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Powerful Tropical Cyclone Sidr heading for Calcutta, India and Bangladesh! PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Reed Patrick Timmer   
Wednesday, 14 November 2007 09:44
Tropical Cyclone Sidr, with maximum sustained winds currently estimated at 130 knots with gusts to 160 knots, is heading straight for the populated and storm surge-prone Southeast India/western Bangladesh Coast, including the city of Calcutta, India. The satellite image below from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center shows the textbook tropical cyclone in the center of the Bay of Bengal, where water temperatures are some of the warmest in the world!


Wave heights are estimated to be around 10 m (33 ft) in the vicinity of the eye, setting the stage for a potentially catastrophic storm surge at landfall in about 36 hours, especially immediately east of the eye. Compounding the severity of the situation, the mouths of the Ganges and Padma Rivers are located in this region, which will likely experience a 20 foot wall of water if located immediately east of the eye, as 100+ knot southerlies will "pile-up" the water within these inlets. Shown below is the official track map of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, which shows the storm making landfall shortly before 00z on Nov 16. Stay tuned for updates on this dangerous situation.


Here is another higher-resolution satellite image that also shows the Himalayas to the north of Bangladesh!


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