Stunning Satellite Image of Cyclone NILAM When it made landfall.

The image was taken on October 31, 2012 at 0805 UTC. Some time before NILAM made landfall.

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Latest Satellite Images Of Cyclone NILAM Show It has Entered Tamil Nadu.And Final Track

These satellite images were taken at 1130 IST Wednesday October 31, 2012. They clearly show that Nilam has entered Tamil Nadu. Six Hours Before time!

The way cyclone NILAM went

Cyclone NILAM Will Bring Heavy Rains To Southern, Eastern and Parts of Central India.

Cyclone NILAM is powerful. It is a very moisture laden system and its inherent strength is going to being heavy rains to not only Tamil Nadu Eastern Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh but also to Orissa, eastern Maharashtra, West Bengal and parts of Madhya Pradesh in the next week.

Rainfall Prediction Map owing to NIlam. From Oct 31, 2012 to Nov 7, 2012

Latest Cyclone NILAM Predicted Path: Target PUDUCHERRY (Pondicherry) 5 PM Wednesday

The latest predictions by the JTWC say that Cyclone NILAM is going to hit the Tamil Nadu coast bang onto Puducherry at Wednesday 5 PM (IST).. So powerful is the storm that it will keep moving inland for another 24 hours with storm strength and reach Bellary in Karnataka when it will dissipate below storm strength.

Cyclone NILAM Will Bring Heavy Rains To Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Orissa And West Bengal

Projected path of NILAM according to JTWC (Joint Typhoon Warning Center)

Satellite image of Cyclone NILAM at 1130 Hrs, today

We have said before that the present deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is going to start gaining in ferocity and turn into Cyclone NILAM. Well it has strengthened into a cyclone and it has been christened NILAM by the IMD. The cyclone will hit the Tamil Nadu coast south of Chennai tomorrow (Oct. 31, 2012) evening. Coastal areas of both Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh will face strong gale excess of 80 Kmph.

And the rains. Tamil Nadu and the entire Andhra Pradesh will receive very heavy rains tomorrow and on November 1, 2012. The rains will reach Orissa, Chattisgarh and West Bengal by the 3rd of November, 2012. Chennai is in for  severe drenching in the next two days.

Increasing wind speed

Predicted Track of Cyclone NILAM from oct. 30 (6 PM IST) to Oct. 31 (9 PM IST)

Increasing rainfall

Rainfall prediction map owing to NILAM. Oct. 31, 2012 to Nov 3, 2012

Cyclone Nilam To Hit Chennai Wednesday (October 31, 2012) Evening. VERY HEAVY RAINS IN TN AND AP

Expected path of Cyclone NILAM

Expected Nilam is still a deep depression, but it will start intensifying and turn into a cyclone by today (Tuesday, 30 Nov. 2012) evening. It will then hit the coast just below Chennai by tomorrow (Wednesday, October 31, 2012) evening.

Nilam will be a moderate storm with wind speeds exceeding 62 KMPH at the least. Though gale winds may touch the 100 KMPH mark. Nothing to sneeze at that.

Lots of rain. It must be raining in Chennai and the rest of Tamil Nadu now. The rains are going to increase all the time. Expect a deluge.

There will be heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh too over the days

Increasing rainfall

Rainfall prediction map. Cyclone NILAM. October 30 to November 3, 2012

WHAT THE INDIAN MET DEPT. SAYS ABOUT CYCLONE NILAM OCTOBER 30, 2012 0530 HOURS


The deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal   remained   practically stationary  and
lay centred at  0530 hours IST of today, the 30th October, 2012  over southwest Bay of Bengal
near lat. 9.0°N and long. 82.0°E, about 500 Km south­southeast of Chennai. The system would
intensify further into a  cyclonic storm and move northwestwards for some more time and then
cross north Tamilnadu and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coast  between Nagapattinam and
Nellore by 31st October, 2012 afternoon/evening.

Latest image of Cyclone Nilam