Sunday, December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016 at 03:31PM
ALERT - Vardah - just 24hrs away from Chennai
#Vardah - 10:30am, is still going strong "Category 1 storm "... Winds gusting to 130 kmph .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/pPb54.jpg
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Yes, #Vardah is drifting towards #Chennai and NO weakening observed yet, but weakening will be there from Sunday late-evening !
#Chennai - 11am, #vardah seen on RADAR at around 350km East from city... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/pPbez.gif
#Vardah landfall will be very near or over Chennai on Monday between 12pm and 4pm ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/pPbvq.gif
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Saturday, December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016 at 11:16PM
RT @navdeepdahiya55:
— Indian Weather Man (@weatherofindia) December 10, 2016
10:25pm, Its Raining at srinagar after 4 months. #WD . now full fledged winter likely over plains. #iwm
For more tweets follow :: @weatherofindia
December 10, 2016 at 09:38PM
Vardah - Severe Cyclone ! Landfall can be South of Nellore !
11:30am, #vardah - Severe Cyclone.. and marching W, WNW ... Precipitation imagery also attached .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/pOiZQ.jpg
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VARDHA "Severe cyclonic storm" landfall over chennai
Cyclonic storm to severe cyclonic storm VARDAH: The cyclonic storm, VARDAH over southeast Bay of Bengal moved westnorthwestwards in past 06 hrs with a speed of 7 kmph.
The system is very likely to move westnorthwestwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours. It is very likely to maintain its peak intensity upto evening of 11th December 2016. Thereafter, it is likely to weaken gradually while moving towards Andhra Pradesh coast.
It is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam around afternoon/evening of 12th December 2016. -IMD
When system starts weakening while nearing coast it would move WSW direction. Then Landfall going to be further south which will between Nellore and chennai or over chennai
Now Both ECMWF and GFS are almost in same statement on landfall track between Nellore to chennai.
Rains for chennai will be from late Sunday an better rains (Moderate to heavy) during Monday to Tuesday. No flooding rains.
Image 1: current view of VARDAH (Infrared)
Image 2, 3, 4 ,5 : GEFS track and GFS and models shows system near chennai coast.
Image 6: Tropical cyclone intensity scale
#Chennai #Nellore
Cold weather across plains,WD approaching.
December 10, 2016 at 09:35AM
December 10, 2016 at 07:31AM
Friday, December 09, 2016
Vardah - next 48hrs -- SST = ok, shear = ok, Dry air = NOT OK !!
4:30pm, Cyclone #vardah - No great intensification observed, less convective activity, but drifted West ! ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/pMvNg.jpg


















