Super Cyclone to Hit Bengal

vrooooooom · 15th November 2007, 15:37

Man the surface wind is like 200kmph...thats a lot...seems my car will make some donuts without the driver :-)
Its very hard to predict a cyclone. Specially how its gonna behave once it hits the land...so whether we will get 40% or 100%, its hard to predict...but some very rough days ahead...
Wish: I want to be a BHPian before that. Tired of still being a Newbie.

Wimwian · 15th November 2007, 16:42

I've been tracking the cyclone since morning. The good news is that its started to move slightly towards Bangladesh... In the morning, the eye of the storm was forecast to pass 24 kms from Calcutta, the last update increased the distance to 58 kms. That said, its still a small consolation only... 58 kms is still very very bad!!

You can watch this site for further updates.

speedzak · 15th November 2007, 17:02

Oh my God! This is big!
Hope it doesn't cause severe damages. Let's pray.

What're the precautions other than parking your car in a high area? And is the government is WB doing something helpful this time around?

deepakhon · 15th November 2007, 17:10

This one looks like a big storm. Please take care of yourselves. I do not think it is worthwhile to expect the Government to do anything helpful to citizens. When has it done anything anyways?

Please store essentials for a few days and do not venture out till the weekend.

As they say, it is very difficult to predict how the cyclone behaves. I only pray that it does not do much damage.

Rocky_Balboa · 15th November 2007, 17:22

Be safe people.
Try to store as much water and eatables as possible.
If You are living in a low-lying area, please make sure Your family is moved to safe grouds first.

Accessories come next, first Lives.

greatDrive · 15th November 2007, 18:22

Take care Guys.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wimwian

I've been tracking the cyclone since morning. The good news is that its started to move slightly towards Bangladesh... In the morning, the eye of the storm was forecast to pass 24 kms from Calcutta, the last update increased the distance to 58 kms. That said, its still a small consolation only... 58 kms is still very very bad!!

You can watch this site for further updates.

Its good that effect of cyclone on WB may be reduced, but I also feel bad for Bangladesh. Poor people, I hop and pray that Cyclone looses some force.

tachobells · 15th November 2007, 18:55

Weather portals says 155mph winds.. that's a category 5 hurricane... !!!
Katrina, which hit US 2 yrs back was a Cat 4 storm at the time of landfall.. this is a much bigger monster.. :(
Everybody take care..

planet_rocker · 15th November 2007, 19:02

@ razor / shuvc / wim / rest - hurry up! go home early. take care.

lets hope everything remains in shape in both countries. god bless all.

kaushik_s · 15th November 2007, 19:11

Guys, take care.It seems nasty.I just pray that the cyclone will loose it's force by the time it hits ground.

vivekiny2k · 15th November 2007, 20:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by planet_rocker

@ razor / shuvc / wim / rest - hurry up! go home early. take care.

lets hope everything remains in shape in both countries. god bless all.

I'd say take your cars and take a week long retreat (that's what I would do), they are evacuating the places anyway.

insurance sector is going to take a hit with this.

Wimwian · 15th November 2007, 20:28

Some more good news for Calcutta. The storm has turned further away towards Bangladesh... the eye now forecasted to pass 75 Nautical Miles from the city (my earlier post should've read NMs instead of Kms).

The wind has just started to pick up here. The worst should be here by 11 PM!!

Feel sorry for the poor living near the coast, both in India and Bangladesh. The WB government finally woke up in the afternoon today and has started evacuating people, but I'm afraid its going to be another case of too little too late. I have no idea why the media as well as the government completely ignored the early warnings... reuters, bloomberg etc. have been reporting this for more than 3 days now!!

planet_rocker · 15th November 2007, 21:51

looks like storm is brewing up - just came back home - strong chilly wind along with drizzle. lets hope for the best.

the other side:

if you guys have access to Star Ananda news channel - the news about the storm coming is there - but what i saw is reaaly heart breaking - they showed a clip of the merciless man slaughter @ nandigram - the govt knows all about this but acting otherwise as if they dont know/care about it.

i just pray that this STORM comes to an end soon with less number of casualties.

toiingg · 15th November 2007, 23:15

Hoo boy, just said in the news that the winds should be picking up in another 25-30 odd minutes.

