The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that a low pressure area is likely to form over the South-East Arabian Sea around May 14 morning under the influence of cyclone Tauktae, which will move north-northwest across the sea and intensify into this year’s first cyclonic storm. The cyclonic storm, which comes at a time when the country is battling one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks, might move over the east-central Arabian Sea around May 16 and thereafter continue to move north-northwestwards, the IMD said. If the cyclone intensifies, it might cause light to moderate rainfall, with heavy downpour at isolated places over Lakshadweep Islands on May 13 and 14.
Heavy rain likely in Kerala and the Lakshadweep Islands from Thursday, says IMD
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May 12, 2021 12:16 IST
The islands and the Thiruvananthapuram district are on yellow alert on Thursday for isolated heavy rainfall.
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The islands and the Thiruvananthapuram district are on yellow alert on Thursday for isolated heavy rainfall. Kerala and the Lakshadweep Islands should brace for heavy rainfall from Thursday onwards, indicated a Wednesday morning weather update by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). It has also upgraded the alert levels for the two regions.
The Lakshadweep Islands have been put on red alert on Saturday given the possibility of extremely heavy rainfall and orange alerts for isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday and Sunday.
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Parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are likely to receive widespread to isolated heavy rainfall on May 14 and May 15. A low pressure area, expected to form over the Arabian Sea around Friday May 14, is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.
Heavy rainfall alerts have been issued for the Lakshadweep Islands on May 13 to May 15 in addition to a tidal wave warning. Parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are likely to receive widespread to isolated heavy rainfall on May 14 and May 15.
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NEW DELHI: India’s western coast may witness the first cyclonic storm of the year by Sunday with India meteorological department (IMD) on Tuesday predicting its likely formation over east central Arabian Sea. Once it is formed, the cyclone will be named as ‘Tauktae’, meaning highly vocal lizard gecko, - the name given by Myanmar.
The IMD said a low-pressure area was very likely to form over southeast Arabian Sea around May 14 (Friday) morning. It is very likely to move north north-westwards across southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep area and intensify gradually, it said, underlining the possibility of rains and squally weather in Lakshadweep and coastal areas of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.