page_title: Timeline of the 2015 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
section_title: November
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the 2015 North Indian Ocean cyclone season / Timeline of events / November
caption_attribution_description: English: Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Chapala over the Gulf of Aden and approaching Yemen on 2 November 2015.
context_page_description: The 2015 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below-average tropical cyclone season which featured the highest number of deaths since the 2010 season. Despite inactivity in the Bay of Bengal caused by the ongoing El Niño, the season produced an above-average number of tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea. The first storm of the season, Ashobaa, formed on 7 June, while the final storm of the season, Megh, ultimately dissipated on 10 November.
  A total of twelve depressions were recorded, of which nine intensified into deep depressions. Of these nine, a total of four further strengthened into cyclonic storms, while two attained their peaks as extremely severe cyclonic storms. In early June, Cyclonic Storm Ashobaa produced significant flooding in eastern Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Later that month, Deep Depression ARB 02 resulted in the worst floods in the Amreli district of Gujarat in 90 years. The storm resulted in 80 deaths and an estimated 16.5 billion Indian rupees in damage in the state.
context_section_description: 1 November
  00:00 UTC (5:30 a.m. IST) at 13.6°N 56.4°E – The JTWC reports that Tropical Cyclone Chapala (04A) has re-intensified into a category 4 tropical cyclone  while located roughly 290 km (180 mi) east of Socotra.
  18:00 UTC (11:30 p.m. IST) at 13.4°N 53.7°E – The IMD reports that Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Chapala (04A) has made its closest approach to Socotra, passing 90 km (55 mi) north of the island with maximum 3-minute sustained wind speeds of 185 km/h (115 mph). This makes Chapala the first storm to produce hurricane-force winds on the island since 1922.
  2 November
  00:00 UTC (5:30 a.m. IST) at 13.2°N 52.6°E – The JTWC reports that Tropical Cyclone Chapala (04A) has weakened into a category 3 tropical cyclone while located roughly 155 km (95 mi) northeast of Socotra.
  12:00 UTC (5:30 p.m. IST) at 13.4°N 50.5°E – The IMD reports that Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Chapala (04A) has weakened into a very severe cyclonic storm while located roughly 160 km (100 mi) north of Alula, Somalia.
  18:00 UTC (11:30 p.m. IST) at 13.7°N 49.6°E – The JTWC reports that Tropical Cyclone Chapala (04A) has weakened into a category 2 tropical cyclone while located roughly 110 km (70 mi) south of Mukalla, Yemen.
  3 November
  00:00 UTC (5:30 a.m. IST) at 14.0°N 48.9°E – The JTWC reports that Tropical Cyclone Chapala (04A) has weakened into a category 1 tropical cyclone while located roughly 85 km (55 mi) west of southwest.
  01:00–02:00 UTC (6:30–7:30 a.m. IST) at 14.1°N 48.7°E – The IMD reports that Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Chapala (04A) has made landfall to the southwest of Mukalla, Yemen with maximum 3-minute sustained wind speeds of 120 km/h (75 mph). This makes Chapala the first storm in recorded history to make landfall with hurricane-force winds on the Yemeni mainland.
  03:00 UTC (8:30 a.m. IST) at 14.2°N 48.4°E – The IMD reports that Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Chapala (04A) has weakened into a severe cyclonic storm while located roughly 110 km (70 mi) southwest of Mukalla, Yemen.
  03:00 UTC (8:30 a.m. IST) at 14.0°N 48.4°E –  The JTWC reports that Tropical Cyclone Chapala (04A) has weakened into a tropical storm while located roughly 120 km (75 mi) southwest of Mukalla, Yemen.
  06:00 UTC (11:30 a.m. IST) at 14.2°N 47.8°E – The IMD reports that Severe Cyclonic Storm Chapala (04A) has weakened into a cyclonic storm while located roughly 170 km (105 mi) west of Mukalla, Yemen.
  18:00 UTC (11:30 p.m. IST) at 14.3°N 47.0°E – The IMD reports that Cyclonic Storm Chapala (04A) has weakened into a deep depression while located roughly 35 km (20 mi) southeast of Ataq, Yemen.
  18:00 UTC (11:30 p.m. IST) at 14.3°N 47.4°E – The JTWC reports that Tropical Storm Chapala (04A) has weakened into a tropical depression and dissipated while located roughly 70 km (45 mi) southeast of Ataq, Yemen.
  4 November
  00:00 UTC (5:30 a.m. IST) at 14.8°N 46.5°E – The IMD reports that Deep Depression ex-Chapala (04A) has weakened into a depression while located roughly 45 km (30 mi) northwest of Ataq, Yemen.
  03:00 UTC (8:30 a.m. IST) at 14.8°N 46.5°E – The IMD reports that Depression ex-Chapala (04A) has weakened into a well-marked area of low pressure while located over Yemen.
  18:00 UTC (11:30 p.m. IST) at 14.0°N 66.4°E – The JTWC reports that Tropical Depression 05A has formed from an area of low pressure while located roughly 720 km (445 mi) northwest of Lakshadweep, India.
  5 November
  00:00 UTC at 14.1°N 66.0°E – The IMD designates Tropical Depression 05A as Depression ARB 05 while the system is located roughly 765 km (475 mi) northwest of Lakshadweep, India.
  06:00 UTC at 14.1°N 64.8°E – The IMD reports that Depression ARB 05 (05A) has intensified into a deep depression while located roughly 880 km (545 mi) northwest of Lakshadweep, India.
  06:00 UTC at 14.0°N 64.8°E – The JTWC reports that Tropical Depression ARB 05 (05A) has intensified into a tropical storm while located roughly 875 km (545 mi) northwest of Lakshadweep, India.
  12:00 UTC at 14.0°N 64.0°E – The IMD reports that Deep Depression ARB 05 (05A) has intensified into a cyclonic storm and names it "M
caption: Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Chapala (04A) approaching Yemen on 2 November
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