10.27 am: Joint Typhoon Warning Centre of the US Navy predicts that Cyclone Phailin would be Category 5 at landfall - strongest in India's history.
Also Read: Phailin to be one of the strongest cyclones to hit India
10.15 am: No electricity in most parts of Bhubaneswar for last 3 hours.
10.10 am: The wind speed could be 215-220 km/hr. Cyclone Phailin will reach Gopalpur coast by evening, says Shashidhar Reddy of NDMA.
Also Read: Heavy rain lash Odisha as cyclone Phailin advances
10.06 pm: All flights to Bhubaneswar cancelled for today.
9.55 am: Strong winds hit normal life in coastal Odisha and north Andhra. Trees uprooted in Bhubaneswar, Paradip and other cities.
9.47 am: Andhra Pradesh Phailin control room number: 040-23456005/23451043.
9.45 am: Latest update from IMD: Cyclonic storm Phailin is now about 260 km southeast of Gopalpur, 270 km east-southeast of Kalingapatnam and 310 km south-southeast of Paradip.
Phailin would cross the coast as a very severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 210-220 kmph gusting to 240 kmph accompanied by storm surge with height of 3.0 to 3.5 metere.
9.30 am: Indian Railways cancels seven trains including Rajdhani Express. Other trains being diverted via Nagpur.
9.25 am: 20 fisherman from Jagatsinghpur struck in high seas, rescue efforts on, claim reports.
9.05 am: Cyclone Phailin shows no sign of weakening, now centred around 260 km from Gopalpur.
8.45 am: Odisha state control number: 0674-2534177. District control room numbers: Ganjam 06811-263978, Puri 06752-223237, Kendrapara 06727-232803, Jagatsinghpur 06724-220368, Balasore 06782-262674, Bhadrak 06784-251881, Mayurbhanj 06792-252759, Jajpur 06728-222648, Gajapati 06815-222943, Dhenkanal 06762-221376, Khurda 06755-220002, Keonjhar 06766-255437 and Cuttak 0671-2507842.
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8.35 am: Latest: Cyclone Phailin just 260 km away from Gopalpur.
8.33 am: East Coast Railway Helpline number: Vizag-0891-2505793,08935-249672, Vizianagaram-08922-225510, Srikakulam-08942- 287222
8.30 am Ganjam district of Odisha braces for Cyclone Phailin. Rangeilunda, Chikiti Chatrapur, and Ganjam blocks of the district are on the path of the super storm.
Also Read: Naveen appeals to people not to panic over cyclone
8.15 am: Over three lakh people moved to safer locations in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Special medical teams have been deployed across coastal Odisha, Andhra Pradesh.
8.05 am: Warning Signal No 10 (great danger) raised at Gopalpur and Puri ports. Warning Signal No 9 at Paradeep and Chandabali.
7.47 am: Phailin approaching fast. Heavy rains and strong winds batter coastal Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh. Frequent power cuts add to people’s woes in Bhubaneswar and other cities.
7.35 am: Phailin is holding strong as it heads to the Odisha-Andhra coast at over 200 kmph. Landfall will occur between 5.30 pm-6.30 pm near Gopalpur and Brahmapur in Ganjam district. Experts predict that it may turn out to be the strongest ever cyclone to hit the Indian coast, breaking the record held by the 1999 monster that devastated Odisha.
7.20 am Helpline number: Odisha Central Control Room 0674-2534177
7.00 am: US Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Centre and London-based Tropical Storm say that Cyclone Phailin will come with winds reaching 315 kmph on landfall, classifying Phailin as a Category 5 storm - the most powerful. As per the IMD, Phailin winds would reach only 220 kmph.
Also Read: Cyclone Phailin 'may be worse than Katrina'
6.50 am: 1,600 National Disaster Response Force personnel have taken up positions in Ganjam, Brahmapur, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Srikakulam to assist in rescue and relief operations. The Indian Army, Navy and Air Force are also on standby.
Also Read: OPCC opens control room
6.45 am: Scouting winds have picked up speed in Gopalpur, the city closest to the area where Cyclone Phailin will make landfall.
Besides Gopalpur, the other towns which would face the brunt of the incoming super storm are Baruva, Ganjam, Satpada, Puri and Srikakulam.
6.35 am: Rains have begun in the danger zone areas and in state capital Bhubaneswar. Electricity supply was disrupted last night in some parts of the state, reports said.
