Meeting at CM House told duststorms, thunderstorms, gusty winds likely
National
May 16, 2021
KARACHI: A meeting held at the Chief Minister House on Saturday to discuss the cyclone emergency was told that starting Tuesday, Karachi may experience dust storms, thunderstorms and gusty winds.
Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah has declared an emergency in all the districts located along the coastal belt to take precautionary measures for meeting any untoward situation, and ordered the removal of all the billboards in Karachi as a precautionary measure.
“Emergency should be declared in all the districts along the coastal belt of Sindh, while a control room should be established at the chief secretary’s office to maintain close coordination with all the districts in respect of their requirements and for issuing them necessary instructions on behalf of the government.”
Cyclone Tauktae may cause up to 80mm of rainfall in Karachi
Karachi
May 16, 2021
A meeting held at the Chief Minister House on Saturday to discuss the cyclone emergency was told that starting Tuesday, Karachi may experience dust storms, thunderstorms and gusty winds.
Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah has declared an emergency in all the districts located along the coastal belt to take precautionary measures for meeting any untoward situation, and ordered the removal of all the billboards in Karachi as a precautionary measure.
“Emergency should be declared in all the districts along the coastal belt of Sindh, while a control room should be established at the chief secretary’s office to maintain close coordination with all the districts in respect of their requirements and for issuing them necessary instructions on behalf of the government.”
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May 16, 2021
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Saturday night warned that Cyclone Tauktae is likely to intensify further during the next 18-24 hours.
In an advisory posted on its website, PMD said that Tauktae may transform into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) during next 18-24 hours.
It is expected to move further in the northwest direction and reach Indian Gujarat by the afternoon/evening of May 18.
It said the cyclonic storm has tracked northwestward at a speed of 18km and at 2100 PST it lay centered near latitude 14.5N and longitude 72.8E, at a distance of about 1,310km south-southeast of Karachi.
Cyclone Tauktae turning away from Pakistan s coastal belt, not likely to make landfall
Pakistan
Sun, May 16, 2021
Infrared satellite imagery released by the Pakistan Meteorological Department, showing the storm at 2040 PST, May 15, 2021 PMD
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (Met Department) on Sunday announced that Cyclone Tauktae is moving away from the country s coastal belt and is not likely to make landfall. The cyclone is turning away to the southwest direction, said the PMD s Director Sardar Sarfaraz. Though the cyclone is intensifying, it will pass by Pakistan s coastal belt without touching it.
Since the cyclone is turning away from Pakistan s coastal areas, it is no longer expected that Karachi will receive torrential rains, he added, stating that however, the south-eastern Sindh areas are expected to receive rainfall.
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May 16, 2021
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Saturday night warned that Cyclone Tauktae is likely to intensify further during the next 18-24 hours. In an advisory posted on its website, PMD said that Tauktae may transform into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) during next 18-24 hours. It is expected to move further in the northwest direction and reach Indian Gujarat by the afternoon/evening of May 18. It said the cyclonic storm has tracked northwestward at a speed of 18km and at 2100 PST it lay centered near latitude 14.5N and longitude 72.8E, at a distance of about 1,310km south-southeast of Karachi. Maximum sustained winds around the system centre are 100-120 kmph gusting to 140 kmph, the advisory said. It said that based on the existing meteorological conditions, dust/thunderstorm-rain with a few incidences of moderate to heavy rainfall with gusty winds of 60-80 Kmph are likely to occur in Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tharparker, Mirpurkhas, Umerko