Cyclone Nilam - Landfall expected in another 1hr

2:30pm, Latest satellite IR.. shows the massive cloud mass of Nilam.
Landfall expected in another 1hr North of Pondicherry

IMD warning at 2pm
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Cyclonic storm ‘NILAM’ over southwest Bay of Bengal: Cyclone Warning for North Tamil Nadu,
Puducherry and adjoining South Andhra Pradesh coasts—Red Message
The Cyclonic Storm ‘NILAM’, moved north-northwestwards during past six hours and lay centred at

1130 hours IST of today, the 31

st

 October 2012 near latitude 11.5

0

N and longitude 81.0

0

E, about 180 km 

south-southeast  of  Chennai  and  140  km  east-southeast  of  Cuddalore.  The  system  would  move 

northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu & adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coast close to Chennai by 31

st 

October, 2012 evening.

JTWC warning at 2:30pm

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