6.30 am: Latest update from IMD - The very severe cyclonic storm Phailin over westcentral and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards during past six hours and lay centred at 02.30 am over westcentral and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal at about 355 km south-southeast of Paradip, 320 km southeast of Gopalpur, and 315 km east-southeast of Kalingapatnam.
At landfall, Phailin will have a sustained wind speed of 210-220 kmph.
As per the IMD, heavy to very heavy rain falls would occur over coastal Odisha during next 48 hours and over interior Odisha from Saturday afternoon for subsequent 48 hours. Rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy falls would also occur over north coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Phailin will cause storm surge with height of 3.0 to 3.5 meteres at landfall.
The super storm will lead to large scale disruption of power and communication lines and also disrupt rail and road traffic, the update said.
6. 25 am: Phailin to come ashore late afternoon or early evening. As per the IMD it will make landfall around 5.30-6 pm this evening.
6.15 am: US National Hurricane Center says Phailin’s strength is equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane and may cause extensive damage.
6.12 am: National Disaster Management Authority says 12 million people could be affected by Cyclone Phailin.
Also Read: NDRF teams deputed in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
6.10 am: Close to two lakh people have been evacuated in Odisha; in Andhra Pradesh over 60,000 have been moved to shelters so far.
6.00 am: The Odisha government has approached the RBI to facilitate government payments towards relief expenditure.
Also Read: Anemometer failed to read wind speed of super cyclone in 1999
5.45 am: Residents in the danger zone had a harrowing time on Friday as there has been a steep increase in vegetable prices and candles.
5.40 am: The IMD predicts a storm surge with height of 3.0 to 3.5 meters which will inundate low lying areas of Ganjam, Khurda, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha and Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh during landfall.
5.30 am: Latest IMD update - Cyclone Phailin over westcentral and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal has moved west-northwestwards during past 6 hours and lay centred at 11.30 pm (Friday) at about 375 km south-southeast of Paradip, 345 km southeast of Gopalpur, and 340 km east-southeast of Kalingapatnam.
It would move northwestwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts between Kalingapatnam and Paradip, close to Gopalpur by this evening.
At landfall, Cyclone Phailin will have a maximum sustained wind speed of 210-220 kmph.
Also Read: Phailin to be one of the strongest cyclones to hit India
10.15 am: No electricity in most parts of Bhubaneswar for last 3 hours.
10.10 am: The wind speed could be 215-220 km/hr. Cyclone Phailin will reach Gopalpur coast by evening, says Shashidhar Reddy of NDMA.
Also Read: Heavy rain lash Odisha as cyclone Phailin advances
10.06 pm: All flights to Bhubaneswar cancelled for today.
9.55 am: Strong winds hit normal life in coastal Odisha and north Andhra. Trees uprooted in Bhubaneswar, Paradip and other cities.
9.47 am: Andhra Pradesh Phailin control room number: 040-23456005/23451043.
9.45 am: Latest update from IMD: Cyclonic storm Phailin is now about 260 km southeast of Gopalpur, 270 km east-southeast of Kalingapatnam and 310 km south-southeast of Paradip.
Phailin would cross the coast as a very severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 210-220 kmph gusting to 240 kmph accompanied by storm surge with height of 3.0 to 3.5 metere.
9.30 am: Indian Railways cancels seven trains including Rajdhani Express. Other trains being diverted via Nagpur.
9.25 am: 20 fisherman from Jagatsinghpur struck in high seas, rescue efforts on, claim reports.
9.05 am: Cyclone Phailin shows no sign of weakening, now centred around 260 km from Gopalpur.
8.45 am: Odisha state control number: 0674-2534177. District control room numbers: Ganjam 06811-263978, Puri 06752-223237, Kendrapara 06727-232803, Jagatsinghpur 06724-220368, Balasore 06782-262674, Bhadrak 06784-251881, Mayurbhanj 06792-252759, Jajpur 06728-222648, Gajapati 06815-222943, Dhenkanal 06762-221376, Khurda 06755-220002, Keonjhar 06766-255437 and Cuttak 0671-2507842.
Also Read: Cyclone Phailin: All that you need to know
8.35 am: Latest: Cyclone Phailin just 260 km away from Gopalpur.
