Tauktae intensifies into ‘very severe cyclonic storm’, yellow alert issued for Gujarat coast: IMD
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According to the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD, by May 18, the wind velocity is anticipated to extend to 150-160 kilometres per hour, gusting as much as 175 kmph
Cyclone Tauktae has intensified into a “very severe cyclonic storm” and is approaching the Gujarat coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated on May 16.
Cyclone Tauktae updates — May 16, 2021
“It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and reach Gujarat coast in the evening hours of 17th [May] and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva [Bhavnagar district] around 18th May early morning,” the IMD stated.
The IMD has additionally issued a yellow alert for the coasts of Gujarat and Diu and Daman.
According to the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD, by May 18, the wind velocity is anticipated to extend to 150-160 kilometres per hour, gusting as much as 175 kmph.
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The IMD stated wind velocity reaching 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph is probably going alongside and off south Maharashtra-Goa and adjoining Karnataka coasts, and 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph alongside and off the north Maharashtra coast on May 16. It is prone to improve to 65-75 kmph, gusting to 85 kmph alongside and off the north Maharashtra coast from May 17 until the morning of May 18.
Squally wind velocity reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is probably going over the northeast Arabian Sea and alongside and off south Gujarat and Daman and Diu coasts from morning May 16.
It will progressively improve, turning into gale with velocity reaching 150-160 kmph gusting to 175 kmph over the northeast Arabian Sea and alongside and off Gujarat coast (Porbandar, Junagarh, Gir Somnath, Amreli) and 120-150 kmph gusting to 165 kmph over Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar districts of Gujarat from the early hours of May 18.
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Winds with velocity reaching 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph are prone to prevail alongside and off Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, southern components of Ahmedabad and Anand districts from the midnight of May 17 and until the morning of May 18.
A virtually 3-metre-high tidal wave is anticipated in Junagarh, 1-2.5 metres above astronomical tide is prone to inundate coastal areas of Diu, Gir Somnath, Amreli, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, Anand, Surat and about 0.5-1 metres over Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Kutch and the remaining coastal districts of Gujarat through the time of landfall, the IMD stated.
According to the climate division, in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district, whole destruction of thatched homes, intensive harm to kutcha homes and a few harm to pucca homes is anticipated. There might be a possible risk from flying objects with bending or uprooting of energy and communication poles.
Major harm to kutcha and pucca roads, flooding of escape routes, minor disruption of railways, overhead energy strains and signalling programs is anticipated, the IMD stated.
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