Trichy got widespread rains today. 2. 12. Redhills – 28 !” a cyclone is what it was. Gale winds at a speed of 80-90 km per hour were accompanied with heavy rains. The Maximum Sustained Wind Speeds and Gusts in Kolkata from Cyclones are as follows –, Kolkata Maximum Sustained Winds (60 km/hr and above) Anna University – 28 So 26th morning will be a gusty morning for us. 1994 Madras Cyclone – Tambaram – 116 km/hr, Nungambakkam – 90 km/hr, Meenambakkam – 74 km/hr We will never know which spot among these districts where a big event might occur, which is always associated with Cyclones. 100 km/hr – Chengalpet and Kancheepuram (26th morning) Note: Athigara porvamana vanilai arikkaiku, neengal official agenyin, forecast ai nadavum. Palacode, Dharmapuri – 30 mm Measured by the Doppler weather radar stationed in the city, the storm's eye was 66 km (41 mi) in diameter. 1992 – November Cyclone – Thoothukudi – 120 km/hr Photos courtesy of Trees fallen in Kolkata due to Amphan – Hindu, Indian Express and Dailyo. 1937 September Cyclone – Alipore 105 km/hr Very heavy rains might happen in  – Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Kallakuruchi, Tiruvannamalai and Vellore. 2000 SriLanka cyclone was 970 mb 11. For accumulated rainfall till 26th evening. Life in Kolkata came to a standstill even before Cyclone Aila hit on Monday, killing 17, including a woman, and injuring many. Kolapakkam – 60. The rains will be intermittent to start with once we are close to the centre, we might see non stop rains for few hours when the centre passes the areas in above districts. Weatherman Special – Cyclone Nivar will cross between Pondy & Chennai on 25th Night to 26th morning. Media reports say the cyclone moving at a speed of 80 kmph, is headed towards Kolkata and its southern districts, predicted to hit the city in the afternoon. If outflow is not good what happens, winds keep on coming and at one point they collapse. After Nivar avaroda brother follow panni varar. 2018 Cyclone Gaja – 975 mb Army have been called by the West Bengal chief Minister after the urgent meeting to rescue. Maximum sustained winds (3 min average) for Tamil Nadu cyclones in last 30 years, 1993 – Karaikkal Cyclone – Karaikkal – 167 km/hr 1932 May Cyclone – Alipore 74 km/hr Ok I thought to myself, as usual its heading towards Bengal and at the last moment will either hit Bangladesh or the Orissa coast. Ayanavaram – 52 Such a large divergence seen among the models with just 24 hours to go in to landfall and lot of katchi thavalas till today evening. 10. By around 5 pm, about three hours since the cyclone made landfall between Digha in Bengal and Hatia in Bangladesh, the wind speeds in Kolkata were nearing 100 kmph. Aila was formed in the Bay of Bengal and it reached to the Kolkata city by the speed of more than 80 kmph. I kind of missed the news in the papers in the morning and went to work. Just over a decade ago, the city was rocked by cyclone Aila and more recently by cyclone Bulbul, however most had suggested that Amphan was on another scale not seen in a lifetime. 6. Cyclone Aila came close but was 30% weaker than Amphan when it was over Kolkata. Cyclone Amphan: 150kmph wind fells trees, blows off roofs in Digha ; KOLKATA: Bang in the middle of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, Kolkata was left battered and bruised when Cyclone … The front sector of the cyclone has reached the land. 4. Wind Gusts is quick and sudden increase in the speed of wind (faster burst of wind). So the conclusion is that Cyclone Nivar is expected to cross between Pondy and Chennai near Mahabs-Kalpakkam areas with some + or – some kms on the night of 25th to morning of 26th. With nothing negative to stop this cyclone we can expect this cyclone to intensify on par with Thane Cyclone (140 km/hr) or even better. The Europeans ECMWF, British UKMET and German ICON are more favorable for Nivar to cross towards Pondy to Chennai coast somewhere close to Mahabs. Cyclone Aila hit South Bengal and Kolkata during daytime of May 25, 2009. The northern side of the cyclone crossing areas will get good winds too the ECR belt can expect 100 km/hr winds. Cyclone Jal – 160 mm in Gingee, Villupuram in November 2010. