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Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai is one of the six regional meteorological centres (RMCs) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and is responsible for the weather-related activities of the southern Indian peninsula comprising the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep Islands and Puducherry.
IMD became a member of the World Meteorological Organisation after independence on 27 April 1949. [5] The agency has gained in prominence due to the significance of the monsoon rains on Indian agriculture. It plays a vital role in preparing the annual monsoon forecast, as well as in tracking the progress of the monsoon across India every season ...
A Tropical Cyclone Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre is responsible for detecting tropical cyclones in its designated area of responsibility, and for providing basic information about the systems present and their forecast position, movement and intensity. [5]
A day later, both the JTWC and IMD classified this low pressure as a "cyclonic storm" and it was named Mandous. [7] [8] Mandous continued tracking westward, and later, attaining wind speeds of 65 mph (105 km/h; 56 kn), strengthened into a Severe Cyclonic Storm.
On the next day, it was upgraded to a well-marked low pressure area after the IMD noted the formation of a defined vortex in association with the system. [6] [7] At 15:00 UTC (21:30 IST), the IMD further upgraded it to a depression as its convective structure had improved significantly. [8] By 19:30 UTC (01:00 IST), the JTWC issued a TCFA for ...
The forecast is also passed to the stakeholders through Village Information Centers, All India Radio, FM Radio, Digital Display Boards, NGO Websites, and TV channels in the regional languages. At present, OSF gives forecasts of wave height and direction, sea surface temperature, sea surface currents, mixed layer depth, and depth of 20 degree ...
The system was forecast to make landfall between Gopalpur and Paradip overnight but the depression made landfall over Paradip late on October 7 instead. [22] On October 8, the IMD reported that the system had weakened slightly. [23] Later on that day, the IMD reported that the depression had further weakened. [24]
Vardah crossed the eastern coast of India close to Chennai in the afternoon hours of 12 December 2016. [27] Winds were estimated at 65 mph (105 km/h) during landfall. The cyclone claimed over 18 lives, uprooted about 15 lakh trees in Chennai and its suburbs, and caused extensive damage to roads, supplies, and power infrastructure: over 1,00,000 ...