IMD issues cyclone warning for east coast now Storm likely to hit Bengal, Odisha by May 27
After the west coast, another cyclone is likely to hit the east coast by May 26-27, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.
A low pressure area is very likely to form over north Andaman Sea and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal around May 22. It is very likely to intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 72 hours. It is very likely to move northwestwards and reach West Bengal - Odisha coasts around 26th May evening, the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said.
Even as the after-effects of Cyclone Tauktae on the west Coast of India are subsiding, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today warned that another cyclone is likely to hit India, this time on the east coast by May 26-27. A low-pressure area is likely to form over the north Andaman Sea adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal around May 22. It is very likely to intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 72 hours. It is very likely to move northwestwards and reach West Bengal - Odisha coasts around 26th May evening, the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said. It added that the southwest monsoon is very likely to advance over south Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal around May 21 in association with the likely strengthening and deepening of southwesterly winds over the region.
Highlights
Over 1.5 lakh people were evacuated from low-lying areas along the western coast as a powerful Cyclone Tauktae is expected to make landfall in Gujarat by Monday.
Tauktae has now become a “very severe cyclonic storm and is likely to intensify even further in the next 24 hours.
At least six people have lost their lives, hundreds of houses were damaged, trees and electricity poles were uprooted in the coastal areas.
New Delhi: Over 1.5 lakh people were evacuated from low-lying areas along India s western coast as a powerful Cyclone Tauktae is expected to make landfall in Gujarat by Monday (May 17, 2021) evening.
Cyclone Tauktae: Two Barges With 410 On Board Adrift Near Mumbai Cyclone Tauktae: Two Barges With 410 On Board Adrift Near Mumbai Cyclone Tauktae news: A red alert has been sounded in the Raigad district and an orange alert has been declared in Mumbai.
Cyclone Tauktae is 145 km west of Mumbai and moving at 15 km per hour.
Mumbai:
Two barges with 410 people on board have gone adrift off the Mumbai coast as the cyclonic storm Tauktae over the Arabian Sea intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and is expected to reach Gujarat coast this evening, officials said. On receipt of a request for assistance for Barge P305 adrift off Heera Oil Fields in Bombay High area with 273 personnel onboard, warship INS Kochi was sailed with a despatch for Search and Rescue (SAR) assistance, a Navy spokesperson said.
Cyclone Tauktae is intensifying with surprising speed, bearing the tell-tale signs of climate change
Prabhjote GillMay 17, 2021, 15:59 IST
Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc in the Indian state of Goa on May 16. Heavy incessant rain accompanied by gusty winds left several trees uprooted and roads flooded in Panaji and other parts of the state.BCCL
2021 is the fourth consecutive year of pre-monsoon cyclones forming over the Arabian Sea with
Cyclone Tauktae.
Warmer sea surface temperatures (SSTs), more rainfall, and higher sea levels are compounding the effects of climate change are making natural disasters like Cyclone Tauktae go from bad to worse.
Normally, the Arabian Sea s SST clocks between 28 to 29 degrees Celsius but, right now, the water is at least two degrees warmer at 31 degrees Celsius.Pre-monsoon cyclones were once a rare occurrence. But, with Cyclone Tauktae, it is the fourth consecutive year of pre-monsoon cyclones forming over the Arabian Sea. And it bears all the tel