Rare phenomenon unfolding as remnants of Cyclone Gulab impact western states IMD
Mumbai Sep 29 PTI After remnants of cyclone Gulab that hit the eastern coast of the country brought torrential rains to central Maharashtra a senior IMD official said on Wednesday that we are witnessing a rare occurrence as the weather system might generate another cyclonic stormDr Jayant Sarkar head of the regional meteorological department of the India Meteorological Department said such phenomenon does not happen very frequently though it is known among our fraternity It did bring excess showers over Maharashtra and put most of the regions such as Konkan Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada into surplus precipitation category he told PTIA cyclone starts with a depression Generally a cyclonic system loses its severity once it hits the land because the supply of moisture goes downCyclone Gulab hit the land between Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam on the eastern coast But despite losing moisture supply the system kept moving on westwards and brought intense showers over Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh and later Gujarat in the last three days said SarkarThe weather system received some moisture and it accelerated towards the Arabian Sea and it is expected to leave the land from Saurashtra region With more moisture it would get intensified from depression to deep depression to cyclone he said At the same time it will take away moisture from the coastal areas and reduce the rainfall over Gujarats Saurashtra region as well as north Madhya Maharashtra and Konkan region he saidIf it transforms into a new cyclone it will be named Shaheen he said PTI ND KRK KRK KRK
Mumbai Sep 29 PTI After remnants of cyclone Gulab that hit the eastern coast of the country brought torrential rains to central Maharashtra a senior IMD official said on Wednesday that we are witnessing a rare occurrence as the weather system might generate another cyclonic stormDr Jayant Sarkar head of the regional meteorological department of the India Meteorological Department said such phenomenon does not happen very frequently though it is known among our fraternity It did bring excess showers over Maharashtra and put most of the regions such as Konkan Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada into surplus precipitation category he told PTIA cyclone starts with a depression Generally a cyclonic system loses its severity once it hits the land because the supply of moisture goes downCyclone Gulab hit the land between Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam on the eastern coast But despite losing moisture supply the system kept moving on westwards and brought intense showers over Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh and later Gujarat in the last three days said SarkarThe weather system received some moisture and it accelerated towards the Arabian Sea and it is expected to leave the land from Saurashtra region With more moisture it would get intensified from depression to deep depression to cyclone he said At the same time it will take away moisture from the coastal areas and reduce the rainfall over Gujarats Saurashtra region as well as north Madhya Maharashtra and Konkan region he saidIf it transforms into a new cyclone it will be named Shaheen he said PTI ND KRK KRK KRK
