RT @bedit: Rain Rain Go Away !! Don't spoil the fun b4 the Pujas... Water-logging is still a curse in urban Kolkata. :(((

RT @solitarymind: heavy rains lashing Kolkata...incredibly stormy whether...yearing for hot plate of Khichuri and pore bhaja... :)

RT @rini_d: raining heavily in Kolkata.....!!!!!

Cyclone "03B" is over west Bengal. Heavy rains in Kolkata .. http://ping.fm/k2k1h

Cyclone "03B"

Depression "97B" was termed as a minor tropical cyclone before making landfall at around 6pm IST. And named as "03B".
Getting reports of very heavy rainfall from Kolkata.
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JTWC's final tracking::


JTWC's final warning::
TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 03B (THREE) LOCATED 40 NM SOUTH OF KOLKATA,
INDIA, HAS TRACKED NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06
HOURS. A 050730Z MET-7 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS DEEP CONVECTION
OVER THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH A BROKEN
CONVECTIVE BAND WRAPPING INTO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE LLCC. RECENT
DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES FROM PGTW AND KNES INDICATE THE SYSTEM
HAS INTENSIFIED TO 35 KNOTS AT THE CENTER. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
BE SHORT LIVED AND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AS LAND INTERACTION
CAUSES THE SYSTEM TO DISSIPATE INLAND. THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES AND
CANCELS REF A, NAVMARFCSTCEN 050021Z SEP 09 TROPICAL CYCLONE
FORMATION ALERT (WTIO21 PGTW 050030). THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON
THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVMARFCSTCEN). THE
SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 050600Z IS 13 FEET
Latest satellite picture at 10:00 pm IST::

IMD report:: 5:30pm IST:: "depression is over Gengetic West Bengal"

Very heavy rains to continue for west Bengal till morning of 6-Sep-09... Kolkata, brace urself for a wet and flooded sunday morning.

Here's the 22:00 hrs satellite shot, shows massive cloud formation over south west Bengal .. http://ping.fm/85QVq

RT @phcmin: Weather office said depression has left for orssa,it seems it has returned by return flight,Kolkata flooded

Tea Production in India Drops 3% on Dry Weather, Board Says - Bloomberg: .. http://bit.ly/1McSLX

Requesting all Tweeters from Kolkata to capture photos of present Heavy rain and post it to weatherblog@gmail.com . Thanks

Getting very heavy showers in Kolkata.

Latest sat. pic. shows Heavy cloud formations over southern Bengal and moving in Fast .. http://ping.fm/n8wyv

RT @tw_veda: Its horrible raining in kolkata

RT @sumit41: It's raining since morning here in kolkata....getting bored to death at home..

RT @bladeit: Its raining cats and dogs for the last few hours in Kolkata...looks like a cloud burst

Most part of the depression is inside South-west Bengal.

North-west India is totally clear today.

This depression might be the last South-west Monsoon Bay LOW.. more to come after 7-Oct-2009, when the North-east season starts.

Coastal Karnataka and Konkan is getting very heavy showers today.

Latest satellite shows, Depression is crossing into south-west coast of Bengal.. http://ping.fm/AYiwS ..

Chennai - Till now 6:34pm almost ZERO low cloud formation, except some medium thin layer clouds moving constantly from South-west.

Past 12hr Satellite loop video of this present "Potential Cyclone".. http://ping.fm/zpcZx

Indian weather sends cost of tea soaring in Britain .. http://ping.fm/DSZYT

Entire west coast is getting heavy showers as Heavy moisture is being pulled in by "97B" from south-west.

RT @kasturitagore: Soil erosion poses grave threat to wildlife sanctuary in West Bengal http://bit.ly/4Fn5kk

JTWC is following this Cylone as "Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert WTIO21"

RT @headlinenews CNN: Brazil says it has most swine flu deaths in world: Brazil has confirmed 657 fatalities http://bit.ly/2x2rOq

Location of "97B" @ 0530 hrs IST,5-Sep-2009, Lat. 20.50 N and Long. 88.00 E, about 170 km southeast of Balasore and 230 km south of Kolkata.

You can find cyclone updates in this link http://ping.fm/sKMz9

A cyclone is brewing along Orissa & Bengal coast, still IMD website has not updated their link ..http://ping.fm/bSooP regarding this till NOW 12:16pm

Here's the satellite of that system taken at 11:30am IST.. http://ping.fm/yYyy2

Here's the satellite of that system taken at 11:30am IST.. http://ping.fm/4m3MV

"97B" is now a depression and having a good swirl. Now 12:11pm it's heading towards West Bengal Coast.

Chennai - Looks like all moisture has been sucked by that developing cyclone. 75% chance of dry weather for Chennai.

Potential cyclone "97B" near Orissa coast .. Full report .. http://ping.fm/Omhi5

Heavy rain in Mumbai on 3-Sep-09, Mumbai(CLB)-19, Mumbai(SCZ)-16 cm each.

Potential cyclone off the coast of Orissa .. http://ping.fm/8KPPJ

Potential cyclone "97B"

Potential cyclone off the coast of Orissa.
It was brewing from yesterday afternoon, overnight it has become more strong.

JTWC path forecast:

JTWC warning:
THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 19.5N
87.8E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 20.4N 87.8E, APPROXIMATELY 125 NM SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF KOLKATA, INDIA. RECENT ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS DEEP CONVECTION PERSISTING NEAR THE CENTER OF A LOW
LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) EVIDENT IN RECENT MICROWAVE
SATELLITE IMAGERY. THIS DISTURBANCE IS MOVING INTO AN AREA OF
DECREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND FAVORABLE POLEWARD AND
EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW ASSOCIATED WITH RIDGING ALOFT. RECENT
OBSERVATIONS FROM REPORTING STATIONS ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN INDIAN
COAST, NEAR THE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE, INDICATE SURFACE PRESSURES
RANGING FROM 994 TO 996 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 27 TO 32 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED
TO BE NEAR 995 MB. BASED ON THE GOOD LOW LEVEL SIGNATURE, LOW
ESTIMATED CENTRAL SURFACE PRESSURE, AND IMPROVING UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL
CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS GOOD.
IMD warning:(issued yesterday evening)
The well marked low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Orissa persists and is likely to concentrate into a depression by tomorrow.
Satellite taken at 8:30am IST: