STH stormwatch (update) : Very Severe Cyclone Phailin (11Oct2013.2)

For those interested in obtaining additional information on the storm, here are some links :-
a. IMetD Cyclone page - you can get the latest bulletin on Phailin as well as the track from IMD.
b. Regional Met Centre at Bhubaneswar.
c. US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC) for tracks and updates on the storm.
d. Latest IR images from IMetD satellite Kalpana 1 (updated every 30mins but timing is in GMT).
e. Products from IMetD Doppler radar at Vizag. 
f.  Actual rainfall in Phailin affected areas from IMD weather stations here 
g. Odisha State Disaster Management Authority here
h. NDTVs live blog on Phailin.

Praful Rao
Kalimpong,
Dist Darjeeling.