As the Tropical Cyclone 03B, named ‘HudHud’, approaches the Indian coast off Vishakapatnam, reports say that more than 514,725 people have been evacuated in Andhra Pradesh alone. Considering the reluctance and the ‘karmic’ acceptance of the Indian population, it indeed is a fantastic effort.
The cyclone, classed "very severe" by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), will hit Orissa and Andhra Pradesh states in the next few hours, with winds of upto 195 km/hr.
In many ways HUDHUD reminds me of Tropical Cyclone PHAILIN, which made landfall, almost to the day, an year ago, which left around 30 dead.
Hudhud is forecast to maintain its intensity for 6 more hours after landfall, and then will gradually weaken into a cyclonic storm while moving across the interior areas of southern Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
Here is the satellite/IR picture of Tropical Cyclone 03B HUDHUD approaching the Vishakapatnam coast, about to make landfall.
(image courtesy wundermap)
The cyclone, classed "very severe" by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), will hit Orissa and Andhra Pradesh states in the next few hours, with winds of upto 195 km/hr.
In many ways HUDHUD reminds me of Tropical Cyclone PHAILIN, which made landfall, almost to the day, an year ago, which left around 30 dead.
Hudhud is forecast to maintain its intensity for 6 more hours after landfall, and then will gradually weaken into a cyclonic storm while moving across the interior areas of southern Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
Here is the satellite/IR picture of Tropical Cyclone 03B HUDHUD approaching the Vishakapatnam coast, about to make landfall.
(image courtesy wundermap)
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