NEW DELHI: After Hudhud that hit Indias eastern coast, its now turn of another cyclonic storm Nilofar to keep countrys weather forecaster on toes. Its impact is likely to be felt mid-week in Kutch area of Gujarat. The new cyclonic storm, formed in Arabian Sea, will however not be as intense as Hudhud. Nilofar is expected to bring heavy to very heavy rains in Kutch area of north Gujarat and adjoining Pakistan coast on Wednesday-Thursday. The Indian meteorological department (IMD) on Sunday predicted that the Nilofar will intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours. It will turn into a very severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday night with touching the peak with wind speed of 145 kilometer per hour (kmph). The similar situation and wind speed will persist till Wednesday. In its pre-cyclone watch for north Gujarat coast bulletin, the IMD said, The deep depression over westcentral and adjoining southwest Arabian Sea moved slightly northwards, intensified into a cyclonic storm, Nilofar. On Sunday afternoon, the Nilofar centred around about 1270km west-southwest of Mumbai and 910km east-southeast of Salalah (Oman). A cyclone Nilofar later this evening and into a severe cyclonic storm by tomorrow, will target North Gujarat & Pak. pic.twitter/ vSGZDqnkrC — Gautam Purohit (@gautam4news) October 26, 2014 @newsfirstlive : Cyclonic storm #Nilofar will reach its peak on Oct 28, wind speed of 120- gusting to 145 KMpH : IMD pic.twitter/6yGfRO28tj — Janak Dave (@dave_janak) October 26, 2014 It would move initially north-northwestwards during next 48 hours and then recurve (after reaching Oman coast) northeastwards towards north Gujarat and adjoining Pakistan coast during subsequent 72 hours, the countrys weather forecaster said. As per SAT-TRACKER Cyclonic Storm # Nilofar targets Lakhpat, #Gujarat 370627, India... SAT-IMAGE at 4 PM IST TODAY pic.twitter/1DfH6i7nN4 — vijay (@vijaylive) October 26, 2014
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:34:43 +0000
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