10/12/2023
Severe Cyclonic Storm Michaung (Burmese pronunciation: [mɪʔtɕʰaʊɰ̃]) was a strong tropical cyclone which formed in the Bay of Bengal as the ninth depression and the sixth named cyclonic storm of the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Michuang originated as a low-pressure area in the Gulf of Thailand which crossed into the Bay of Bengal and became a deep depression on 2 December. It developed into a cyclonic storm thereafter and was named Michaung. The cyclone gradually moved north-west over the next few days towards the eastern coast of India. The storm would peak with sustained winds of 110 km/h (70 mph) before making landfall near Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh on 5 December. Michaung would produce heavy rainfall in north-eastern Tamil Nadu, including the city of Chennai, and south-eastern Andhra Pradesh.