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service. Korattur Anaicut – 24 Here the damage will be more." In Amphan the eyewall passed right over the City. If there are grammatical mistakes, please ignore, compiled in half sleep. Expecting Nunga to touch 200 mm by morning 8.30 am. Thousand of people have already left coastal areas like Digha, Sagar Islands and Sunderban. What will be sustained wind speeds and gusts. ‘Tamil Nadu cant rest so soon, it needs to be vigilant. Chembarabakkam – 61 ———– 7. The Alipore Meteorological office said that, under the impact of cyclone Amphan, the wind speed … 1994 – Madras Cyclone – Tambaram – 116 km/hr Cyclone Nilam (2012) – Nungambakkam – 74 km/hr and Pondy – 62 km/hr The cyclone that had formed in the Bay of Bengal hit the Sundarbans coast late in the evening of November 9 with winds gusting up to a speed of 130 kilometres per hour. “First, unlike the Aila, it will hit land in Odisha and could lose intensity as it travels through the state before reaching Bengal. 9. KTCC (Chennai & 100 kms) Rainfall on 24.11.2020, Tambaram – 90 In Amphan the eyewall passed right over the City. Cyclonic storm Aila with a wind speed of 100 kmph was only 50 km away from Kolkata and was likely to hit the city any time soon, the met office said. Ennore – 65 1916 September Cyclone – Alipore 74 km/hr Cyclone Ockhi – 451 mm in Papanasam Dam, Tirunelveli in "The wind speed has started along with the landfall process. 1901 November Cyclone – Alipore 65 km/hr According to the Associated Press, some 2.3 million people were affected by Aila, many of them stranded in flooded villages. The cyclone has already crossed 10 N latitude (please refer the 1st image above), there is very little chance for it to move pure west and crash into Delta like the American says and the Teacher from Delta says. The areas north of crossing will have the waves very rough. 11. Cyclone Komen has made landfall in coastal Bangladesh between Bhola and Sandwip. 100 km/hr – Cuddalore coast (midnight of 25th) Sruperumbedur – 13 • The storm surge is expected to be 4 to 6 metres above the astronomical tide in parts of West Bengal, flooding low lying areas in the three districts when it makes landfall. Kelambakkam – 58 1993 Karaikkal Cyclone – 968 mb Chengalpet – 35 The day began on this dismal note, along with winds and rain. The concave coast is one major reason and the location of Chennai and spin of bands resulted in clouds right over KTCC. Cyclone Aila (2009) – Barrackpore 112 km/hr, Alipore 95 km/hr and Dum Dum 70 km/hr Someone was inquiring about Palani rains, hope they got it today. A Sustained Wind Speed is found by averaging observed values of the wind over a one minute period or above. 1974 December Cyclone – Dum Dum 74 km/hr. 1996 – December Cyclone – Chennai- 100 km/hr, 12. From bottom of my heart i want to appreciate IMD officials for sticking with their track of close to south of Pondy. Kolkata city witnessed an unprecedented tree fall of more … Tirupattur district is getting good rains right now. Rainfall in TN till 7.30 pm from today’s Thunderstorms, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari – 50 mm 1984 Cuddalore Cyclone was 973 mb Will switch off the phones and enjoy the rains. Cyclone Jal (2010) – Ennore – 61 km/hr, 13. In simple terms, at lower levels (1-4 kms height) the inflow winds will come (converge) into the Cyclone, thes winds coming inside cant be trapped inside the cyclone itself, the winds coming at lower levels will have to escape out (diverge) at higher (10-12 kms height) levels. If it is a weak cyclone it can be pushed directly to Delta from east with pure west movement. The wind speed is 60-80 km, which implies it is a marginal storm. There are many other complex factors too. So right from Cuddalore to Nellore Coast dont venture out into seas or even go near the sea shore while crossing. We have seen in the past a wind shear 40 knots will destroy a strong cyclone into a skeleton within few hours. Cyclone Amphan, which started the landfall at 2.30 pm near Digha in West Bengal on May 20, is predicted to weaken as it moves towards inland regions close to Kolkata.The wind speeds in around the city, however, could be as high 130 kilometre per hour, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). On May 25, Aila’s wind speeds ranged from 74 kilometers per hour (46 miles per hour or 40 knots) to 120 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour or 65 knots). 1971 September Cyclone – Dum Dum 93 km/hr The eye of the cyclone will now touch … Cyclone Nisha – 656 mm in Orathanadu, Thanjavur in November 2008 Cyclone Thane – 180 mm in Kallakuruchi, Villupuram in December 2011 The interiors will get on 26th November while the coastal areas will get on 25-26th November. 2001 Nellore Cyclone – Nellore – 65 km/hr 1937 September Cyclone – Alipore 93 km/hr Cyclone Amphan (2020) – Dum Dum 130 km/hr and Alipore 112 km/hr 1974 August Cyclone – Dum Dum 74 km/hr 2018 – Cyclone Gaja – Vedaranyam – 130 km/hr Taramani – 92 Semma rains expected today too. At 12.30 p.m. the Northern tip of Aila touched Kolkata. Aila had made landfall in Bengal and tall waves had wrecked havoc along the coast. Have gone through the last 150 years of Cyclone data and without a doubt the sustained wind speeds (3 mins avg) of 130 km/hr recorded at Dum Dum is the highest Kolkata has witnessed in over 100 years. 4. Rainfall in Kerala till 7.30 pm from today’s Thunderstorms, Trivandrum – 70 mm We expect that by the time it reaches Kolkata, Howrah and Hoogly, the wind speed will be 110-120 km per hour. 1888 August Cyclone – Alipore 68 km/hr And even in strong cyclones for it to move pure west, it has to be steered by Arabian Ridge which is very far away. 2011 – Cyclone Thane – Cuddalore – 140 km/hr Madurantagam – 18 1988 October Cyclone – Dum Dum 80 km/hr 1970 October Cyclone – Alipore 105 km/hr What will be Rainfall and what are the districts ? Das, the director of IMD Calcutta, said that as of Monday, Amphan was a stronger system than Aila. Next let come to the outflow. Let make it simple its nothing but breathing, we inhale and exhale to keep our-self alive. Depression weakens to WML but says nan po mattan from GoM, same pattern remains. 1. Cyclone Nivar is expected to cross which are in Tamil Nadu and Why? Do and Dont’s during Cyclones for Public. So those who are in Delta, there will be some rains but Cyclone Nivar is not for Delta. A severe storm with a windspeed of 110 kmph, accompanied by heavy rainfall, preceded the cyclone ripping through Kolkata, North and South 24 Parganas, … Trichy got widespread rains today. Under its impact, the maximum wind speed in Calcutta was to be 100kmph. 2. 1984 Sriharikota Cyclone was 975 mb, 14. 1889 August Cyclone – Alipore 63 km/hr There is still no consensus among the models in the crossing area. Chennai Collectorate – 51 Cyclone Aila (2009) – Dum Dum 92 km/hr Have gone through the last 150 years of Cyclone data and without a doubt the sustained wind speeds (3 mins avg) of 130 km/hr recorded at Dum Dum is the highest Kolkata has witnessed in over 100 years. Nagercoil got rare hailstorms! Puzhal – 73 Poonamalle – 30 Burevi weakened as expected, Massive rains in Delta and Cuddalore etc. No apply ur mind on the above image and you can understand why Nivar is moving – W-NW. Kolkata witnessed one of its most severe cyclones in many decades on Wednesday. 15. Cyclone Bulbul (2019)- Alipore 60 km/hr, Kolkata Gusts (70 km/hr and above) Strongest cyclones in terms of pressure to cross Tamil Nadu / SL in last 40 years during NEM, (Min 975 mb pressure at any point of life time), 1978 SriLanka Cyclone – 953 mb 1. 2. There was no information from the coastal Cyclone Aila Women struggle with their umbrellas against a strong wind and rain in Kolkata after the cyclone hit the state districts, where extensive damage was feared, IAN reported. Nammathaan USA ethu sonnalum keppom la, so IMD GFS model also takes it to Delta. Aila had made landfall in Bengal and tall waves had wreaked havoc along the coast. Heavy rains to Delta – Cuddalore, Tuty Joins the party, Depression will remain in same place without crossing land for next 24 hours, will send up bands after bands into North and Interior Tamil Nadu. “Aila!! Chembarabakkam – 19 Regional Meteorological Centre director GK Das called Amphan the “strongest cyclone to hit Kolkata this century and fiercer than Aila in terms of wind speed”. Fani is the strongest cyclone to hit Kolkata — it packs more punch than Aila in terms of wind speed — in recent years but could have less impact than the devastating storm of 2009. While the North Americans USA GFS and Canadian GEM are making the landfall close to Karaikkal / Parangipettai belt. The last big storm to hit Kolkata was Aila in 2009, with a wind speed of about 70 kmph. Perumkadavila, Trivandrum – 20 mm, Hi, I am Pradeep John, weather blogger from Tamil Nadu. “But Aila made landfall closer to Calcutta than Amphan is expected to,” he said. 14. Cyclone Vardah – 382 mm in Shollinganallur, Chennai in December 2016 Cyclone Gaja – 197 mm in Kodaikanal, Dindigul in November 2018 Will put up next post if there is some change in the above. Some had likened the experience … The maximum wind gust recorded by the High Wind Speed Recorder (HWSR) instrument of the Cyclone Warning Center in Visakhapatnam was 260 km/h (160 mph). Only by late morning did I realise that this overcast sky was a big deal. The Sundarbans reduced the wind speed of Cyclone Bulbul by 20 kilometres an hour and – at its own expense – saved the rest of southern Bengal from the fury of the storm. That is steering. This low shear for Nivar path ahead with further decreasing trend will make one of the ideal conditions for intensification. 1940 June Cyclone – Alipore 74 km/hr Meenambakkam – 70 1962 September Cyclone – Alipore 60 km/hr Cyclone Nilam – 240 mm in Yercaud, Salem in November 2012 But ippadiya wait panna, then i have to put post only after the cyclone crosses the land. Perambalur – 34 mm The wind speed will gradually increase becoming gale wind speed reaching 75 to 85 kmph gusting to 95 kmph from tomorrow morning along and off West Bengal coast (East and West Medinipur, South and North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Kolkata districts). He also said that wind speed of 155-165 km per hour will be seen in South and North 24 Pargana and East Midnapur. Cyclone Aila and the Sundarbans: An Enquiry into the Disaster and Politics of Aid and Relief Amites Mukhopadhyay Basanti Raptan, a resident of the southern part of Kusumpur 1 island in Gosaba Block of the Sundarbans, woke up to a morning that was different but not unusual in the Sundarbans. ————– Puzhal – 24 All Rights Reserved. 16. What a day for interiors, let’s sum up the day. Why Chennai (KTCC region rocked today) while others places did not even get rains. The Times of India News App for Latest India News, Copyright © 2020 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. 1991 – Karaikkal Cyclone – Karaikkal – 120 km/hr Reason and the location of Chennai and spin of bands resulted in clouds right over the city the. Aila hit South Bengal and tall waves had wrecked havoc along the coast was to be honest, has. ) ———– 1 i kind of missed the News in the storm rest so soon, it to! 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