Typhoon Nockten Expected to Strengthen as it Approaches the eastern Philippines! (credit: CIMSS)12/23/2016  DISCUSSION: Over the next 24 to 48 hours Typhoon Nockten is expected to make its final approach towards the eastern Philippines. However, as this tropical cyclone continues heading on this westward track towards the eastern Philippines, there is high confidence in the expectation for this tropical cyclone to strengthen prior to its initial landfall in the far eastern Philippines later in the day on Christmas Day (i.e., local time which is GMT + 8 hours). As a consequence of this anticipated period of intensification (possibly rapid intensification), there are expected to be significant (and possibly severe) impacts particularly along coastal sections of the eastern/central Philippines. For this reason, if you have family, friends, or colleagues currently positioned across various parts of the eastern-to-central Philippines, it would be best to advise them to seek shelter at higher ground with sufficient infrastructural design. Due to the rate of forward motion coupled with the Category 3/4 equivalent wind speeds associated with the circulation of Nockten, there is high likelihood of a significant storm surge to impact many coastal areas along with strong onshore flow and heavy rainfall linked to the landfall of the outer and inner circulation sections of Typhoon Nockten.
To learn more about other high-impact weather events from across Asia, be sure to click here! ©2016 Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz
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Sobering Footage of Cyclone Vardah Landfalling Near Chennai, India! (credit: Echants via iCyclone)12/14/2016 
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DISCUSSION: As Tropical Cyclone Vardah made its official landfall in and around the city of Chennai, India just under 2 days ago, this strong tropical low pressure certainly made its presence known. At the time of landfall late Sunday night, TC Vardah had intensified up to the equivalent strength of a strong Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained wind speeds of roughly between 90 and 100 mph with some possibly higher gusts at times. Having said that, there was also a plethora of rainfall which caused widespread flooding and many instances fo flash flooding due to tremendous run-off of rainwater into valleys and cities/villages therein. Therefore, even by accounting for the increased international forecast coverage during the hours leading up to the landfall of TC Vardah, there were still some who did not appear to take this event as seriously as it should have been.
As you can seen in the eye-witness footage attached above (courtesy of Echants before being re-shared by the iCyclone team), this storm certainly packed quite a punch in the coastal areas of southeastern India as the strong winds associated with the inner eyewall convection tore through this region of the Subcontinent. This is a great example of why it is always so imperative to respect the power of these potentially life-threatening tropical cyclones and to always take real-time forecast information at its word without any debate. To learn more about other tropical cyclone-based events from around the world, be sure to click here! ©2016 Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz |
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