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The heavy precipitation was mainly due to the aftermaths of the tropical cyclone Hudhud, with made landfall on the Indian east-coast on the 12 October (see below for track forecast after the landfall). The cyclone formed on the 8 October in the Bay of Bengal.
The plots below shows 12-hour forecasts of MSLP and precipitation for the days before the blizzard.
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- A very good prediction of the extreme event. Probably due the the predictability of the tropical cyclone, which formed 6 days before the snowfall event.