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[Sanju]

(05-01-2019, 10:26 PM)Lycaon Wrote: Hope it doesn't cause too much damage and for you and all other Indian members to stay safe .

It exactly and pin-pointedly going to impact the place where I'm living in a few hours. (Already it started showing affects)

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#CloneFani (pronounced as Foni, means snake hood due to its path and shape in Bengali, Telugu and possibly Sanskrit)

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Tropical Cyclone Fani (01B)

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Current storm status: Category 3 tropical cyclone

The first severe cyclonic storm of the 2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Fani originated from a tropical depression that formed near west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean on April 26. Fani began to rapidly intensify, and became an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm on April 30, 2019, the first severe cyclonic storm of the season.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Fani

As of 05:30 IST (00:00 UTC) May 1, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani is located near about 430 km (265 mi) south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (mine ). Gusts are reaching 215 km/h (130 mph).

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In preparation for the storm's impact, the Indian Navy deployed naval ships in Visakhapatnam and the Odisha coast in preparation for Fani's impact. The IMD issued a cyclone alert for much of the south-eastern portion of India when the cyclone started to intensify. The area was dealing with severe heat (true ) before the cyclone's formation.

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