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Tropical Cyclone "Gaja" moving toward Sri Lanka and southern India
Tropical Cyclone "Gaja" formed over the Bay of Bengal on November 10, 2018, as the 6th named storm of the 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The cyclone is moving WSW offshore towards southern India and northern Sri Lanka, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Current forecast models call for another heavy rain maker to strike the same region after November 20.At 00:00 UTC on November 12, the center of Tropical Cyclone "Gaja" was located approximately 800 km (500 miles) ENE of Nagapattinam City, Tamil Nadu, SE India and 760 km (472 miles) NE of Trincomalee City, NE Sri Lanka with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h (40 mph).
Over the next 24 hours, it is forecast to continue strengthening but remaining a tropical storm.
Gaja could reach coastal areas of eastern Tamil Nadu early November 15 (UTC) with maximum sustained winds of 111 km/h (69 mph).
Heavy rainfall and strong winds could affect Tamil Nadu and the southern Andhra Pradesh States as well as northern Sri Lanka on November 14 and 15.
Bron: https://watchers.news
3.03 PM.Update , Cyclone #Gaja travelled close to 60 kms from 5.30AM till 11.30 AM and it was approximately, 490 kms east of Chennai, to travel wsw as expected earlier .1st decent spell to Chennai likely after 5.30/8.30AM tmrw. Furious cells seen down south. #ChennaiRains pic.twitter.com/u3znKEVD31
— Chennai Rains (@Chennai_nem) 14 november 2018
Cyclonic Storm #Gaja will strike #India between #Puducherry & #Vedaranyam on Thursday. Gaja will spread rain, some heavy, from S #AndhraPradesh & #TamilNadu to #Kerala, S #Karnataka & far N #SriLanka from late Wednesday night into Friday. pic.twitter.com/F4LTf16y8D
— Jason Nicholls (@jnmet) 14 november 2018
#Gaja finally beginning to re-intensify with deep convective spiral banding structure seen and much of convection remains to north/north-eastern portion of center. Where it makes landfall - the northern part of landfall areas will see cyclonic winds to heavy rains. #TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/yEWyoyjKrH
— Akshay (@akshaysampathk1) 14 november 2018
Wind is blowing at a high speed.
— ManiKanDan.Dr (@Manikandanraj92) 15 november 2018
From a College near Karaikal#GajaCyclone #nagapattinam pic.twitter.com/TMGq4RkEvk
NASA finds a cloud-filled eye in Tropical Cyclone Gaja - EurekAlert https://t.co/7dIQLyeGY0 #Gaja #StormHour pic.twitter.com/qRf0EqsNcH
— #StormHour (@StormHour) 15 november 2018
Cyclone #Gaja continued strengthening up to landfall and came ashore close to Vettaikaraniruppu in Tamil Nadu state, southern India. pic.twitter.com/Ib6KxgaSHx
— Met Office Storms (@metofficestorms) 15 november 2018
I saw the biggest #disaster in my life #gaja... pic.twitter.com/wp8WvEiUPx
— Mari (@Mari30433373) 16 november 2018
#GajaCycloneUpdates my native village current condition due to #Gaja place Aambalapattu, orthanadu taluk, Thanjavur district pic.twitter.com/hXqAOQ0CXk
— Sathish Kumar (@Sathish72196935) 16 november 2018
#Gaja #CycloneGaja #GajaCyclone #GajaCycloneUpdates
— MODIfied Indian (@ModifiedTamilan) 16 november 2018
At #nagapattinam Jesus statue been vandalized by #GajaCyclone and totally heavy damages over #Vedaranyam, more than 86k people been evacuated from their home to stay in camp... pic.twitter.com/INxIkSnp4T
Meanwhile in #India, severe cyclonic storm #Gaja pic.twitter.com/6AFynT6pTd
— Stu Ostro (@StuOstro) 16 november 2018
#Gaja #CycloneGaja #GajaCyclone #GajaCycloneUpdates
— MODIfied Indian (@ModifiedTamilan) 16 november 2018
It is on full swing all over TN with landfalls with heavy wind speed....
Please stay safe people!!!! pic.twitter.com/Clb5O6ZMnc
Continuous rain with moderate winds at pondicherry #Gaja #Gaja Cyclone #GajaCycloneUpdate pic.twitter.com/jzTcKguUuf
— Leena Mary (@LeenaKuppusamy) 16 november 2018
#CycloneGaja effect in Trichy, Tamilnadu. Unexpected this in Trichy eventhough we don't have sea nearby. All people near sea please be safe. #Gaja , #GajaCyclone pic.twitter.com/Qov4VtvuDK
— Dinesh K (@dinesh_rajini) 16 november 2018
This Storm has just now hit Pondicherry !!!#GajaCycloneUpdates #GajaCyclone #Gaja #GajaCyclone chennai #Gajastorm pic.twitter.com/6QFOXfxKKn
— dpka101 (@dpka102) 16 november 2018
#CYCLONE #GAJA
— johnjoseph t (@johnnythomas19) 16 november 2018
HATS OFF TO TAMILNADU GOVT
FOR HAVING MADE ELABORATE SAFETY MEASURES TO AVOID HUMAN LOSS AS WELL AS CATTLE.#MINISTERS WERE ALSO PRESENT ON THE SPOT ALONG WITH OFFICIALS. ???? pic.twitter.com/dFBHKdVnfW
#Gaja #CycloneGaja #GajaCyclone #GajaCycloneUpdates
— SaHil LocHab (@sahillochab37) 16 november 2018
It is on full swing all over TN with landfalls with heavy wind speed....
Please stay safe people!!!! pic.twitter.com/LbIIVdrAxp #GajaCycloneUpdates
#trichymorning #gaja but now it is over pic.twitter.com/ltKpsXggu2
— sharad (@sharad_strange) 16 november 2018
#Gaja #GajaCycloneUpdate #Pudukottai
— Manoj Aaron (@jonamniki) 16 november 2018
Need a restore situation... pic.twitter.com/IQwbC8Wn4l
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/cyclone-gaja-death-toll-in-southeast-india-hits-33-official-10943462
Edit Joyce: link aanklikbaar gemaakt. | Gewijzigd: 20 november 2018, 10:33 uur, door Joyce.s
