1985 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

Systems

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01

Tropical Storm One, which developed in the central Bay of Bengal on May 22, strengthened to a peak of 70 mph winds before hitting Bangladesh on the 25th. The storm brought torrential rains and flooding, killing around 11,069 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. Advance warning likely cut back on what could have been a much higher death toll.

Cyclonic Storm ARB 01

A tropical depression formed in the central Arabian Sea on May 28. It headed northward, reaching a peak of 60 mph winds before hitting western India on the 31st. The storm dissipated on the 1st.

Depression BOB 02

Depression LAND 01

Depression BOB 03

Depression BOB 04

Cyclonic Storm BOB 05

Depression LAND 02

Depression BOB 06

Depression ARB 02

Cyclonic Storm BOB 07

Tropical Storm Three, which developed in the central Bay of Bengal, moved northwestward to hit India on the 11th as a 60 mph storm.

Cyclonic Storm BOB 08

Tropical Cyclone 04B had a long life. It was first detected on 9 October, almost a week before the initial warning was issued, as an area of poorly organized convection in the South China Sea. The Tropical Disturbance was developing in the active monsoon trough, midway between Tropical Cyclone 03B in the Bay of Bengal, and a disturbance in the Philippine Sea that would soon develop into Typhoon Cecil. 38 people were killed when the 60 mph Tropical Storm Four hit the state of Odisha in India on October 16. Storm surge as high as 2 meters hit the villages of Chilika, Tangi and Krishna Prasad in at the time of landfall which resulted to be submerged for three days.

Cyclonic Storm BOB 09

On November 17, 65 mph Tropical Storm Five, which developed on the 13th, hit eastern India. The storm brought heavy flooding, but no damage or deaths were reported.

Cyclonic Storm BOB 10

50 mph Tropical Storm Six, having developed on December 9, hit southeastern India on the 13th.