Estimated track and intensity of the system are given in the Table below:
Date/Time(IST) Position
(Lat. 0 N/ Long. 0 E)
Sustained maximum surface
wind speed (kmph)
Category
12-10-2013/1430 18.6/85.4 210-220 gusting to 240 Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
12-10-2013/1730 19.2/84.9 210-220 gusting to 240 Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
12-10-2013/2330 20.2/84.3 170-180 gusting to 200 Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
13-10-2013/0530 21.2/84.0 80-90 gusting to 100 Cyclonic Storm
13-10-2013/1130 22.0/83.5 50-60 gusting to 70 Deep Depression
The very severe cyclonic storm, PHAILIN over westcentral & adjoining northwest Bay of
Bengal moved north-northwestwards during past 3 hours with a speed of 20 kmph and lay centred at
1430 hrs IST of today, the 12 th October 2013 over westcentral & adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal
near latitude 18.6 0 N and longitude 85.4 0 E, about 90 km southeast of Gopalpur. It would move
northwestwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts close to Gopalpur (Odisha)
during 6-8 P.M. of today i.e. the 12 th October, 2013 as a very severe cyclonic storm with a maximum
sustained wind speed of 210-220 kmph gusting to 240 kmph.
Cyclone Phailin Storm Track
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