Laila cyclone is now located just 250 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam which is expected area of landfall. Cyclone is expected to cross Krishna district coast at around 8 AM on Thursday morning. This syper cyclone is expected to cause heavy damage in Guntur, Krishna and Godavari districts as wind speed will be around 110-120 kmph at the time of landfall. Very heavy rain fall (20-25 cm) is certain in these districts. Nellore and Prakasam district people are lucky as it is moving in north and north-west direction in stead east and north-east direction. Unless it changes direction, these 2 district people are out of danger from nature fury. But, heavy rainfall is likely in these 2 districts at mid-night when it is near to Ongole coast while it is moving towards Machilipatnam. People and officials in Coastal Andhra Pradesh should be on high alert from today night. … [Read more...]
Andhra cyclone (Laila) update – 3
Laila Cyclone is now located at just 70 Nautical Miles (130 kilometers) east-northeast of Chennai. It moved 10 kms in north-west direction in last 6 hours. Maximum wave height will be around 15 feet. Political effect: Congress party post-poned "Punarankitha Sabha" due to "Laila" cyclone and asked cadre to participate in cyclone assistance and rehalitation programmes. According to NASA, this cyclone was formed as a low depression centre on May 17. It was intensified in last 2 days to become a cyclone. According to a study done by National Remote Sensing Agency (Balanagar, Hyderabad), very few cyclones crossed Ongole and Vizag coasts. Landfall of most cyclones is in Nellore, krishna and Godavari districts (Pennar, krishna and Godavari rivers). As per study, severe storms mostly originated in November and May. Businessweek update: Reliance Industries shuts its gas field at Krishna basin near Kakinada for 2 days. It will be reopened after reviewing cyclone situation. … [Read more...]
Andhra cyclone update
Laila cyclone is now located at 400 kms east of Chennai and 500 kms of Vizag. Low pressure area formed in Bay of Bengal on Monday is now turned into Cyclone and is expected to cross Andhra coast between Ongole and Vizag on Thursday as per latest weather reports. As per weather reports, this is the biggest cyclone in Andhra history in last 13 years. Strong winds with a speed of 70-80 kms per hour may cause heavy losses in coastal areas from today night. Cyclone is expected to move in north-west direction. When cyclone crosses coast, 20-25 cm rainfall and 70-100 km per hour wind speeds are expected along and off coastal area in Andhra Pradesh. Alert: Cyclones generally move with a speed of 10 kms per hour but Laila is moving with a speed of 20kmph Laila cyclone Category: 1 Maximum speed during crossing: 110-120 kmph Likely crossing target: Machilipatnam-Kakinada Advice and warning: Fishermen are warned against venturing into the sea for next 2 days and people residing in low lying areas are advised to vacate and reach safer places as early as possible. Number 6 and 7 cautionary alerts hoisted at all ports in Andhra Pradesh. It is raining in most of the places in Andhra Pradesh and heavy rains are expected for next 2-3 days. Officials are kept in alert in all nine districts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh and control rooms are setup with helpline numbers in all coastal district headquarters. People are in worry as cyclones in May are more dangerous than in other months. They still have not recovered from Krishna floods tragedy. Control room phone numbers: Nellore: (0861) 2331477 and 2331263 Ongole: (08592) 281400 Guntur: (08632) 234070 and … [Read more...]
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