Cyclone Tauktae weakens to ‘Very Critical’ hurricane; heavy rain to proceed in Maharashtra, Gujarat
The Extraordinarily Critical Cyclone Tauktae, which hit the Gujarat coast closing night, has weakened right into a ‘Very Critical’ class even because it rages via southern Gujarat on Tuesday morning.
Officers on the India Meteorological Division (IMD) on Tuesday mentioned that in spite of finishing over 12 hours for the reason that hurricane hit land, it continues to deal with a wind pace of 110-120km/hr gusting to 130 km /hr.
A member of the Nationwide Crisis Reaction Power (NDRF) makes use of a megaphone to attraction to fishermen to steer clear of the shore forward of Cyclone Tauktae in Veraval within the western state of Gujarat, India, Might 17, 2021. (PTI Photograph)
Although the ‘eye’ of the hurricane, or the central area of the cyclone, is slowly disintegrating, the hurricane has now not considerably weakened but. Because of this, gale winds and heavy rain is forecast during the day on Tuesday over Amreli, Anand, south Ahmedabad, Gir Somnath, Junagarh districts of Gujarat, and adjacent north Maharashtra.
“The machine is predicted to weaken into the ‘Cyclonic Hurricane’ by way of afternoon hours of Tuesday and extra weaken right into a despair by way of the top of the day,” mentioned a senior Met reputable.
Sturdy sea waves close to the Gateway of India as cyclone Tauktae approaches the coast of Mumbai, Might 17, 2021. (PTI)
Some heavy showers have been reported right through the intervening night time of Monday and Tuesday put up the cyclone’s landfall, Amerli — 116mm, Surat — 85mm, and Bhavnagar — 60mm (between 8.30 pm of Monday and seven.30 am on Tuesday)
