Typhoon Jal

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Posting Date: November 8, 2010, 8:15:00 AM

Tropical Cyclone Jal, which was designated a cyclone last Friday, November 5, and intensified to Category 1 strength on Saturday, weakened considerably—to a deep depression (wind speeds of 52-61 kilometers per hour)—before making landfall near Chennai, India, on Sunday. Despite weakening, it brought heavy rain to the region, killed 30 people, and was the worst storm to impact Chennai (population 4.6 million people) in fourteen years. Chennai is the capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In advance of the storm’s arrival, all fishing operations were suspended and residents of the Nellore, Prakasam, Guntur and Chittoor districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh were evacuated. At the Chennai airport, over 15 flights were delayed and a few were diverted. Following Jal’s landfall, dozens of low-laying hamlets along the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu were flooded. Thousands of villagers were forced to evacuate their homes. An observatory in Nungambakkam reported rainfall of 41.6 millimeters (1.6 inches). As the depression moved inland, heavy rains and strong winds continued to blow through south Andhra Pradesh, but minimal damage was reported. Earlier this year, in May, Cyclone Laila damaged thousands of coastal villages in Andhra Pradesh, and destroyed 170 homes.

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Posting Date: November 8, 2010, 8:15:00 AM