• Tropical Cyclone Mahasen intensified in Bay of Bengal

    The first tropical cyclone in the Northern Indian Ocean this season,Tropical Cyclone Mahasen (01B), is now centered to the northeast of Sri Lanka, or several miles south of Calcutta, India, and will impact areas from northeast India to Bangladesh and Myanmar, along the

  • Tropical Cyclone Mahasen targets India, Bangladesh, Myanmar

    Tropical Cyclone Mahasen (TC 01B) is getting better organized. Winds are predicted to increase to hurricane force as the system moves further northward into the Bay of Bengal. TC Mahasen is now located east-nort​heast of Sri Lanka and is expected to

  • Two new tropical disturbances formed in Indian Ocean

    New tropical depression (System 94S) formed on May 8, 2013 and is about to become next tropical cyclone in  Southern Indian Ocean – Tropical Cyclone 24S.  The system is packing maximum sustained winds near 40 knots (46 mph/74 kmh) with gusts

  • Tropical Cyclone Zane moving toward Cape York, Australia

    Australian Bureau of Meteorology reports that Tropical Cyclone Zane is currently moving towards the west. The system should adopt a west-northwest track over the next 6 to 12 hours and accelerate slightly under the influence of a developing mid-level ridge across

  • Strong wind shear weakened Tropical Cyclone Imelda

    Tropical Cyclone Imelda moved into an area of higher wind shear and cooler waters in the Southern Indian Ocean and has lost hurricane status. According to latest upper level analysis of the atmosphere that was conducted by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC),

  • Tropical Cyclone Imelda has slowed down in Southern Indian Ocean

    An area of low pressure moving toward Cyclone Imelda from the west has turned the storm to the south from its westward track. Since interacting with the approaching area of low pressure from the west and then turning south, Imelda has slowed down. According to latest

  • Tropical Cyclone Victoria almost fully dissipated

    Short-lived Tropical Cyclone Victoria is now tropical low or tropical depression and it has almost fully dissipated under the steadily increasing vertical wind shear associated with an approaching deep-layered trough and its interaction with a subtropical high over