Monday, December 26, 2011

Chennai under Threat - Cyclone Thane, a Category 1 Storm as per ADT


Wow what a speedy intensification the storm has gone through last 6 hours. It took 12 hours for the storm to intensify from T 2.0(30 kts) to T.30 (45 kts). But it took just past 6 hrs to intensify from T 3.0 (45 kts) to T 4.0 (65 kts). Some of the Salient status of the storm are as follows.


Intensity – 4.0
Pressure – 985 mmb
Wind Speed – 65 kts
Location – 11.06 N 87.76 E
Scene Type – EYE/L