Storm history › North Indian Ocean › 2009 season
Tropical Storm Bijli (2009)
Bijli was a tropical storm of the 2009 North Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from April 14, 2009 to April 18, 2009, about 4 days, and covered 1,046 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 27 miles from Chattogram, Bangladesh.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,046 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Chattogram, Bangladesh | 27 mi (44 km) |
| Hāthazāri, Bangladesh | 39 mi (62 km) |
| Khulna, Bangladesh | 105 mi (170 km) |
| Bhubaneswar, India | 106 mi (171 km) |
| Cuttack, India | 113 mi (181 km) |
| Comilla, Bangladesh | 114 mi (184 km) |
| Rajpur Sonarpur, India | 115 mi (185 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 458 North Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Maarutha (2017), Tropical Storm Nilam (2012), Tropical Storm Phyan (2009) and 1 more.
- Lowest pressure: 90th lowest of 328 North Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Dana (2024), Cyclone Michaung (2023), Tropical Storm Maarutha (2017) and 3 more.
- Energy: 31% of the 2009 North Indian Ocean season's ACE.