India, March 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Government has evaluated the accuracy and timeliness of the early warnings issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) during Cyclone Ditwah in Tamil Nadu State. From extended-range forecast (2 weeks ahead of genesis) to nowcast (up to 3 hrs in advance), IMD issued forecasts/nowcasts, along with multi-hazard early warnings, to the State of Tamil Nadu in a timely manner.
First information about likely cyclogenesis, i.e., about the likelihood of formation of Depression on 26th November (which later intensified into a cyclone Ditwah over the Bay of Bengal (BoB) on 27th November), was issued on 13th November in the weekly extended range outlook, about 13 days ahead o...