April
- April 26
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- 1800 UTC – The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) designates an area of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal as Tropical Depression 01B.
- April 27
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- 0300 UTC – The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) designates Tropical Depression 01B as Depression BOB01-2008.
- 1200 UTC – The IMD upgrades Depression BOB01-2008 (01B) to a deep depression.
- 1200 UTC – The JTWC upgrades Tropical Depression 01B (BOB 01-2009) to a tropical storm.
- April 28
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- 0000 UTC – The IMD upgrades Deep Depression BOB01-2008 (01B) to a cyclonic storm and names it Nargis.
- 0600 UTC – The JTWC upgrades Tropical Storm 01B to a category 1 tropical cyclone.
- 0900 UTC – The IMD upgrades Cyclonic Storm Nargis (01B) to a severe cyclonic storm.
- April 29
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- 0300 UTC – The IMD upgrades Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis (01B) to a very severe cyclonic storm.
- April 30
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- 0600 UTC – The JTWC downgrades Tropical Cyclone 01B (Nargis) to a tropical storm.
- 1200 UTC – The JTWC re-upgrades Tropical Storm 01B (Nargis) to a category 1 tropical cyclone.
Read more about this topic: Timeline Of The 2008 North Indian Ocean Cyclone Season, Timeline of Storms
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