Cyclone Biparjoy Nears Gujarat, Wind Speed To Touch 150kmph | What To Expect
Updated Jun 12, 2023 | 07:03 AM IST
Cyclone Biparjoy Nears Gujarat, Wind Speed To Touch 150kmph
Cyclone Alert for Saurashtra & Kutch Coast: Yellow Message. ESCS BIPARJOY over eastcentral Arabian Sea, at 2330 IST of 11th Jun near lat 18.9N & long 67.7E, Likely to cross between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) by noon of 15thJune. More details: https://t.co/EGetkpfaKk pic.twitter.com/ZUbomX4bPY
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 11, 2023
Cyclone Biparjoy: Latest Updates
- Very severe cyclonic storm, Biparjoy over eastcentral Arabian Sea moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 9 kmph during past 6 hours.
- It intensified into an Extremely Very Severe Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 165 to 175 kmph gusting to 195 kmph and lay about 580 km west-southwest of Mumbai, 480 km south-southwest of Porbandar, 530 km south-southwest of Dwarka, 610 km south-southwest of Naliya and 780 km south of Karachi.
- Biparjoy’s slow movement raised concerns about weak monsoon conditions till at least mid-June over interior parts of the country.
- IMD’s extended range forecast released on Thursday showed rains picking up during last week of June and rainfall over interior parts of the country during the week of June 30 to July 6. Rains haven’t started in interior parts of the country yet as forecast by IMD.
- Adequate numbers of teams and assets of the National Disaster Response Force, Indian Army, navy, air force and the Coast Guard are being deployed to assist the Gujarat government in their preparedness, rescue and restoration efforts.
- Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the open sea from June 11 onwards till the system is over, as the sea conditions may get very rough accompanied by high tides along the coast.
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