Table 1: The most severe storms in India since 1880

Storm No Storm date Location of storm centre 1 day 2 day 3 day
1 17-18 Sept, 1880 Nagina, Uttar Pradesh 82 104 –
2 20-22 Sept, 1900 Serampore, West Bengal 44 73 83
3 19-21 Sept, 1926 Bichhia, Madhya Pradesh 36 65 83
4 26-28 July, 1927 Dakor, Gujrat 54 100 129
5 28-30 July, 1927 Champua, Orissa 57 72 75
6 1-3 July, 1930 Wani, Maharashtra 36 71 77
7 1-3 July, 1941 Dharampur, Gujarat 99 127 145
8 17-19 May, 1943 Vanur, Tamil Nadu 42 72 95
9 3-5 Oct, 1955 Batala, Punjab 50 72 72
10 1-3 Oct, 1955 Sheikhpura, Bihar 37 55 58
11 28-30 Sept, 1964 Atmakur, Karanataka 24 44 62
12 13-15 July, 1965 Niamsaga, Andrha Prades 51 54 60
13 10-12 Aug, 1979 Rajokt, Saurashtra & Kutch 41 55 70
14 18-20 July, 1981 Bassi, Rajasthan 56 84 97
15 28-30 Aug, 1982 Bijapur, Orissa 52 70 88