdf |journal=India Weather Review |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |pages=5–6 |access-date=May 9, 2013}}</ref> At least 500 homes were destroyed in the region.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 1960 |title=30 Die In Floods |newspaper=The Morning Herald |location=Bombay, India |page=2 |agency=Associated Press}} {{subscription required|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
* June 21 – 26, 1961 – A severe cyclonic storm developed in the Arabian Sea. The system struck Gujarat before dissipating.<ref name="SCSSeven">{{cite journal |author=India Meteorological Department |year=1961 |title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Severe cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea |url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26B.pdf |journal=India Weather Review |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |pages=11–12 |access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref>
* June 27 – 28, 1961 – A land depression remained around the Gujarat for several days, resulting in prolonged rains that amounted to {{convert|680|mm|in|abbr=on}} in [[Junagadh]].<ref name="LDTen">{{cite journal |author=India Meteorological Department |year=1961 |title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Land depression over Saurashtra-Kutch |url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26B.pdf |journal=India Weather Review |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |pages=14 |access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref>
* July 8 – 15, 1962 – A depression affected Gujarat.<ref name="DDSeven2">{{cite journal |author=India Meteorological Department |year=1962 |title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Bay of Bengal and Deep Depression in the Arabian Sea |url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf |journal=India Weather Review |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |pages=7–9 |access-date=May 12, 2013}}</ref>
* September 8 – 14, 1962 – A depression affected Gujarat.<ref name="DDSeven">{{cite journal |author=India Meteorological Department |year=1962 |title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Depression in the Bay of Bengal and Deep Depression in the Arabian Sea |url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED26E.pdf |journal=India Weather Review |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |pages=7–9 |access-date=May 12, 2013}}</ref>
* October 13 – 17, 1963 – Thunderstorms were noted in Gujarat due to this off coast cyclonic storm.<ref name="CSEleven">{{cite journal |author=India Meteorological Department |year=1963 |title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea |url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf |journal=India Weather Review |pages=16–18 |access-date=May 13, 2013}}</ref>
* June 9 – 3, 1964 – A very severe cyclonic storm formed off coast of Karnataka in Arabian Sea recurved northeastwards and crossed the coast of [[Gujarat]] near [[Naliya]]. 27 deaths were reported due to the cyclone in India.<ref name="SCSTwo">{{cite journal |author=India Meteorological Department |year=1964 |title=Annual Summary — Storms & Depressions: Severe cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea |url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED275.pdf |journal=India Weather Review |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |pages=3–8 |access-date=May 13, 2013}}</ref> Prolonged rains associated with the system triggered severe flooding in Pakistan that killed 450 people. Approximately 400,000 were affected by the floods and damage amounted to $4.1 million.<ref>{{cite web |author=Noreen Haider |year=2006 |title=Living With Disasters: Disaster profiling of districts of Pakistan |url=http://www.ndma.gov.pk/Publications/livingwithdisasters.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709085830/http://www.ndma.gov.pk/Publications/livingwithdisasters.pdf |archive-date=July 9, 2011 |access-date=May 14, 2013 |publisher=National Disaster Management Authority |page=27}}</ref>
* August 3 – 8, 1968 – A deep depression caused heavy to very heavy rainfall in Saurashtra and [[Kutch district|Kutch]]. Thus severe flooding occurred in parts of Gujarat. South Gujarat also got affected because of the overflowing of the [[Narmada River|Narmada]] and [[Tapti River|Tapti]] rivers. Rail communications between Gujarat and [[Bombay State]] were cut off, only being restored after a month.<ref name="IMD">{{cite report |url=ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED27E.pdf |title=India Weather Review Annual Summary — Part-C: Storms and Depressions 1968 |publisher=India Meteorological Department |access-date=May 26, 2020 |format=PDF |year=1969 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
* June 5 – 6, 1969 – A depression made land near [[Diu, India|Diu]].<ref name="IMD2">{{cite report |url=ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED280.pdf |title=India Weather Review Annual Summary — Part-C: Storms and Depressions 1969 |publisher=India Meteorological Department |access-date=August 2, 2021 |format=PDF |year=1969 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> Under the influence of the system, the monsoon advanced on the Arabian Sea, particularly on Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts.<ref name="IMD2" />

