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.
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).
Tauktae to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm
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15 May 2021, 22:55 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): 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).
Indian Air Force, Navy and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are making preparations for Cyclone Tauktae, which is expected to cause very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall along the western coast of India in the next few days.Further, .
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has rescued three fishermen stranded in a marooned Indian Fishing Boat Badhriya as Cyclone Tauktae ravaged the sea off Kannur.In a swift operation on the night of May 14, 2021, ICG ship Vikram rescued IFB Badhriya .