Most Intense norwester of 2022 hit Kolkata today at around 4:15 and continued till 5:30. It caused winds of 105-110 km/h in Kolkata accompanied with extremely heavy rainfall. Uprooted trees in many areas. Till now 1 death has been reported from Serampore.
Strongest #Norwester of the Season occurred in #East#India today with many areas of #Bihar & #Jharkhand faced winds of 50 - 90 kph peaking over #Ranchi where a wind of 111 kph observed in the evening hours making it the 2nd strongest Pre monsoon storm this year.
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On This Day Cyclone #Tauktae showed a amazing show; peaking as a Category 4 in morning & undergone in a very fast ERC just the door of #Mumbai before making the strongest landfall in #Gujrat as a #Arabian#cyclone
It caused severe damage in #India
📸 - @Storm_Chaser_75
Category 2 #Cyclone nearly after 150 years shaking the city & caused extensive damage & became the costliest cyclone in the basin
During it's explosive intensification it faced the warmest SST of 34°C in Bay of Bengal ever.
Some magnificent view of #CycloneAmphan 👇👇
It then moved straight towards the most vulnerable area of North Indian Ocean;
Though due to luck a skyrocking shear weaken the system gradually; still it made landfall just below major Cyclone Status in #Sagar Island; #WestBengal & passed directly over #Kolkata as a low end
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On This Day #Amphan the first named #Cyclone of 2020 North Indian Ocean Cyclone Season becoming the first #SuperCyclone of 20th Century in Bay of Bengal by undergoing a explosive intensification that upgraded it to Category 5 from Category 1 in a day .