Gusty winds with a maximum surface wind speed of 45 kmph to 110 kmph is expected, it said. 2. Chennai, Oct 30: Met Department on Tuesday, Oct 30 confirmed that depression over Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclone named - "Nilam" and it would hit land by Wednesday afternoon. Extremely heavy rainfall of over 25 cm or more is expected over north Coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the next 24 hours. It is raining heavily now ! As the system moved from the islands towards the mainland, it picked up moisture from the ocean and gained strength and speed. Such was the ferocity of the cyclone that sea water was found inside houses that were 100 meters away from the shore. With cyclone Nilam intensifying into a severe storm, Madras Atomic Power Station at coastal Kalpakkam on Wednesday said the situation was being "closely watched" and asserted … Low lying districts of Chennai, Kanjipuram are in danger of being inundated. DH Picks. Nilam crossed the shore around Mahabalipuram with winds reaching speeds of 83 km/hr. Cyclonic Storm, NILAM over Bay of Bengal (28 October- 01 November, 2012) 1. Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 strengthened into a Tropical Cyclone in May 18. Cyclone Nilam, which made landfall in Mahabalipuram on 31 October 2012, recorded a maximum wind speed of 75 kmph. Cyclone Nilam affected 16 out of 25 districts in the island. in Chennai and in social media messages of an impending cyclone and what one should do, including stocking of food is ripe ! Following this, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for the coastal districts. The MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this visible image of Tropical Cyclone Nilam over southern India on Nov. 1 at 05:50 UTC (1:50 a.m. EDT). Speaking to ANI, Director of Area Cyclone Warning Centre in Chennai, Dr N Puviarasan said, “Cyclone … Cyclone Nivar’s wind speed likely to touch 145 kmph while crossing: IMD - As per India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Nivar is likely to cross between Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) and Karaikal during midnight on November 25 and early hours of November 26. Cyclone Nilam intensifies, lifeboat with 14 people capsizes CHENNAI: Cyclone Nilam made landfall on the Tamil Nadu coast between Mahabalipuram and Kalpakkam on Wednesday evening with strong winds. The cyclone, which has been named Nilam, is expected to cross Nagapattinam in north Tamil Nadu and Nellore in south Andhra Pradesh by October 31 evening. India Nilam Cyclone Update- Skymet Weather Report - YouTube Cyclone Nilam, which hit the Tamil Nadu coast near Mahabalipuram on Wednesday evening, has weakened. According to Raj, the wind speed at the time of landfall will be around 80 kmph and gusting at 100 kmph. 3.28 pm: Kalpakkam N-plant on alert as cyclone Nilam approaches. Drawing energy from the sea surface and maintaining its strength as long as it remains over warm water, a tropical cyclone generates winds that exceed 119 km (74 miles) per hour. Cyclone Nivar live updates: Nivar's average wind speed is estimated to be 120-130 kmph while crossing TN and Puducherry coasts, says IMD Explore more on Cyclone Nilam. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH A 311210Z SSMIS 91 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE REVEAL TC Introduction A cyclonic storm, NILAM crossed Tamilnadu coast near Mahabalipuram (south of Chennai) in the evening of 31st October 2012 with a sustained maximum wind speed of 70-80 knots. The storm made landfall as a 80 mph Severe Cyclonic Storm. The cyclone began its landfall on Wednesday night about 10.30 p.m. after moving at a speed of 16 kmph for six hours. Cyclone Nilam, which made landfall in Mahabalipuram on October 31, 2012, had recorded a maximum wind speed of 75kmph. Stating there is nothing unique about Nilam, Raj said there will be three or four cyclones over Bay of Bengal and these would go towards Myanmmar, West Bengal or Bangladesh. The storm made landfall as a 80 mph Severe Cyclonic Storm. The storm later intensified and hit the ... 2012. Winds of a speed of up to 101 km/h were reached. The cyclone so far has claimed eight lives in Tamil Nadu and three in Andhra Pradesh. Cyclone weakens after displacing 150,000 in India Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:21:00 +0100. In preparation for cyclone ‘Nilam’, Disaster Management authorities have formed task forces for each commune panchayat and the municipality in Karaikal. Cyclonic Storm Nisha in the Bay of Bengal was ninth cyclone of the 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. In extreme cases winds may exceed 240 km (150 miles) per hour, and … The IMD is expecting the storm surge to be around 1 metre. As Cyclone Sandy is wreaking havoc across the eastern coast of USA, MET officials today predicted a cyclone to hit India's southern shores in a day's time.After the warning, South India is on a high alert and strangely Twitter is confused.Cyclone Nilam is expected to affect the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. ~ remember in my school days, in 1976, there was a cyclone that ravaged the city and cine stars collected fund from commoners for relief work at Kotturpuram. Squally winds with speeds reaching 45-55kmph will hit southern AP and the gust could hit a speed of 65kmph off northern TN in the next 12 hours. Although Nilam spared … TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 02B, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 35 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHENNAI, INDIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. It became a cyclonic storm on October 31. The wind speed will be around 80kmph and could rise to 100 kmph when the Cyclone Nilam hits. The cyclone ripped through the state, leaving 12 people dead and blowing up shanties, uprooting thousands of trees besides swamping low-lying areas. Although Nilam spared Chennai, it … The cyclone left one person dead. Tropical Storm Nilam slams into southern India, bringing heavy rain and a storm surge and displacing 150,000 people. Chennai and Mahabalipuram were wrost hit area,3,150 people were evacuated around Mahabalipuram and Chennai. “We have been closely m Cyclone Nilam: Gale winds speed reaching 90-100 kmph, gusting to 110 kmph, will prevail along and off the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts during the next 24 hours. A crew member of a … The storm killed 35 people and 504 people were missing. Cyclonic Storm Nilam was the deadliest cyclone affect South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. maximum sustainable wind speed of 150 km/hr prior to crossing the coast at Puducherry (11.8°N, 79.9°E) at 0730 hours on 30th Dec. 2011. ... made the landfall with a maximum speed of only 65-75 kmph, saving the state of largescale destruction. Cyclone ‘Nilam’ The Nilam cyclone started as a depression from the forenoon of 28th Oct. 2012 when it was centred at 9.5°N, 86.0°E. 311500Z POSITION NEAR 12.9N 79.4E. In an early morning tweet, Puducherry's Lieutenant Governor Kiran … Find Cyclone Nilam Latest News, Videos & Pictures on Cyclone Nilam and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM. Strong winds with speed up to 125 kmph per hour upturned cars in Kolkata and felled trees and electricity poles blocking important roads and intersections. It was much relief to the authorities as the cyclone, forecast to be accompanied by wind speeds reaching 110 kmph, made the landfall with a maximum speed of only 65-75 kmph… The maximum wind speed, measured by the Ennore port, was 61 KMPH. R: Mapping track of not-so-beautiful Nilam Cyclone (India, November 2012) November 26, 2013 India , R , r-project dnchari Inspired by several other R-bloggers, here I am presenting Nilam cylcone data that occured in October 28th, 2012 to November 2nd, 2012 in India. Cyclone Nilam in 2012 made its landfall (October 28- November 1) near Mamallapuram, around 60 … Cyclone Nilam on Wednesday swept across north Tamil Nadu coast near Mahabalipuram leaving two persons dead. Cyclone Nilam (2012) Cyclone Nilam originated from an area of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal on October 28, 2012. Cyclone name: Thane | Date of landfall: Dec. 30, 2011 | Approximate speed during/just before landfall (knots): 75 | Location: Close to north of Cuddalore. 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