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Mozambique: Cyclone Chalane to hit Beira tomorrow morning – By Joseph Hanlon
5:47 CAT | 29 Dec 2020
Image: Twitter / @afriwx
Cyclone Chalane to hit Beira Wednesday morning
Cyclone Chalane is moving west across the Mozambique Channel and is expected to reach Beira tomorrow morning (Wednesday 30 Dec) with winds up to 100 km/h, as the cyclone picks up heat and energy from the warm Mozambique Channel. It is predicted to continue west into Zimbabwe Wednesday afternoon. The cyclone comes just 9 months after the devastating cyclone Idai. Chalane should be less damaging, but still with strong winds and heavy rain.
Chalane crossed Madagascar Friday and Saturday with “heavy wind and rains, but limited damage,” according to OCHA. The US Navy Cyclone Tracking Centre (CTC) produces the best maps, with predicted course and wind speed, undated twice a day, on https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/sh0721.gif
(On the maps, z with the time means London GMT, speeds are in knots with 1 kts = 1.852 km/h.) An alternative cyclone tracker is MeteoFrance: http://www.meteofrance.re/cyclone/activite-cyclonique-en-cours/dirre/CHALANE
STS #Chalane heading for Beira Northern Coastline about 5-7am Wednesday as TC/Cat 3 Oz Cyclone, system has become compact & accelerating through the Channel, gusts to 150kph 60km from centre, rain 100mm/24hrs, surge to 2m pic.twitter.com/rj6GZAKBcL
— #TropicalcyclonesWorldwide (@Tropicalcyclon8) December 29, 2020
We are posting the daily flood report
The National Hydrologic Bulletin is published daily and is the best summary of rainfall, flooding and the amount of water in rivers and reservoirs. Essential reading for flooding and warnings. We are now posting it daily on http://bit.ly/Moz-flood21, because it is no longer posted by the authors, Direccao Nacional de Gestao de Recursos Hidricos, Ministerio das Obras Publicas, Habitacao e Recursos Hidricos. Manual posting, so apologies for irregularities; I will try to get it posted by early evening.
The rainy season has started and heavy rain in Zimbabwe is causing rising levels in the Limpopo and Pungue rivers. The far south remains very dry and the lake above the Pequenos Libombos dam, which provides water to Maputo and Matola, is only 18% full, down from 23% in October.
By Joseph Hanlon
La liste des abrís mis en place par la ville de #Beira alors que la tempête tropicale #Chalane se rapproche de la côte.
A lista dos abrigos temporarios na cidade de Beira. pic.twitter.com/8LADniY1FB
— David Izzo (@izzo_d) December 29, 2020
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Update on Severe Tropical Storm #Chalane
Tuesday 28 December 2020 11h33CHALANE Current Status
Current Wind Speed 50 knots / MPHMax Predicted Wind Speed 65 knots / MPH at Tuesday, 29 Dec 2020 8:00 PM
Full update at https://t.co/xNQmwFx7KA pic.twitter.com/xhtlQZU5yA
— Weather🌩️by AfriWX (@afriwx) December 29, 2020
Source: News reports & clippings
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