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India Meteorological Cyclone Intensity Scale

India Meteorological Department
Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale
Category Sustained winds
(3-min average)
Super Cyclonic Storm >120 knots
>222 km/h
Very Severe
Cyclonic Storm
64–119 knots
118–221 km/h
Severe Cyclonic
Storm
48–63 knots
88–117 km/h
Cyclonic Storm 34–47 knots
62–87 km/h
Deep Depression 28–33 knots
52–61 km/h
Depression