Tauktae expected to become very severe cyclonic storm by Sunday, says IMD
Tauktae expected to become very severe cyclonic storm by Sunday, says IMD
The cyclonic storm Tauktae is expected to become a severe cyclonic storm within the next 12 hours and a very severe cyclonic storm by Sunday. High tides form in the sea due to the formation of cyclone Tauktae, in Eriyad, Chavakkad and Kaipa Mangalam on Saturday. (ANI Photo)
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Updated: May 15, 2021, 07:13 PM IST
The cyclonic storm Tauktae is expected to become a severe cyclonic storm within the next 12 hours and a very severe cyclonic storm by Sunday, said K Santhosh, Director (Thiruvananthapuram), India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday.
With downpour-induced damage, Kerala s coast bears brunt of cyclone Tauktae
The sea turned rough and tidal waves rose one metre high, displacing many families in the coastal areas and fully or partially damaging houses.
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A man searches for his belongings amid debris of his house at Kochuthope coastal village in Thiruvananthapuram following sea erosion. (Photo| Vincent Pulickal, EPS) By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While the Southwest monsoon may take two more weeks to set in, heavy rain triggered by a depression in the Arabian Sea lashed the state for the second day on Friday, inundating several low-lying areas and causing widespread destruction.
The Centre and states are gearing up to deal with cyclonic storm Tauktae that has been building up over the Arabian Sea for days now. The deep depression over the Arabian Sea has intensified into cyclonic storm and is likely to cross the Gujarat coast around May 18. Later today, PM Modi will hold a meeting to review preparations to deal with the impending cyclone.
The Centre and states are gearing up to deal with cyclonic storm Tauktae that has been building up over the Arabian Sea for days now. The deep depression over the Arabian Sea has intensified into cyclonic storm and is likely to cross the Gujarat coast around May 18. Later today, PM Modi will hold a meeting to review preparations to deal with the impending cyclone.
The cyclonic storm Tauktae is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and is very likely to move north-north-westwards and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Naliya around afternoon or evening of May 18. According to National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department, the cyclonic storm Tauktae (pronounced as Tau Te) over east central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea moved north-north-westwards with a speed of about 11 kmph and lay centred at 8.30 am today over east central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea, about 190 km north-northwest of Aminidivi, 330 km south-southwest of Panjim-Goa, 930 km south-southeast of Veraval (Gujarat) and 1020 km south-southeast of Karachi (Pakistan).