Thane on High Revenge
Tropical Storm Thane formed over the Indian Ocean on December 25,2011.It is found that,the storm Thane had strengthened into a cyclone on 28th december.
Thane was headed toward southern India almost inbetween Chennai,Puducherry.On December 28, the U.S. Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported that Thane was located roughly 270 nautical miles(500 kilometers)southeast of Chennai. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 65 knots (120 kilometers per hour) with gusts up to 80 knots (150 kilometers per hour).
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image on December 28, 2011. Thane lacks a distinct eye but still sports the spiral shape characteristic of strong storms. Skies are clear over Chennai but storm clouds extend over other parts of the Indian coast.
Source from TN Weather monitoring teams
