Update on Cyclone Tej: Thunderstorm in Tamil Nadu, dry weather predicted for Gujarat, according to IMD

 Update on Cyclone Tej: Thunderstorm in Tamil Nadu, dry weather predicted for Gujarat, according to IMD

Gujarat would not likely be affected by a cyclonic storm that is building in the southwest Arabian Sea, according to Tej, a representative of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The IMD had earlier said, as reported by PTI, that a low-pressure region in the southeast and southwest Arabian Sea has developed into a depression and is forecast to grow into a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 21.

This particular storm will be called "Tej" in accordance with the naming guidelines for cyclones in the Indian Ocean Region.

The southern coasts of Oman and the neighboring areas of Yemen are predicted to be in the path of this storm as it intensifies into a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday, according to the IMD's prediction. However, it's crucial to remember that cyclones sometimes change course.

By the evening of October 22, it is anticipated to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and travel toward the coasts of southern Oman and Yemen, according to Manorama Mohanty, the director of the Meteorological Centre in Ahmedabad.

Gujarat, which is located to the east, may not be affected by the storm because of its direction of travel, which is west-northwest. For the next seven days, Gujarat's weather would be dry, she told PTI.

The storm is presently headed towards Gujarat, according to the state's relief commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey, so there isn't an imminent concern. 

It's important to remember that in June, Cyclone Biparjoy, which had its origins in the Arabian Sea, severely damaged Kutch and certain areas of Saurashtra in Gujarat. It was initially headed west, but it changed direction and made landfall in Kutch.

The majority of weather models, according to the for-profit forecasting organization Skymet Weather, concur that the storm is headed toward the Yemeni and Omani coasts.

A cyclonic storm is identified by its top sustained wind speed, which must be between 62 and 88 kmph. On the other hand, it is considered a severe cyclonic storm when the greatest sustained wind speed is between 89 and 117 kmph.

A low-pressure system that is now over the southwest and surrounding southeast parts of the Bay of Bengal (BOB) is forecast to strengthen and turn into a depression in the west-central BOB by about October 22. This is according to the IMD.

There is a forecast for rain in several areas of Tamil Nadu. "Moderate thunderstorms over Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram & Tiruvallur districts," said Tamil Nadu weather on X.