Saturday, October 12, 2013

Phailin - 7am, "moving inland", "Dangerous next 18hrs for Odisha, N-E Andhra"

Very near to coast of Odisha, the core is almost pushing into land.
" DO NOT UNDER ESTIMATE THE POWER OF THIS CYCLONE " this warning is for most of Odisha and N-E Andhra.
US Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Centre and London-based Tropical Storm say that Cyclone Phailin will come with winds reaching 315 kmph on landfall, classifying Phailin as a Category 5 storm - the most powerful . As per the IMD, Phailin winds would reach only 220 kmph. 

Helpline number: Odisha Central Control Room 0674-2534177

Now it's a Category 5 storm... 
    Pressure around 910mb.
    Winds gusting up to 275 kmph.
The core or EYE will cross through Srikakulam in N-E Andhra and Brahmapur, Puri in Odisha at around 7 or 7:30pm, 12-Oct-2013.

Visible shot at 6:30am shows the proximity to Odisha.

Here's the 7am satellite IR.. "Eye is clear" and "Very heavy convective activity seen over S, S-W quadrant"

Cyclone Phailin 'may be worse than Katrina' that hit US in 2005 ... http://ow.ly/pKp2W 
7.47 am: Phailin approaching fast. Heavy rains and strong winds batter coastal Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh... http://ow.ly/pKptO 

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