Cyclone Amphan: Cyclones are low-pressure systems that form over warm tropical waters, with gale force winds near the centre. Based on the HWRF moodel, it remains extremely powerful up until its landfall near the border of West Bengal state (India) and Bangladesh. Remote Sensing. That is a huge area! This puts Amphan into the list of the most extreme rapid intensifications of tropical systems on Earth. Flood waters reach toes of famous Buddha statue. Severe Storms, A ragged-looking Tropical Storm Bijli draped the east coast of India in this image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite on April 16, 2009, Atmosphere tropical cyclone (tc) 01b (amphan), located approximately 25 nm south-southwest of kolkata, india, has tracked northward at 17 knots over the past six hours. This is the result of an extremely rapid intensification over the past 12-18 hours. pic.twitter.com/qmtROWAxqQ. Water The image is a composite of brightness temperature data acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite, overlaid on Black Marble nighttime satellite imagery. Cyclones tend to form between April and December, fueled by changing seasons (in the west) and the monsoon (in the east). Major storm-surge flooding was expected near and east of where Amphan crossed the coast. Cyclone Amphan Strengthens to an Equivalent Cat. Land Severe Storms, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, Tropical Cyclone Advisory Bulletin No. See also outlook for the Hurricane season 2020 – likely to be above-average activity: Powerful Tropical Cyclone #Amphan grazing the West Bengal coast (India) – expected to make landfall south of Kolkata in the next 24 hours, Laura’s landfall a borderline Category 5 in Louisiana – the strongest since 1856, Extremely dangerous landfall of powerful hurricane Laura is expected tonight, Southwest Turkey and Cyprus in scorching heat – both countries hit near +43 °C on Sunday, May 17th, Week 13-2020 (March 23rd – March 29th) Contest Winners, Severe Weather Outlook / Forecast for Europe – Sept 25th, 2020, Hurricane season takes a short break, but the USA faces a new burst of activity in October, as an MJO wave is incoming from the west, Severe Weather Outlook / Forecast for Europe – Sept 24th, 2020, Tropical Storm Dolphin now threatens Japan, heavy rains for Tokyo on Thursday, The exceptional satellite presentation of Hurricane Teddy in tandem with Storm Beta, Massive smoke cloud from the western United States now reaches Europe, Hurricane Teddy passing near Bermuda today, now heading for extremely dangerous landfall in Canada, Fall arrival to Europe this week: summer weather replaced with cold and lots of rain, snow in the Alps, Trends in storm environments over the last 4 decades suggest increases over Europe and decreases over the United States, SWE Photography Contest week #34 of 2020 (Aug 17th – Aug 23rd) Winners. Any time.”. Image of the Day Major storm surge, destructive winds and flooding are likely. Severe Storms Tropical Cyclone Amphan located in the Bay of Bengal has strengthened with winds topping 260 kph (or 160 mph) which is equivalent to a super typhoon or a … Attached are the wind accumulation and total rainfall maps over the next days across the Bay of Bengal and West Bengal state of India and Bangladesh. This T. rex skeleton is up for sale, Tia Adeola: The young designer subverting the ruffle to empower women, Trump's Nevada rally stuns late night hosts, See how 'Jeopardy!' This image shows the storm at 16:15 Universal Time (9:45 p.m. India Standard Time) on May 19 as it moved north-northeast over the Bay of Bengal. Julia Louis-Dreyfus' DNC satire: Awkward or funny? The potent storm is expected to make landfall by midday on May 20 with dangerous wind, rain, storm surges, and flooding.