Cyclone Tauktae to hit Gujarat coast today evening with a speed gusting up to 185 kmph

New Delhi: The National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday (May 17, 2021) afternoon mentioned that the Cyclone Tauktae (pronounced as Tau’Te) will contact the Gujarat coast within the evening with a speed gusting to 185 kmph.

In a climate bulletin issued at 1 PM, the IMD mentioned that the Cyclone Tauktae has intensified into an especially extreme cyclonic storm on Monday morning (5:30 AM) and lay centred over east-central Arabian Sea close to latitude 18.8°N and longitude 71.5°E, about 150 km west of Mumbai, 220 km south-southeast of Diu and 260 km southeast of Veraval (Gujarat) at 8:30 AM.

“It is very likely to move north-north-westwards and reach Gujarat coast in the evening hours of May 17 and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva (Bhavnagar district) during the night (2000–2300 hrs) of May 17 with a maximum sustained wind speed 155-165 kmph gusting to 185 kmph,” the IMD said.

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Cyclone Tauktae has thus far reportedly killed not less than 12 individuals and has left a path of destruction in Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.

In Gujarat, over 1.5 lakh individuals have been moved from their houses to security. Gujarat income secretary mentioned that this would be the most extreme cyclone to hit Gujarat in not less than 20 years. “This can be compared with the 1998 cyclone that hit Kandla and inflicted heavy damage,” he added. 
 

Forecast monitor and depth of cyclone Tauktae:

Rainfall warning:

Konkan and adjoining central Maharashtra: Light to average rainfall at most locations with heavy to very heavy falls and intensely heavy falls at remoted locations on May 17 and remoted heavy rainfall over north Konkan on May 18. 

Gujarat: Light to average rainfall at most locations with heavy to very heavy falls at a few locations and intensely heavy falls at remoted locations very doubtless over Saurashtra, Diu and adjoining Gujarat area on May 17 and heavy to very heavy falls at a few locations over Gujarat area and heavy to very heavy falls at remoted locations over Saurashtra on May 18. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall additionally doubtless over Kutch throughout the identical interval.

Rajasthan: Light to average rainfall at many locations with heavy to very heavy falls and intensely heavy falls at remoted locations very doubtless over south Rajasthan on May 18 and heavy to very heavy falls at remoted locations over Rajasthan on May 19.
 

(With inputs from companies)

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