Cyclone Senyar is drawing attention as an unusual tropical system forms in the Strait of Malacca, surprising meteorologists. This rare phenomenon is occurring less than 5°N of the equator, an area typically devoid of cyclones, with only one previous instance recorded. The storm, now classified as Cyclone 04B, is expected to impact Northern Sumatra with heavy rains and potential flooding. Meanwhile, a competing system near Sri Lanka could also become Cyclone Senyar.
As the Bay of Bengal watches closely for the naming of Cyclone Senyar, weather bloggers online are buzzing over something far more unusual, a tropical system developing in one of the least likely regions on the planet. A storm intensifying inside the Strait of Malacca, squeezed between Malaysia, Indonesia and the Andaman Sea, has taken meteorologists by surprise and sparked widespread discussion among experts and weather bloggers on X (formerly Twitter). Many are calling it a “rarest of rare” event, and for good reason
As the system tracks towards Northern Sumatra, models warn of flooding, flash mudslides and violent thunderstorms. Backpirch Weather highlights that Sibolga and nearby areas have already experienced severe flooding, and slow movement over land means rainfall could continue for up to 48 hours — raising risks further.
Heavy rain bands already lashing North Sumatra Landfall expected to be slow, looping and prolonged Freshwater flooding may escalate if convection persists JTWC also mentions an unusual challenge — this region has no cyclone history, meaning there’s no available behavioural precedent to analyse how the vortex may interact with rugged terrain.
For now, weather watchers remain glued to satellite maps and live data, curious to see which cyclone earns the name Senyar, and how this rare event reshapes storm studies going forward.
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