Cyclonic Storm Phyan
| Cyclonic storm (IMD) |
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration | November 9 – Still Active |
| Intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (3-min), 996 hPa (mbar) |
Cyclonic Storm Phyan developed as a tropical disturbance to the southwest of Colombo in Sri Lanka on November 4, 2009. Over the next couple of days the disturbance gradually developed before weakening as it made landfall on Southern India on November 7. After the disturbance had emerged into the Arabian Sea late n November 8 it rapidly became more marked with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reporting early on November 9 that the disturbance had intensified into a Depression and designated it as Depression ARB 03 whilst the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert. Later that day the JTWC designated the system as Cyclone 04A. During the next day as the Depression turned towards the northeast the IMD reported that it had intensified into a Cyclonic Storm and named it as Phyan
