Thursday, May 19, 2016

May 19, 2016 at 11:27PM


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Chennai and surrounding rainfall during past 3 days

Cyclone Roanu is here and moving North East



01B is now Cyclone Roanu.. as expected by models, it has taken a NE movement .. here's the plot of present position .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jwSiA.jpg
#Roanu - 5:30pm, wind analysis show good above 60kmph winds core. Mostly concentrated along S,SW,E quadrant.. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jwSV5.jpg


7pm, ADT analysis of #Roanu shows pressure at 985mb, "sign on weakening due to close proximity to land".. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jwVsV.jpg
#Roanu - is expected to continue with its NE track drifting along Indian coastline into NW,N Bay in next 48hrs.. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/jwVRz.gif

5:30pm, Visible shot of Cyclone #Roanu, Monsoon style showers will push into S-Kerala, S-tip Tamilnadu tonight.. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jwYkZ.jpg
8:10pm, Machilipatnam RADAR shows "Heavy rain all along central-coast Andhra and City itself" ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/jwYCD.gif

@chirravi2 >> 
Evening of 20th - As per latest model guidance, #Roanu would have moved away from #Vizag into Bay, But "Rain" will be there !


May 19, 2016 at 09:04AM


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01B hinting NNE movement, now nearing Machilipatnam



7:30am, Where is 01B?
Position : 15.50N, 82.14E, pressure 983mb and winds gusting to 105 kmph... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/jvWeC.gif
8:10am, Machilipatnam RADAR shows "01B is dangerously close to its SE at 140km" .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/jvWmf.gif

"01B" will be named #Roanu in next 6hrs.
In past 12hrs, It has slightly intensified and moving North with a hint of NNE.
01B - Models continue to agree on NNE and NE movement from now on All along Odisha coast and into N Bay in 48hrs.. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jvWE6.jpg

Heavy showers have pushed into central,N-coast Andhra and will persist with wind gusts for another 15hrs !

8:30am, as 01B slowly takes NNE track... SW monsoon style showers for Kerala coast & S-tip Tamilnadu will continue .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jvX4e.jpg
#TNelection result day !
#Chennai, N,NE Tamilnadu .. 2/3 T showers will pop over city or move from WNW/NW after 11am and before 9pm.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

May 18, 2016 at 08:42PM


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May 18, 2016 at 08:50PM

8:30pm, Cyclone 01B has drifted North, intensified. Amazing image in mid May. #weather

from Instagram

May 18, 2016 at 08:33PM

Chennai - 6:20pm, pouring here in Polichalur zone. #weather

from Instagram

91B is now 01B "almost a Cyclone"


91B - Depression, has drifted NNW during past 6hrs. Now seen 100km SE from Nellore... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/ju4Jj.gif
1:45pm, fresh convection over the SW quadrant of 91B is causing moderate/heavy rainfall over #Chennai.
This can last for another 1 or 2 hr.

91B is now 01B - a marginal cyclone with pressure at 993mb and winds gusting to 75 kmph. 
01B - is expected to drift very close to Central-coast Andhra in 18hrs and then take a NE curve! ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/ju5zS.jpg

2pm, 01B is causing extensive clouding ALL along SE coast India. Showers pushing into central,N-coast Andhra, Odisha .. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ciuiv9lUYAAVPW6.jpg:large

Models did not expect 01B to make any landfall in next 24hrs !
Instead it's expected to intensify and will be named #Roanu !

May 18, 2016 at 11:00AM


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