8.33 am: East Coast Railway Helpline number: Vizag-0891-2505793,08935-249672, Vizianagaram-08922-225510, Srikakulam-08942- 287222
8.30 am Ganjam district of Odisha braces for Cyclone Phailin. Rangeilunda, Chikiti Chatrapur, and Ganjam blocks of the district are on the path of the super storm.
Also Read: Naveen appeals to people not to panic over cyclone
8.15 am: Over three lakh people moved to safer locations in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Special medical teams have been deployed across coastal Odisha, Andhra Pradesh.
8.05 am: Warning Signal No 10 (great danger) raised at Gopalpur and Puri ports. Warning Signal No 9 at Paradeep and Chandabali.
7.47 am: Phailin approaching fast. Heavy rains and strong winds batter coastal Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh. Frequent power cuts add to people’s woes in Bhubaneswar and other cities.
7.35 am: Phailin is holding strong as it heads to the Odisha-Andhra coast at over 200 kmph. Landfall will occur between 5.30 pm-6.30 pm near Gopalpur and Brahmapur in Ganjam district. Experts predict that it may turn out to be the strongest ever cyclone to hit the Indian coast, breaking the record held by the 1999 monster that devastated Odisha.
7.20 am Helpline number: Odisha Central Control Room 0674-2534177
7.00 am: US Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Centre and London-based Tropical Storm say that Cyclone Phailin will come with winds reaching 315 kmph on landfall, classifying Phailin as a Category 5 storm - the most powerful. As per the IMD, Phailin winds would reach only 220 kmph.
Also Read: Cyclone Phailin 'may be worse than Katrina'
6.50 am: 1,600 National Disaster Response Force personnel have taken up positions in Ganjam, Brahmapur, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Srikakulam to assist in rescue and relief operations. The Indian Army, Navy and Air Force are also on standby.
Also Read: OPCC opens control room
6.45 am: Scouting winds have picked up speed in Gopalpur, the city closest to the area where Cyclone Phailin will make landfall.
Besides Gopalpur, the other towns which would face the brunt of the incoming super storm are Baruva, Ganjam, Satpada, Puri and Srikakulam.
6.35 am: Rains have begun in the danger zone areas and in state capital Bhubaneswar. Electricity supply was disrupted last night in some parts of the state, reports said.
6.30 am: Latest update from IMD - The very severe cyclonic storm Phailin over westcentral and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards during past six hours and lay centred at 02.30 am over westcentral and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal at about 355 km south-southeast of Paradip, 320 km southeast of Gopalpur, and 315 km east-southeast of Kalingapatnam.
At landfall, Phailin will have a sustained wind speed of 210-220 kmph.
As per the IMD, heavy to very heavy rain falls would occur over coastal Odisha during next 48 hours and over interior Odisha from Saturday afternoon for subsequent 48 hours. Rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy falls would also occur over north coastal Andhra Pradesh.
The super storm will lead to large scale disruption of power and communication lines and also disrupt rail and road traffic, the update said.
6. 25 am: Phailin to come ashore late afternoon or early evening. As per the IMD it will make landfall around 5.30-6 pm this evening.
6.15 am: US National Hurricane Center says Phailin’s strength is equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane and may cause extensive damage.
6.12 am: National Disaster Management Authority says 12 million people could be affected by Cyclone Phailin.
Also Read: NDRF teams deputed in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
6.10 am: Close to two lakh people have been evacuated in Odisha; in Andhra Pradesh over 60,000 have been moved to shelters so far.
6.00 am: The Odisha government has approached the RBI to facilitate government payments towards relief expenditure.
Also Read: Anemometer failed to read wind speed of super cyclone in 1999
5.45 am: Residents in the danger zone had a harrowing time on Friday as there has been a steep increase in vegetable prices and candles.
5.40 am: The IMD predicts a storm surge with height of 3.0 to 3.5 meters which will inundate low lying areas of Ganjam, Khurda, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha and Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh during landfall.
5.30 am: Latest IMD update - Cyclone Phailin over westcentral and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal has moved west-northwestwards during past 6 hours and lay centred at 11.30 pm (Friday) at about 375 km south-southeast of Paradip, 345 km southeast of Gopalpur, and 340 km east-southeast of Kalingapatnam.
It would move northwestwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts between Kalingapatnam and Paradip, close to Gopalpur by this evening.
At landfall, Cyclone Phailin will have a maximum sustained wind speed of 210-220 kmph.
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