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What Does Cyclone Yaas Mean And Who Names Cyclones?
Oman named the current cyclone as Yaas and it means a tree.
Outlook Web Bureau 25 May 2021, Last Updated at 7:48 am Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-25T07:43:33+05:30 What Does Cyclone Yaas Mean And Who Names Cyclones? outlookindia.com 2021-05-25T07:48:16+05:30
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Cyclone Yaas is expected to make landfall near Balasore in north Odisha at around noon tomorrow with a windspeed of 155 kmph-165 kmph.
Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Balasore districts in Odisha are expected to be the worst-affected regions in the state while coastal areas of North and South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal will experience 90 kmph to 100 kmph wind speed, gusting to 120 kmph, officials said.
How To Pronounce Cyclone Tauktae, Meaning Of The Name May 17, 2021, 18:40 IST
Cyclone Tauktae has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm. Mumbai witnessed gusty winds and rains today morning and the cyclone was heading towards Gujarat. The IMD has upgraded the warning to extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai for the next few hours.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that, It is expected to reach the Gujarat coast on the evening of May 17. According to IMD, the wind speed is expected to increase to 150 to 160 km per hour, gusting up to 175 kmph.
The cyclone has been given the name ‘Tauktae’ and it is pronounced as Tau’te by Myanmar. The name was given by Myanmar which means vocal lizard, Gecko . The cyclone names are given by countries on rotation basis in region.