CATEGORY 4 EXTREMELY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
LIFESPAN: APRIL 27-MAY 3, 2008
MAX. SUSTAINED WINDS: 130 MPH
MIN. CORE PRESSURE: 962 MBAR
937 MBAR per JTWC
FATALITIES: >138,373
5th Deadliest Tropical Cyclone in World History
DAMAGE: >$15.3 BILLION
Costliest North Indian Ocean Cyclone
OVERVIEW
Credit: SSEC/CIMSS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
BACKPIRCH WEATHER 