Brace yourselves boys.

1100D · 15th November 2007, 23:23

Howz the situation now?

Wimwian · 15th November 2007, 23:36

As per the website I mentioned earlier, the eye of the storm has now moved completely into Bangladesh and is nearing Dhaka. I think we've been spared the worst...

The latest satellite picture is available here

15th November 2007, 15:37	#16
vrooooooom BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 97 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	Man the surface wind is like 200kmph...thats a lot...seems my car will make some donuts without the driver :-) Its very hard to predict a cyclone. Specially how its gonna behave once it hits the land...so whether we will get 40% or 100%, its hard to predict...but some very rough days ahead... Wish: I want to be a BHPian before that. Tired of still being a Newbie.
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15th November 2007, 16:42	#17
Wimwian BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 191 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	I've been tracking the cyclone since morning. The good news is that its started to move slightly towards Bangladesh... In the morning, the eye of the storm was forecast to pass 24 kms from Calcutta, the last update increased the distance to 58 kms. That said, its still a small consolation only... 58 kms is still very very bad!! You can watch this site for further updates.
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15th November 2007, 17:02	#18
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Oh my God! This is big! Hope it doesn't cause severe damages. Let's pray. What're the precautions other than parking your car in a high area? And is the government is WB doing something helpful this time around?
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15th November 2007, 17:10	#19
deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 65 Times	This one looks like a big storm. Please take care of yourselves. I do not think it is worthwhile to expect the Government to do anything helpful to citizens. When has it done anything anyways? Please store essentials for a few days and do not venture out till the weekend. As they say, it is very difficult to predict how the cyclone behaves. I only pray that it does not do much damage.
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15th November 2007, 17:22	#20
Rocky_Balboa BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Namma Bengalooru Posts: 676 Thanked: 358 Times View My Garage	Be safe people. Try to store as much water and eatables as possible. If You are living in a low-lying area, please make sure Your family is moved to safe grouds first. Accessories come next, first Lives.
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15th November 2007, 18:55	#22
tachobells BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 227 Thanked: 115 Times	Weather portals says 155mph winds.. that's a category 5 hurricane... !!! Katrina, which hit US 2 yrs back was a Cat 4 storm at the time of landfall.. this is a much bigger monster.. :( Everybody take care..
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15th November 2007, 19:02	#23
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	@ razor / shuvc / wim / rest - hurry up! go home early. take care. lets hope everything remains in shape in both countries. god bless all.
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15th November 2007, 19:11	#24
kaushik_s Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,088 Thanked: 164 Times View My Garage	Guys, take care.It seems nasty.I just pray that the cyclone will loose it's force by the time it hits ground.
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15th November 2007, 20:28	#26
Wimwian BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 191 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	Some more good news for Calcutta. The storm has turned further away towards Bangladesh... the eye now forecasted to pass 75 Nautical Miles from the city (my earlier post should've read NMs instead of Kms). The wind has just started to pick up here. The worst should be here by 11 PM!! Feel sorry for the poor living near the coast, both in India and Bangladesh. The WB government finally woke up in the afternoon today and has started evacuating people, but I'm afraid its going to be another case of too little too late. I have no idea why the media as well as the government completely ignored the early warnings... reuters, bloomberg etc. have been reporting this for more than 3 days now!!
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15th November 2007, 21:51	#27
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	looks like storm is brewing up - just came back home - strong chilly wind along with drizzle. lets hope for the best. the other side: if you guys have access to Star Ananda news channel - the news about the storm coming is there - but what i saw is reaaly heart breaking - they showed a clip of the merciless man slaughter @ nandigram - the govt knows all about this but acting otherwise as if they dont know/care about it. i just pray that this STORM comes to an end soon with less number of casualties.
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15th November 2007, 23:15	#28
toiingg BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 639 Thanked: 266 Times	Hoo boy, just said in the news that the winds should be picking up in another 25-30 odd minutes. Brace yourselves boys.
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15th November 2007, 23:23	#29
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,096 Times View My Garage	Howz the situation now?
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15th November 2007, 23:36	#30
Wimwian BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 191 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	As per the website I mentioned earlier, the eye of the storm has now moved completely into Bangladesh and is nearing Dhaka. I think we've been spared the worst... The latest satellite picture is available here
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