What's Cyclone Phyan
Get to know The Cyclone that's causing so much chaos...
A cyclonic storm, which is being called Cyclone Phyan by the Met office, has developed over the Arabian Sea off the north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts. The cyclone will not hit Mumbai directly as was thought earlier, but will cause heavy rains in the city as well as inland Maharashtra.
Thane, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Raigarh and Greater Mumbai are the areas in Mumbai that may feel the impact of the passing cyclone.
The wind speed of Cyclone Phyan is said to be approx 70 to 80 km per hour, which is much less than Cyclone Aila that had hit the Bengal coast in May this year.
The cyclone, which started as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal off the Kerala coast on Monday, moved northwards towards Konkan coast and intensified into a cyclonic storm on Tuesday.
The system is also expected to cause widespread rainfall across Goa, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
The cyclone is at danger level 6; Met department has advised people in low-lying areas to vacate. Rough weather is expected in Mumbai in the afternoon. Ports will have to reduce activities and take safety measure
Surat, in Gujarat, is in the eye of the storm, but Mumbaikars are already feeling the impact of the cyclone. It's constantly raining in Mumbai. The city has received a total rainfall of 39mm till 5.30 am on Wednesday. Strong winds may commence anytime soon along the coast of north Maharashtra. This is for the first time Mumbai is facing untimely rains of this intensity.
Source
http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/cyclone_phyan_intensifies_mumbai_on_alert.php
Author: Amit Shanbhag | Published Nov 11, 2009 | 11:38 AM
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