cowboysfan Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 a quote from jeff masters blog- This is history in the making. One the strongest storms in history is going to make land fall. Looks to strengthen until landfall and land as a sub 900mb storm with winds sustained at between 175-185mph at least. Just an insanely beautiful harbinger of doom. At least India has been rushing to evacuated the entire low lying coast areas in Phailin's path. Praying for these folks who are in for one really scary next 24hrs. ---- scary stuff.
Laaloo Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 I read that the storm is worse than Katrina but i dont see any panic from the janta' date='i dont know if that is good or bad.[/quote'] it's bad like the Giants right now
cowboysfan Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Cyclone Phailin is set to become the strongest India has ever seen By Eric Holthaus @EricHolthaus 35 minutes ago With landfall in less than 24 hours (Saturday Oct. 12 in the afternoon, India time), final preparations are underway in India for Cyclone Phailin—now officially the strongest storm ever measured in the Indian Ocean. The image above shows the storm’s core as it approaches the coastline. Phailin is now forecast to break the Indian Ocean intensity record set by the 1999 Cyclone just prior to its Saturday landfall, according to the US Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ... Even if Phailin doesn’t manage to hold the intensity record, the storm surge will be immense. An American specialist, Hal Needham, wrote on his personal blog that recent research shows that the strength of a storm 18 hours before landfall is the best predictor of its peak storm surge. In India and Bangladesh, where so many live only a few meters above sea level, the sheer size of Phailin nearly guarantees that hundreds of thousands of homes will be inundated. A storm surge of 1 to 3 meters could extend for hundreds of kilometers northeast of where the storm makes landfall. In short, Phailin is a humanitarian disaster in the making. ... -------------- I fear a lot of dead,hope they evacuated everybody.
Old guy Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 this is scary .. can they evacuate them properly ?
cowboysfan Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 this is scary .. can they evacuate them properly ? I am not sure indian media realizes the severity of this storm.
hhunaeh Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 remember how scared northeastern students evacuated southern cities in thousands because of scare mongering on a well established Indian mobile network. Hopefully such networks will prove to be a strength this time and force people to evacuate low lying areas and move to shelters.
CG Posted October 12, 2013 Author Posted October 12, 2013 Yesterday we had stock up goods ,there has been a mad rush to buy as many remember 1999 where there was no electricity for a month and even no water for few days.This time people are better prepared and people with straw houses and low lying areras have been moved to school ,colllegeshopefully it will have less impact.
veer Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 Hang tight people... you'll be alright God bless..
CG Posted October 12, 2013 Author Posted October 12, 2013 There has been heavy rain all day but puja celebrations still going on thats india.Winds are getting stronger coming for the direction of river mahanadi.Hoarding is rampant .
KeyboardWarrior Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 this is scary :nervous: i hope people stay safe.
CSK Fan Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 In one of the largest exercises ever, four lakh people have been evacuated from the coastal districts in Odisha, with almost 1.2 lakh evacuated in Ganjam district alone. In Andhra Pradesh, over a lakh people have been taken to safe shelters so far that's huge and very fast work
DomainK Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 The US claims that India is underestimating the cyclone and India is claiming that the US is wrong. CM Naveen Patnaik has promised that there will be no casualties. I don't know how he can make such a promise.
Laaloo Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 The US claims that India is underestimating the cyclone and India is claiming that the US is wrong. CM Naveen Patnaik has promised that there will be no casualties. I don't know how he can make such a promise. You should never under estimate mother nature. It's better to over prepare than to under prepare. Look at what Sandy affected the Northeast, and America is equipped better to withstand storms than India. And Sandy was not even that close to the storm that this is projected to be.
Pagalpanti Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 Damn, the storm is yet to hit and winds are already 150k+, looks like its going to be a long night in the affected areas, especially with lights out making fears worse.. hope the precautions took help limit the damage.
NareshK Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 Jeez, that thing is almost the size of India itself. :nervous:
DomainK Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 You should never under estimate mother nature. It's better to over prepare than to under prepare. Look at what Sandy affected the Northeast' date=' and America is equipped better to withstand storms than India. And Sandy was not even that close to the storm that this is projected to be.[/quote'] Yup. I am a little worries about friends and family back in Orissa. Cell networks are already jammed there. Can't contact anyone.
veer Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 Looks like job well done from early reports.. Evacuation worked?
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