Phailin makes landfall at Gopalpur; heavy rain, strong winds to continue in Odisha, AP

Cyclone Phailin has made a landfall in Gopalpur in Ganjam district of Odisha around 8 pm as predicted. The storm arrived with strong winds blowing at about 200- 220 kmph and heavy to very heavy rain is expected to continue for next 4-6 hours over coastal areas.
Till the arrival of the cyclone, Gopalpur received 69 mm of rain, Bhubaneswar received 44 mm, Balasore 59 mm and Khordha 50 mm of rain in the last 6 hours. Puri is witnessing heavy rain with strong winds at 170 kmph. Kalingapatnam in north Andhra Pradesh coast has received 120 mm of rain at the time of arrival.
The weather system is weakening and expected to turn into depression during the next 24 hours. while its progress in a northwest direction, interior Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Gangetic West Bengal could experience rain at many places during the next 24 to 48 hours. Isolated places could also receive very heavy rain during the period.
By: Skymetweather.com