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fuagf -- per that JTWC warning, at last fix over water before landfall, max sustained will be 145 knots, or 167 mph, or 269 kph (at 140 knots current to the warning) -- and max gusts will be 175 knots, or 201 mph, or 324 kph (170 knots current) -- those reports have it more than a full category short of what it actually is -- it's a strong Category 5, not a borderline Category 3/Category 4 (220 kph is 137 mph)

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Live: Teams on alert as Cyclone Phailin tears through Odisha

by Aaron Pereira Oct 12, 2013

10.20 pm: Naveen Patnaik tells officials to remain alert through the night

Even as Cyclone Phailin .. http://www.firstpost.com/topic/event/cyclone-phailin-profile-230169.html .. gusts through Odisha packing wind speeds of around 200 kmph, [ category 4 .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_scales ] Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has asked rescue and security personnel to ensure that there is no human movement through the night.

Earlier today, the Indian MeT department confirmed that Phailin .. http://www.firstpost.com/topic/event/cyclone-phailin-profile-230169.html .. had made landfall, and warned of a ‘very serious situation’ through the night.

Patnaik will hold a review meeting at 10:30 am tomorrow with all district collectors who will be present via video-conferencing, NDTV reported.

Rescue officials will fan out across the affected districts following the meeting, the channel added.

10.00 pm: Wind speeds up to 210 kmph in Gopalpur, Odisha

CNN-IBN reports that wind speeds for Phailin .. http://www.firstpost.com/topic/event/cyclone-phailin-profile-230169.html .. have increased to 210 kmph. The channel also reported that the 18 stranded fishermen have officially gone missing.

Meanwhile Google has come out with a crisis map to help those stranded in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The map lists shelter homes as well as hospitals in the region.

You can access the map here .. http://google.org/crisismap/2013-phailin , and find a list of cyclone shelters in Odisha here and Andhra Pradesh here .. http://disastermanagement.ap.gov.in/website/shelters.htm .

.. more past reports .. http://www.firstpost.com/india/live-cyclone-phailin-makes-landfall-in-odisha-at-200-kmph-1165983.html

See also:

Cyclone Phailin: Mass evacuations in eastern India
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