The weather agency said that the cyclone will cross over the Yemen-Oman coasts between Al Ghaidah (Yemen) and Salalah (Oman) around the early hours of October 25….reports Asian Lite News
Cyclone ‘Tej’ brewing over the southwest Arabian Sea has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department said
“The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Tej’ over west central & adjoining southwest Arabian intensified into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm,” the IMD said on X (formerly Twitter).
The weather agency said that the cyclone will cross over the Yemen-Oman coasts between Al Ghaidah (Yemen) and Salalah (Oman) around the early hours of October 25.
“The WML (Well Marked Low Pressure Area) over the Bay of Bengal concentrated into a depression and lay centred at 2330 IST of October 21 over westcentral Bay of Bengal, about 620 km south of Paradip (Odisha), 780 km south of Digha (West Bengal), and 900 km SSW of Khepupara (Bangladesh),” IMD added.
Meanwhile, a depression has formed over the west-central Bay of Bengal, which is likely to further intensify into a deep depression during the next 24 hours, as per IMD.
“It is likely to move northwestwards during the next 12 hours, then recurve and move north-northeastwards during the subsequent 3 days towards Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts,” IMD said.
In June, Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’, which originated in the Arabian Sea, ripped through Kutch and parts of Saurashtra in Gujarat, leaving a trail of destruction.
Likely to bypass Gujarat
The cycline is likely to veer away from Gujarat and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by October 22 evening, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The storm is anticipated to head towards the southern coast of Oman and the neighbouring Yemen, officials on Saturday.
The IMD had previously identified a low-pressure system over the Arabian Sea on October 20 that evolved into a depression, with predictions of it becoming a cyclonic storm by October 21 morning.
Director of the Meteorological Centre in Ahmedabad, Manorama Mohanty, said: “As the cyclone progresses west-northwest, it’s unlikely to affect Gujarat. Consequently, the region is expected to experience dry weather for the forthcoming week.”
Alok Kumar Pandey, Gujarat’s Relief Commissioner, reassured residents, emphasising that the current trajectory shows “no imminent” threat to the state. This development comes after the devastating impacts of Cyclone Biparjoy in June. Originating from the Arabian Sea, the cyclone initially moved westward but later shifted, making landfall in Kutch, leaving significant destruction in its wake.