=== 1970s ===

* September 2 – 13, 1970 – A low-pressure area that was centred over [[West Bengal]]. It intensified as it moved to the west, becoming a deep depression which continued to move west across India, before weakening into a depression on near [[Ahmedabad]], Gujarat. The depression then turned northward and entered southwest [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="1970 AR">{{cite report |url=ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED281.pdf |title=India Weather Review Annual Summary — Part-C: Storms and Depressions 1970 |publisher=India Meteorological Department |access-date=May 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614112938/ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED281.pdf |archive-date=June 14, 2019 |url-status=dead |year=1971}}</ref> On September 8, the system turned to the southwest and emerged into the [[Arabian Sea]] and turned into cyclonic storm. This system brought widespread rains to a wide swathe of India during its existence. Both the [[Narmada River|Narmada]] and [[Tapti River]]s inundated parts of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and Gujarat. The floods in Gujarat took many lives and caused severe damage to crops and other properties. Between 300 and 400 people were washed away in two villages in [[Bharuch district]].<ref name="1970 AR" /> {{convert|260|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain fell on [[Surat]] on July 7 and a further {{convert|80|mm|in|abbr=on}} on [[Kutch District]] as the cyclone moved out to sea.<ref name="1970 AR" />
* October 17 – 24, 1975 – A [[1975 Porbandar cyclone|very severe cyclonic storm]] formed in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of [[Maharashtra]] and moved towards Gujarat coast. It made landfall in [[Porbandar]]. It killed 85 people and caused estimated damages worth {{INRconvert|75|c|year=1975}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Mukherjee |first=A. K. |last2=Subramanian |first2=S. K. |date=1977-10-01 |title=Some features of Porbandar cyclone of October 1975 |url=https://mausamjournal.imd.gov.in/index.php/MAUSAM/article/view/2756 |journal=MAUSAM |volume=28 |issue=4 |pages=439–446 |doi=10.54302/mausam.v28i4.2756 |issn=0252-9416|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gupta |first=G. R. |last2=Mishra |first2=D. K. |last3=Yadav |first3=B. R. |date=1977-04-01 |title=The Porbandar cyclone of October 1975 |url=https://mausamjournal.imd.gov.in/index.php/MAUSAM/article/view/2687 |journal=MAUSAM |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=177–188 |doi=10.54302/mausam.v28i2.2687 |issn=0252-9416|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://gidm.gujarat.gov.in/sites/default/files/educate_your_self_document/Report%20on%20Frequency%20of%20Cyclones%20Affecting%20Gujarat%20State%20%26%20Role%20of%20Mangroves%20%26%20Shelterbelt.pdf |title=A Report on Frequency of Cyclone Affecting Gujarat State & Role of Mangroves and Shelterbelt in Cyclone Mitigation |publisher=Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management}}</ref>
* May 31 – June 6, 1976 – An extremely severe cyclonic storm formed on 31 May and gradually intensified to a severe cyclone. On 3 June, the storm made landfall over Saurashtra coast and rapidly weakened thereafter. 70 people and 4500 cattle were killed due to the storm with 25,000 houses damaged. Damages were estimated to be {{INRconvert|3|c|year=1976}}.<ref name=":1" />

=== 1980s ===

* November 4 – 9, 1982 – An extremely severe cyclonic storm formed in the Arabian Sea. It tracked northeastward, strengthening into a tropical storm on the 6 November and a cyclone on 7 November. The system peaked at 100 mph winds before hitting [[Veraval]] next day. The cyclone rapidly dissipated, after resulting in 511 casualties and heavy flooding. Damages were estimated to be {{INRconvert|128|c|year=1982}}.<ref name=":1" />

=== 1990s ===

* June 4 – 10, 1998 – An [[1998 Gujarat cyclone|extremely severe cyclonic storm]] formed over the [[Laccadive Islands]] and moved across the Arabian Sea and made landfall near Porbandar and then moved towards [[Kandla Port]]. It killed at least 1,173 people, mostly in Gujarat. It was one of the deadliest cyclones which hit the state.<ref name=":x0">{{Cite web |last=Rawat |first=Mukesh |date=2019-06-13 |title=Cyclone Vayu spares Gujarat: 21 yrs ago, a cyclone rained death, killed thousands in state |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cyclone-vayu-gujarat-landfall-1998-kandla-destruction-1548051-2019-06-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109141837/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cyclone-vayu-gujarat-landfall-1998-kandla-destruction-1548051-2019-06-13 |archive-date=2021-11-09 |access-date=2019-06-14 |website=India Today}}</ref>
* May 16 – 22 – An [[1999 Pakistan cyclone|extremely severe cyclonic storm]] formed in the Arabian Sea and landfall in Kutch and then moved to Pakistan. It proved to be very deadly with 6,400 people reported to be dead. Damages totaled to $6 million (1999 USD).<ref name=":1" />

