<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The heavy wind along with high rainfall of the catastrophic windstorm &ldquo;Thane&rdquo; cyclone cause defoliation, uprooting and snapping of stems and branches of trees in Pondicherry University Campus, Puducherry.&nbsp; A total of 1181 (20%) trees (&gt;3.2 cm DBH) in Pondicherry University Campus were uprooted due to the Thane cyclone. Tree mortality (uprooted) and damage (broken) were observed more in <em>Acacia auriculiformis</em> than other species in response to Thane cyclone in Pondicherry University campus.&nbsp; In the present study, wood density did not show any significant relationship between the damage, mortality and resistance (standing with defoliation and minor branch fall). <em>Acacia auriculiformis </em>was more susceptible to Thane cyclone followed by<em> Tectona grandis.&nbsp; </em>However,<em> Azadirachta indica </em>and <em>Mangifera indica </em>were observed more resistance to thane cyclone. The greater uprooting in introduced plantation species such as&nbsp; <em>Acacia auriculiformis </em>&nbsp;and <em>Tectona&nbsp; grandis</em>&nbsp; was higher than native species <em>Azadirachta indica </em>and <em>Mangifera indica&nbsp; </em>which<em> </em>could be attributed&nbsp; to spread their roots in the surface soil and&nbsp; they do not penetrate deeper into the soil<em>.</em></span></span></p>