One of the most impressive surprises lately was an unexpected and extremely rapid intensification of the tropical cyclone #Ambali in the West Indian Ocean yesterday. Ambali intensified from only a tropical depression to a violent Category 4+ tropical cyclone (actually borderline strength of Category 5 cyclone – 155 mph winds) in a 24-hour period and … Continue reading *UPDATE* on the MONSTER cyclone #AMBALI – peak intensify of 155 mph reached the borderline Category 5 strength this morning