Parts of south Gujarat and Saurashtra are likely to receive light to moderate rains and thundershower over the next four days with cyclonic storm “Kyaar” hovering over the Arabian Sea, IMD said on October 26.
The met department said the sea will become “rough to very rough” along and off the south Gujarat coast during the next 24 hours until October 26 afternoon.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) advised fishermen not to venture into south Gujarat coast for the period due to the prevailing sea condition.
“Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely along and off south Gujarat coast during the next twenty four hours. Sea will be rough to very rough along and off south Gujarat coast during next 24 hours. Fishermen are advised not to venture into south Gujarat coast during the next 24 hours,” the IMD bulletin said.
The met department said a few places in South Gujarat districts like Dangs, Tapi, Surat, Bharuch, Valsad and Navsari, and Amreli, Gir Somnath, Bhavnagar and Junagadh in Saurashtra and Union Territory of Daman and Diu will receive “light to moderate rain/ thundershowers”, mainly due to the impact of the cyclone, till October 29.
The met department further said “very severe cyclonic storm” “Kyarr” over east-central Arabian Sea moved west- north-westwards with a speed of 14 kmph.
At 11:30 a.m. on October 26, it lay centred about 350 km west-southwest of Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), 410 km south-southwest of Mumbai and 1,690 km east-southeast of Salalah (Oman).
“It is very likely to move west-north-westwards towards Oman coast during the next five days. It is very likely to intensify further into an extremely severe cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours,” as per the IMD.
IANS adds:
Kyarr may hit Diwali in Karnataka
The cyclonic storm Kyarr may dampen Diwali festivities as the weather office has forecast heavy rains and gusty winds in Karnataka on October 27.
“The westward moving cyclonic storm Kyarr will hit the State on Sunday with heavy rains and thunder showers in the coastal and south interior areas, disrupting normal life for the next two days,” Karnataka State natural disaster monitoring centre director G.S. Srinivas Reddy told IANS , in Bengaluru on October 26.
The State government has declared red alert in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada and holiday for schools and colleges on Saturday as moderate to heavy rains lashed the region and flooded low-lying areas, throwing normal life out of gear.
“Kayarr is likely to mar the festival with heavy rains and strong winds over the next 24-48 hours in south interior, north interior and coastal areas,” Mr. Reddy said.
The moisture content and heating of the atmosphere may set off thunder showers and strong winds in many parts of the state. “A new weather system is developing in Sri Lanka, but may not affect Karnataka as much as Kerala and Tamil Nadu,” Mr. Reddy said.
The government has advised fishermen not venture into the sea, which will remain rough and choppy.
Since October 18, 21 have people died due to strong winds, floods, wall collapses, drowning and uprooted trees. Besides death of 171 cattle, 14,680 houses were damaged and 5,450 people sheltered in relief camps.
