Rare Cyclone Chapala heads for Oman may be strongest storm on record in Arabian Sea

A super rare and unheard of category 4 hurricane has explosed in the Arabian Sea heading towards the deserts of Yemen and Oman. The storm much like Patricia last week intensified from tropical storm to category 4 hurricane in less than 24 hours.

Some forecasters say Chapala may soon become category 5 hurricane which will make it the strongest such storm on record in the Arabian Sea.



10 years worth of rainfall expected in Yemen in the next 24 hours. The storm will also start to affect Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

Chapala makes landfall in Yemen


Flood reported in Mukalla, Yemen however many residents left the town before the storm hit so no deaths reported so far. Chapala is has now been downgraded to tropical storm.