Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has issued a cyclone formation alert in the Bay of Bengal. The probability of a Tropical Cyclone formation over the next 24 hours is very high as per JTWC. https://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/io9114web.txt Currently the system is showing some good organization and is expected to move in a NNW direction as it gets…
Flashback – Diviseema Uppena (AP Cyclone) November 1977
Roughly 37 yeas back, Andhra Pradesh was struck by a Category 4 Cyclone, an event that possibly was the most referred to Cyclone in AP prior to the landfall of Hudhud in Vizag last month. For a state that has seen its fair share of Cyclonic Storms over the years it is an understatement to…
LPA formed over Bay of Bengal
A Low Pressure Area has formed over Bay of Bengal (not officially confirmed yet by IMD). It has formed to the North West of what was expected to be the point of formation. The point of genesis is very important for the development and life cycle of any Tropical System. The current genesis point possibly…
Bay Disturbance – Possible Evolution Alternatives
COMK Blog exclusively for the first time brings out a forecast for the Bay Disturbance which covers all aspects that govern the evolution of a cyclone in a seamless manner. Just wait as the story evolves on its own through an animated GIF. Starting from where the Low Pressure Area might form we track the…
Bay Keeps Weather Enthusiasts on tenterhooks
The Bay has been keeping weather enthusiasts on tenterhooks with models predicting a wide range of Tracks and Landfall Locations. The earliest landfall is on 7th and the latest is beyond 12th. Primarily the confusion stems from the fact that there exists firm possibility of cyclone developing from three different locations. The birth location of…