:1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

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from:15/05/1980 till:19/05/1980 color:TD text:"BOB 01 (D)"

from:04/06/1980 till:06/06/1980 color:TD text:"ARB 01 (D)"

from:21/06/1980 till:26/06/1980 color:TD text:"LAND 01 (D)"

from:16/09/1980 till:26/09/1980 color:TD text:"BOB 02 (D)"

from:10/10/1980 till:20/10/1980 color:TS text:"One (CS)"

from:16/10/1980 till:19/10/1980 color:TS text:"Two (CS)"

from:12/11/1980 till:19/11/1980 color:TD text:"Three (D)"

from:03/12/1980 till:07/12/1980 color:TS text:"Four (CS)"

from:12/12/1980 till:17/12/1980 color:TS text:"Five (CS)"

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from:01/05/1980 till:31/05/1980 text:May

from:01/06/1980 till:30/06/1980 text:June

from:01/07/1980 till:31/07/1980 text:July

from:01/08/1980 till:31/08/1980 text:August

from:01/09/1980 till:30/09/1980 text:September

from:01/10/1980 till:31/10/1980 text:October

from:01/11/1980 till:30/11/1980 text:November

from:01/12/1980 till:31/12/1980 text:December

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|Basin=NIO

|Image=Tropical Storm 01B and 02B near Sri Lanka in 1980 (0244Z).jpg

|Track=Cyclone 01B 1980 track.png

|Formed=October 10

|Dissipated=October 20

|1-min winds=35

|3-min winds=35

}}

The first storm of the season began its life on October 10 in the Bay of Bengal. It executed an anticyclonic loop to the west, and became a tropical storm before hitting eastern Sri Lanka on the 17th. It continued westward, and ultimately dissipated over the Arabian Sea on the 20th.

{{Clear}}

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=02B Oct 18 1980 0220Z.png

|Track=Cyclone 02B 1980 track.png

|Formed=October 16

|Dissipated=October 19

|3-min winds=40

|1-min winds=45

|Pressure=996

}}

On October 18, a storm equivalent with windspeed of 85 kmph hit the state of Andhra Pradesh, dissipating the next day.

{{Clear}}

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=03A Nov 17 1980 0255Z.jpg

|Track=Cyclone 03A 1980 track.png

|Formed=November 12

|Dissipated=November 19

|1-min winds=35

|3-min winds=25

}}

The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression off the western Indian coast on November 12. It tracked generally northwestward, slowly organizing into a tropical storm on the 17th. The storm turned to the northeast, where it dissipated over the northeastern Arabian Sea.

{{Clear}}

{{Infobox tropical cyclone small

|Basin=NIO

|Image=04B Dec 4 1980 1423Z.png

|Track=Cyclone 04B 1980 track.png

|Formed=December 3

|Dissipated=December 7

|1-min winds=35

|3-min winds=40

|Pressure=998

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A storm of unknown intensity persisted in the western Bay of Bengal from December 3 to the 7th, remaining well offshore of any landmass.

{{Clear}}

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|Basin=NIO

|Image=

|Track=Cyclone 05B 1980 track.png

|Formed=December 12

|Dissipated=December 17

|1-min winds=55

|3-min winds=40

|Pressure=998

}}

The last storm of the season formed in the central Bay of Bengal on December 12. It moved east-southeastward, then turned to the west where it briefly became a tropical storm. The storm struck eastern Sri Lanka and dissipated over the island on the 17th.

{{Clear}}

There were 14 depressions during the season. The first depression lasted from May 15–19, moving from the central Bay of Bengal eastward to the Nicobar Islands. The second depression existed from June 4–6 off the west coast of India. On June 21, a land depression developed over central India, moving offshore into the Arabian Sea and dissipating on June 26. There were three land depressions in August, as well as one in September. Another depression developed in the northern Bay of Bengal on September 16 and moved northwestward through India, dissipating on September 26. Another depression developed in the Bay of Bengal on October 1, striking Bangladesh three days later. On October 14, a depression developed in the central Arabian Sea and moved westward, passing near Socotra on October 17; it moved into the Gulf of Aden a day later.{{cite web |year=2012 |title=Cyclone Web Atlas |url=http://www.rmcchennaieatlas.tn.nic.in/Login.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702214748/http://www.rmcchennaieatlas.tn.nic.in/login.aspx |archive-date=July 2, 2012 |accessdate=June 7, 2012 |work=Cyclone Warning & Research Centre, Regional Meteorological Centre |publisher=India Meteorological Department |location=Chennai, India}}

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• North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone
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• South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1979–80, 1980–81

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150517005046/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/cyclone.htm India Meteorological Department]
• [http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/ Joint Typhoon Warning Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809201922/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/ |date=2015-08-09 }}

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1980 NIO