The significant feature is that all three had entered the country through the Eastern coast. According to meteorologist S.H. Kariyawasam, the sea surface temperature is the chief cause in the origin of cyclones. The temperature reads 26.5 degrees Celcius upto a depth of 60 metres in the sea. Some other meteorological conditions too are the accompanying factors. A huge Banyan blocked the road in Kantalai bazaar.
Picture shows the partly sawn tree.
The months of April, May, June, October, November and December are likely period for cyclones and in Sri Lanka, October and November are said to be the most probable months, according to Kariyawasam. Cyclones which affected Sri Lanka formed in the Bay of Bengal. Their normal path is the Eastern coast of India or at times, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka.