Update: No Cyclone. It is weakened. Area of convection formed in the Bay of Bengal is rapidly organized and deepened in the last 6 hours. It is now located 1,400 km East-Southeast of Chennai. According to weather experts, there is a fair chance of significant tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours. More clarity will be emerged on this by tomorrow evening. But, it is tooearly to comment on this well marked low pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal. Weather alert: Fairly widespread rain/thundershowers would occur over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Tamilnadu during next 24 hours and increase thereafter. … [Read more...]
Jal cyclone latest situation: November 7 night
November 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jal cyclone has weakened from severe cyclone to cyclone even before crossing the coast. It is expected to cross Tamil Nadu coast near Chennai in a couple of hours. Moderate to heavy rainfall was reported in the last 12 hours from all Coastal and Rayalaseema districts. Location: Jal cyclone is situated 90 km east of Chennai city & 200 km southeast of Nellore city. It is moving at a speed of 13kmph over the past 6 hours. It has weakened due to partial interaction with coast within the past 6 hours. It will turn into depression by tomorrow morning. Cross coast: Cyclone is expected to make landfall near Ennore (between Chennai and Pulicat lake) by midnight. Weather forecast: Heavy rainfall would occur in Coastal and Rayalaseema districts especially at the time of landfall. Wind speed reaching 60-80 kmph would commence along and off Southern Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Heavy rains would occur in Rayalaseema districts on November 8. Maximum impact of Cyclone will be on Nellore and Chittoor districts while moderate to high effect on Prakasam and Kadapa districts. Coastal mandals of Nellore and Prakasam districts will suffer due to gale winds. Towns at high risk: Chittoor, Puttur, Satyavedu & Sullurpet Final verdict: Impact from this cyclone is less than estimated on Andhra Pradesh. Chittoor and Nellore districts will see maximum rainfall. Things may return to normal by tomorrow afternoon. … [Read more...]
Jal cyclone alert: November 7 morning
November 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Cyclone Jal has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is moving towards Andhra Pradesh coast and is expected to further intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by November 7 evening. Thundershower has just started in Chennai. Jal cyclone moved at 13 kmph on November 6 but pickedup speed and is now moving at 22 kmph. Current location: Jal cyclone is now situated 150 km East of Chennai and 250 km Southeast of Nellore. Movement of Jal: It has moved 130 km in the last 6 hours. It is expected to move in the North-west direction towards Southern Andhra Pradesh coast. It is expected to move at 22 kmph from today morning. Landfall: Jal is expected to cross the coast between Chennai and Nellore on the night of November 8. Land fall location is near Sriharikota town just above the Pulicat lake in Nellore district. Expected time of landfall (8-10 PM). Jal cyclone weather forecast for Andhra Pradesh: Districts at very high risk: Nellore, Chittoor & Prakasam – Very high rainfall (thundershower) with gale winds reaching 50-70 kmph would commence along and off coast from November 7 afternoon and wind speed may reach 120-140 kmph at the time of landfall. Towns at very high risk: Sullurpet, Nayudupeta, Vakadu, Sriharikota, Tirupati, Chittoor, Satyavedu, Gudur, Nellore, Kavali, Singarayakonda & Ongole. Districts at high risk: Coastal mandals of Guntur & Krishna – Gale winds reaching 30-50 kmph would commence along and off coast from today evening and may affect Coastal mandals. Heavy rainfall would occur in these districts. Storm surge: 1-2 cm above normal astronomical tide would occur. Jal … [Read more...]
Jal cyclone update: November 6 night
November 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jal cyclone is moving slowly in the expected direction and will intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm and is expected to cross the Andhra coast near Nayudupet (between Chennai and Nellore) on the mid-night of November 7. We will get more clarity on the area of landfall by tomorrow morning. As of now, weather is normal in the Coastal and Rayalaseema districts of Andhra Pradesh. Current location: Jal cyclone is now located 500 km South-East of Chennai and 600 km South-east of Nellore. Current speed of Jal: Cyclone is moving at 13 kmph per hour and is expected to pickup speed by tomorrow afternoon. Land fall: Jal cyclone is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast near Nayudupeta (between Chennai and Nellore) on the mid-night of November 7 (6-11 PM) Weather forecast for Andhra Pradesh: Heavy to very heavy rainfall (thundershower) would occur in Prakasam, Nellore and Chittoor districts of Andhra Pradesh from November 7 morning. Wind speed reaching 50-70 kmph would commence along and off Andhra Pradesh coast (Nellore & Prakasam districts) from tomorrow morning. At the time of Landfall: Very heavy rainfall (15-30 cm) would occur in Chittoor, Nellore and Prakasam districts. Heavy rainfall may occur in Kadapa, Guntur and Krishna districts. Wind speed reaching 80-120 kmph would commence along and off coast of Prakasam and Nellore districts. Maximum damage: Jal cyclone is expected to cause maximum damage in the Coastal mandals of Nellore and Prakasam districts due to gale winds. Chittoor district will be affected due to very heavy rainfall of more than 25 cm on the night of November 7. Storm surge: 1-2 metre above normal … [Read more...]
“Jal” cyclone update: November 6, 2010
November 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
"Jal cyclone" formed over Bay of Bengal has intensified further into severe cyclonic storm and moved 80 kms in the last 6 hours in West-North west direction towards Chennai city. Due to warm conditions in Bay of Bengal, "Jal" is expected to intensify further into a very severe Cyclonic storm and cross the coast near Chennai and is expected to cause severe damage especially at the time of land fall due to 140 kmph wind along and off coast. Current location of "Jal Cyclone": It is now located 600 km East-Southeast of Chennai & 700 km Southeast of Nellore city. Landfall of Jal cyclone: It is expected to cross Indian coast near Chennai on the evening of November 7. Weather forecast for Jal cyclone: Very heavy rainfall would occur in Northern Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh in the next 48 hours. Gale winds speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph would prevail along and off North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coast commencing from today evening It may increase upto 120-130 kmph gusting to 140 kmph at the time of landfall Andhra cyclone update: 15-25 cm rainfall may occur in Nellore, Chittoor & Prakasam districts on November 7. Heavy rainfall may occur on November 6 night in these districts. Heavy rainfall may occur in Kurnool, Kadapa & Anantapur districts on November 8. Storm surge: Storm surge of about 1-2 metres above the astronomical tide may inundate the low lying areas of Nellore & Prakasam districts of Andhra pradesh and Tiruvallur, Chennai & Kanchipuram districts at the time of landfall. Districts & towns at risk: We will update regularly by tracking Jal cyclone … [Read more...]
Cyclone “Jal” Update: November 5, 2010
November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Depression formed over Bay of Bengal is now intensified into cyclone and slowly moving westwards. Weather department coined the term “JAL” for this cyclone. Very heavy rainfall with wind speed reaching 50-80 KMPH would commence along and off South Andhra coast from November 6. Current location of JAL: 830 km east-southeast of Chennai. It is now tracking in west direction. If it moves in the same direction, maximum damage will occur in Tamil Nadu near Chennai. If it moves in Northwest direction, Nellore, Chittoor & Prakasam districts will be worst affected. JAL cyclone Landfall: According to current situation, this severe cyclone will cross coast near Chennai on November 7 (around 2 PM-9 PM). Chittoor, Satyavedu and Sullurpet areas in Andhra Pradesh may see maximum damage. Most dangerous time: November 6 afternoon-November 7 evening. Very heavy rainfall with wind speed reaching 70-100 kmph would commence along and off South Andhra Pradesh coast. Maximum rainfall will occur on November 7. Districts at risk: Nellore, Prakasam & Chittoor Moderate effect on: Guntur & Kadapa districts Heavy damage may occur in the coastal districts of Southern Andhra Pradesh and Northern Tamil Nadu. Travel advice: Expected Cyclone landfall location is very near to Chennai-Nellore road and railway routes. Tirumala & Tirupati will also see heavy rainfall on November 6 and 7. … [Read more...]
Andhra cyclone update: November 5, 2010
November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tropical cyclone formed in the Bay of Bengal has now consolidated further and is expected to cross Indian coast between Chennai and Ongole on November 7th night. Current position: Tropical cyclone is located 900 km East-South East of Chennai In the last 6 hours: Cyclone has moved 15 kms in the last 6 hours in the West-North West direction. Most likely (severely) affected districts: Nellore, Chittoor & Prakasam Weather forecast: Very heavy rainfall is expected from the morning of November 6 to November 9 in Coastal Andhra & Rayalaseema districts Wind forecast: Winds speed reaching 60-70 KMPH would commence along and off coast (Nellore & Prakasam districts) from November 6 morning /afternoon. Wind speed may reach 80-100 KMPH on November 7 (maximum damage may occur) Highest impact will be on November 7 when Cyclone makes land fall between Chennai & Ongole. Lull before the storm: Weather may remain normal on Deepavali day (November 5). But, don't underestimate the impact of upcoming cyclone. … [Read more...]
Andhra Cyclone update: November 4, 2010
November 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Depression formed in the Bay of Bengal is now situated 1200 km east of Chennai and is expected cross Indian coast (landfall) between Chennai and Ongole on November 7 evening. Alert: Heavy to very heavy rainfall will occur from November 6 morning along the Andhra Coast. Wind speeds: Squally winds speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph would commence along and off south Andhra Pradesh coast from morning of 6th November 2010. Sea conditions will be rough to very rough along and off these coasts from the same time. Districts at risk: Nellore, Prakasam & Guntur It is difficult to imagine the impact of very heavy rains with wind speed reaching 60-75 kmph on the Prakasam and Nellore districts which are already inundated with water due to recent rains. So, we may see "real fireworks" after Deepavali due to this Cyclone. … [Read more...]
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