Low pressure area moves to Gulf of Kutch may intensify into cyclonic storm in Arabian Sea IMD
Ahmedabad Sep 30 PTI The remnant of cyclone Gulab has turned into a depression moved into the Gulf of Kutch and is likely to further intensify into a cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea the India Meteorological Department IMD said on Thursday Due to this weather system heavy rains were witnessed in Gujarats Saurashtra region in the last 24 hours The IMD has predicted heavy rains in the states coastal districts over the next two days Yesterdays well-marked low pressure area over south Gujarat region and adjoining Gulf of Khambhat moved west-northwestwards and emerged into the Gulf of Kutch concentrated into a depression and lay centred there at 530 am today an IMD release said It is about 50 km east-northeast of Devbhoomi Dwarka Gujarat 90 km east-southeast of Naliya in Kutch and 340 km east-southeast of Karachi Pakistan the release said It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a deep depression over northeast Arabian Sea off north Gujarat coast during the next 12 hours the weather department said It is then very likely to move further west-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours Thereafter it is likely to continue to move west-northwestwards towards Pakistan-Makran coasts moving away from the Indian coast the IMD said Heavy rainfall is expected for the next two days in the coastal districts of Jamnagar Porbandar Dwarka and Kutch it said and asked fishermen not to venture into the sea Due to the present weather system Junagadh Amreli Dwarka Jamnagar and Rajkot districts received heavy rains in the last 24 hours the State Emergency Operation Centre SEOC said In the 24-hour period ending at 6 am on Thursday morningVisavadar taluka in Junagadh district recorded 292 mm Lilya in Amreli district received 141 mm downpour while Khambhaliya and Kalyanpur in Devbhumi Dwarka distric got 140 mm and 135 mm rainfall respectively it added PTI PD GK GK
Ahmedabad Sep 30 PTI The remnant of cyclone Gulab has turned into a depression moved into the Gulf of Kutch and is likely to further intensify into a cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea the India Meteorological Department IMD said on Thursday Due to this weather system heavy rains were witnessed in Gujarats Saurashtra region in the last 24 hours The IMD has predicted heavy rains in the states coastal districts over the next two days Yesterdays well-marked low pressure area over south Gujarat region and adjoining Gulf of Khambhat moved west-northwestwards and emerged into the Gulf of Kutch concentrated into a depression and lay centred there at 530 am today an IMD release said It is about 50 km east-northeast of Devbhoomi Dwarka Gujarat 90 km east-southeast of Naliya in Kutch and 340 km east-southeast of Karachi Pakistan the release said It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a deep depression over northeast Arabian Sea off north Gujarat coast during the next 12 hours the weather department said It is then very likely to move further west-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours Thereafter it is likely to continue to move west-northwestwards towards Pakistan-Makran coasts moving away from the Indian coast the IMD said Heavy rainfall is expected for the next two days in the coastal districts of Jamnagar Porbandar Dwarka and Kutch it said and asked fishermen not to venture into the sea Due to the present weather system Junagadh Amreli Dwarka Jamnagar and Rajkot districts received heavy rains in the last 24 hours the State Emergency Operation Centre SEOC said In the 24-hour period ending at 6 am on Thursday morningVisavadar taluka in Junagadh district recorded 292 mm Lilya in Amreli district received 141 mm downpour while Khambhaliya and Kalyanpur in Devbhumi Dwarka distric got 140 mm and 135 mm rainfall respectively it added PTI PD GK GK