=== 2000s ===

* May 21 – 29, 2001 – An [[2001 Gujarat cyclone|extremely severe cyclonic storm]]. Heavily affected Kandla, Kosamba, Jamnagar and Valsad.<ref name=":1" /> Between 120 and 900 fishermen were listed as missing after contact was lost with their vessels during the storm.
* October 7 – 13, 2001 – A cyclonic storm formed and weaken in the Arabian Sea but brought heavy rains in South Gujarat.<ref name=":1" />
* September 30 – October 10, 2004 – A [[Cyclone Onil|severe cyclonic storm Onil]] attained its peak intensity on October 2. However, dry air quickly entered the system, causing it to rapidly weaken to a depression just off the coast of [[Gujarat]], India. Over the following several days, the system took a slow, erratic track towards the south-southeast. After turning northeastward, the system made [[landfall]] near [[Porbandar]] on October 10 and dissipated shortly thereafter.<ref name=":1" />
* June 21 – 22, 2005 – A depression impacted western Gujarat.<ref name=":1" />
* September 14 – 16, 2005 – A depression impacted western Gujarat and caused 13 deaths.<ref name=":1" />
* September 21 – 24, 2006 – A severe cyclonic storm Mudka formed in sea but did not make landfall and dissipated. Impacted Saurashtra region with rains.<ref name=":1" />

=== 2010s ===

* May 31 – June 7, 2010 – A [[Cyclone Phet|very severe cyclonic storm Phet]] impacted Gujarat and killed 5 people.<ref name="army">{{cite web |date=June 8, 2010 |title=Rains claim four lives in Kutch |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-rains-claim-four-lives-in-kutch-1393385 |access-date=November 12, 2016 |work=Daily News and Analysis}}</ref><ref name="ie68">{{cite news |date=June 8, 2010 |title=Four killed as winds, heavy rains lash Saurashtra, Kutch |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/four-killed-as-winds--heavy-rains-lash-saurashtra--kutch/630906 |access-date=November 12, 2016 |newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
* June 11 – 12, 2011 - A depression made a landfall on Saurashtra coast.<ref name=":1" />
* October 25 – 31, 2014 - An [[Cyclone Nilofar|extremely severe cyclonic storm Nilofar]] formed and dissipated in the Arabian Sea but brought rains in Gujarat.<ref name=":1" />
* June 22 – 24, 2015 - A [[Deep Depression ARB 02 (2015)|deep depression]] caused flood in Amreli, Gir Somnath and Rajkot districts of Gujarat. It caused 81 deaths and heavy damages.<ref name=":1" />
* November 29 –December 6, 2017 - A [[Cyclone Ockhi|very severe cyclonic storm Ockhi]] had minor impact on [[Surat district]].<ref name=":1" />
*June 10 – 17, 2019 – A [[Cyclone Vayu|very severe cyclonic storm Vayu]] heavily impacted Gujarat during its two approaches to land. 8 were killed and thousands were evacuated.<ref name=":1" />
*September 22 – 25, 2019 - A [[Cyclone Hikaa|very severe cyclonic storm Hikaa]] limited effects on southern coast of Gujarat.<ref name=":1" />
*September 29 – October 1, 2019 - A land depression caused heavy rains in parts of Gujarat.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="land 01">{{cite web |title=Premilary report of a Depression over Gulf of Kutch &neighborhood during (29 September{{snd}}01 October 2019) |url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/report/26/26_94e8bb_dsep29.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004055512/https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/report/26/26_94e8bb_dsep29.pdf |archive-date=October 4, 2021 |access-date=June 23, 2021 |website=www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in |publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]] |location=New Delhi, India}}</ref>
*October 30 – November 7, 2019 - An extremely severe cyclonic storm Maha had made landfall near Gujarat as a tropical depression. It had impacted [[Diu, India|Diu]].<ref name=":1" />

