Frankly, we are confused.
The rules for naming storms says that for Northern Indian Ocean the IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) is responsible. And when a storm system has sustained winds in excess of 62 kph the IMD is supposed to name the tropical cyclone. Now this cyclone raging in the Arabian Sea at present has sustained winds of 35 knots (65 kph) since last night.
The JTWC calls it a tropical cyclone. Then why is the IMD not giving it a name? The latest bulletin by the IMD talks about the "low pressure will intensify into a depression".
The fact is that TC-02A is already raging in the Arabian Sea and intensifying even further. We are beyond the "depression" and "deep depression". It is already a cyclone.
We are mystified.
An news item published in the Hindu a couple of hours ago says...
The US Centre (JTWC) has currently given the Arabian Sea system a ‘numbered cyclone’ (equivalent of a monsoon depression) status by giving it the tag ‘02A.’ Numbered cyclone status is penultimate step to naming a cyclone (in the instant case, it will be called Nanauk, a name suggested by Myanmar as per the naming protocol).
This does not clarify things. It seems all meaningless bureaucratic jargon.
Source: Wikipedia
The rules for naming storms says that for Northern Indian Ocean the IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) is responsible. And when a storm system has sustained winds in excess of 62 kph the IMD is supposed to name the tropical cyclone. Now this cyclone raging in the Arabian Sea at present has sustained winds of 35 knots (65 kph) since last night.
The JTWC calls it a tropical cyclone. Then why is the IMD not giving it a name? The latest bulletin by the IMD talks about the "low pressure will intensify into a depression".
The fact is that TC-02A is already raging in the Arabian Sea and intensifying even further. We are beyond the "depression" and "deep depression". It is already a cyclone.
We are mystified.
An news item published in the Hindu a couple of hours ago says...
The US Centre (JTWC) has currently given the Arabian Sea system a ‘numbered cyclone’ (equivalent of a monsoon depression) status by giving it the tag ‘02A.’ Numbered cyclone status is penultimate step to naming a cyclone (in the instant case, it will be called Nanauk, a name suggested by Myanmar as per the naming protocol).
This does not clarify things. It seems all meaningless bureaucratic jargon.
| India Meteorological Department Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale | |
|---|---|
| Category | Sustained winds (3-min average) |
| Super Cyclonic Storm | >120 kt >222 km/h |
| Very Severe Cyclonic Storm | 64–119 kt 118–221 km/h |
| Severe Cyclonic Storm | 48–63 kt 88–117 km/h |
| Cyclonic Storm | 34–47 kt 62–87 km/h |
| Deep Depression | 28–33 kt 52–61 km/h |
| Depression | ≤27 kt ≤51 km/h |
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