By By Kesavan Unnikrishnan Nov 6, 2015 in Environment A new severe cyclonic storm, unprecedented in recorded history, is heading for the Arabian Peninsula three days after Cyclone Chapala dumped several years' worth of rain in Southern Yemen. As of 7 a.m. EST Friday, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center put Megh's winds at 50 mph, and predicted the storm will intensify into a Category 1 storm by Sunday when it will pass by the remote island of Socotra. Three people were killed and more than a third of Socotra's population were displaced by Cyclone Chapala a few days ago. A spokesman for the U.N. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued the following As far as WMO is aware, it is unprecedented to have back-to-back cyclones in this part of the Arabian Gulf in the space of a week. Megh is not nearly as intense as Chapala. It is not as big. But obviously the rainfall associated with this storm is going to make the problems caused by Chapala... worse, and it will obviously complicate what is already a very complex humanitarian operation. Cyclonic storm Chapala is believed to have dumped more than 20 inches of rain in two days in and around the port city of Mukalla in Southern Yemen which on an average receives two inches of rain annually. The downpour triggered heavy flash floods and mudslides killing eight people and displacing around 50,000. The 2015 Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclone (TC) season stands as the most Cyclonic Storm Megh continues to slowly organize over the Arabian Sea as the storm heads west towards Yemen. It is expected to strike southwestern Yemen as a weakened system by Tuesday. The storm is likely to dump large amounts of rain in areas already devastated by Cyclone Chapala last week.As of 7 a.m. EST Friday, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center put Megh's winds at 50 mph, and predicted the storm will intensify into a Category 1 storm by Sunday when it will pass by the remote island of Socotra. Three people were killed and more than a third of Socotra's population were displaced by Cyclone Chapala a few days ago.A spokesman for the U.N. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued the following statement Cyclonic storm Chapala is believed to have dumped more than 20 inches of rain in two days in and around the port city of Mukalla in Southern Yemen which on an average receives two inches of rain annually. The downpour triggered heavy flash floods and mudslides killing eight people and displacing around 50,000.The 2015 Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclone (TC) season stands as the most active year for intense tropical cyclones on record with 21 category four or five tropical cyclones, highest since records began. More about Storm, Yemen, megh Storm Yemen megh