=== 2020s ===

* May 14 – 19, 2021 – An [[Cyclone Tauktae|extremely severe cyclonic storm Tauktae]] caused 174 deaths and estimated damages worth $1.57 billion.
* September 12 – 15, 2021 – A deep depression result in heavy rainfall in Gujarat.<ref name="bob03">{{cite web |date=September 2021 |title=Preliminary Report of Deep Depression over northwest Bay of Bengal during 12–15 September |url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/report/26/26_2a0ef3_Preliminary%20Report%20of%20Deep%20Depression%20over%20northwest%20Bay%20of%20Bengal%20%20during%2012-15%20Sept.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108173009/https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/report/26/26_2a0ef3_Preliminary%20Report%20of%20Deep%20Depression%20over%20northwest%20Bay%20of%20Bengal%20%20during%2012-15%20Sept.pdf |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |access-date=January 8, 2022 |website=rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in |publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]] |location=New Delhi, India}}</ref>
* September 30 – October 4, 2021 – A [[Cyclones Gulab and Shaheen|severe cyclonic storm Shaheen]] caused heavy rains in Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2021 |title=મેઘાનું રૌદ્ર સ્વરૂપ: વલસાડ અને કપરાડામાં 6 કલાકમાં 6 ઈંચ વરસાદ, જાણો ક્યા કેટલો પડ્યો? |url=http://sandesh.com/valsad-rains-begin-in-gujarat-heavy-rains-in-many-districts-from-late-night/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929060402/https://sandesh.com/valsad-rains-begin-in-gujarat-heavy-rains-in-many-districts-from-late-night/ |archive-date=September 29, 2021 |access-date=September 29, 2021 |website=sandesh.com |publisher=[[Sandesh (Indian newspaper)|Sandesh]] |language=gu}}</ref>
* July 16 – 18, 2022 – A depression off the Saurashtra coast had no impact on Gujarat.<ref>{{cite web |author=Shobhit Katiyar |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Special Tropical Weather Outlook for the North Indian Ocean (the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea) |url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_c6f267_SPECIAL%20Tropical%20Weather%20Outlook%20based%20on%200000%20UTC%20of%2018%20July2022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723113003/https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_c6f267_SPECIAL%20Tropical%20Weather%20Outlook%20based%20on%200000%20UTC%20of%2018%20July2022.pdf |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |access-date=July 20, 2022 |website=rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in |publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]] |location=New Delhi, India}}</ref>
* August 12 – 13, 2022 – A depression off the Saurashtra coast had no impact on Gujarat.<ref name="arb02:03">{{cite web |author=A K Das |date=August 13, 2022 |title=Special Tropical Weather Outlook for the North Indian Ocean (for the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea) |url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_4ca1f7_Special%20Tropical%20Weather%20Outlook%20based%20on%201200%20UTC%20of%2013.08.2022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220814080844/https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_4ca1f7_Special%20Tropical%20Weather%20Outlook%20based%20on%201200%20UTC%20of%2013.08.2022.pdf |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |access-date=August 14, 2022 |website=rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in |location=New Delhi, India}}</ref>
* June 6–19, 2023 – An [[Cyclone Biparjoy|extremely severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy]] made landfall in [[Naliya]].<ref name="JTWC">{{cite JTWC|date=15 June 2023|type=prog|category=tc|designation=02A|no=39|name=Biparjoy|url=https://wiki.chlod.net/jtwc/text/2023-06-15-1930-io0223web.txt|access-date=15 June 2023}}</ref> More than 1,50,000 people were evacuated.<ref name="bbcnews2">{{Cite news |date=2023-06-15 |title=Cyclone Biparjoy: More than 150,000 evacuated as India, Pakistan braces for storm |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65911739 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615054815/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65911739 |archive-date=2023-06-15 |access-date=2023-06-15 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> At least 23 people were injured as well as 4,600 villages were affected by power outages.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-13 |title=Cyclone Biparjoy Live Updates: Rain in parts of Delhi under the influence of Cyclone Biparjoy |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/newsblogs/cyclone-biparjoy-live-updates-imb-alert-gujarat-latest-news-16-june-2023/liveblog/101031291.cms |access-date=2023-06-16 |work=India Times |language=en}}</ref> Total 12 people were confirmed to have been killed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyclone Biparjoy to Impact 12 Districts in Rajasthan, Including Jodhpur, Udaipur {{!}} Weather.com |url=https://weather.com/en-IN/india/news/news/2023-06-13-cyclone-biparjoy-to-impact-12-rajasthan-districts-including-jodhpur |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-IN}}</ref>
* August 25 – September 2, 2024 – [[Cyclone Asna]] formed as deep depression over land, intensified in the cyclone and moved into [[Arabian Sea]]. The heavy rains caused widespread flooding across Gujarat and Sindh, leading to the deaths of 49 people in Gujarat and 24 in Pakistan.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-05 |title=Heavy rain claimed 49 lives in August last week, 37,000 people rescued across state |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/heavy-rain-claimed-49-lives-in-august-last-week-37000-people-rescued-across-state-9550772/#:~:text=Heavy%20downpour%20in%20August%20last,Kumar%20Pandey%20said%20on%20Wednesday. |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
* October 25 – 31, 2025 – A depression over the Arabian Sea brought heavy rainfall across Gujarat causing widespread crop loss.

==References==
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[[Category:Lists of tropical cyclones]]
[[Category:Disasters in Gujarat]]

List of Gujarat tropical cyclones - Revision history

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