Cyclone Phailin not a super storm, says IMD

October 12, 2013 23:16

Cyclone Phailin hit the Indian coast, a little south of Gopalpur in Odisha, between 8.30 to 9 pm today at a windspeed of 200 km per hour, Indian Meteorological Department officials said.

The 'eye' or centre of the cyclone is estimated to be 15 km in spread so it will take nearly an hour to cross the coast completely, officials said, adding that the impact of the storm will be maximum for the next six hours.

"The intensity of the storm is likely to continue for six hours, that is until Sunday morning. The eye of the cyclone is approximately 15 km, which means it will take around one hour to cross the coast," according to L S Rathore, director general of IMD.

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