Strong Winds Hit Jakarta Due to Tropical Cyclone Paddy
jpnn.com, JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that strong winds that hit Jakarta and other areas recently was caused by Tropical Cyclone Paddy that occurred in the Indian Ocean.
"This morning, Tropical Cyclone Paddy has gone," said the head of the BMKG Center for Public Meteorology, Fachri Radjab, Wednesday (24/11).
Previously, the BMKG through the Jakarta Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) reported that tropical cyclone 90S seedlings had grown into Tropical Cyclone Paddy on Monday (22/11) afternoon.
On Tuesday (23/11) morning, Cyclone Paddy was observed in the Indian Ocean south of Central Java with a pressure of 995 hPa and a strength of 40 knots (75 km/hour) moving west away from Indonesian territory.
The BMKG revealed that it had an indirect impact on the weather in Indonesia, namely moderate to heavy rain within a day in Lampung, Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java.
On Tuesday (23/11), a number of areas in Jakarta and its surroundings were hit by strong winds that resulted in fallen trees.
"These strong winds are an indirect impact of Tropical Cyclone Paddy," added Fachri.
Wind speeds ranged from 28-46 kilometers per hour in several areas such as Cengkareng, Kemayoran, and Tanjung Priok.
The BMKG said that strong winds that hit Jakarta and other areas recently was caused by Tropical Cyclone Paddy that occurred in the Indian Ocean.
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