New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that the’very severe’ cyclonic storm Biparjoy will get worse over the following 24 hours. The cyclone would advance in a north-northeasterly direction, according to the weather service. “Very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy at 2330 hrs IST of 9th June over east-central Arabian Sea near lat 16.0N & long 67.4E. Likely to intensify further & move north-northeastwards during the next 24hrs,” IMD said in a tweet.
Tithal Beach Closed and Fishermen Warned Ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy
In preparation for Cyclone Biparjoy, high waves were seen at Tithal Beach in Gujarat’s Valsad on the Arabian Sea coast. Tithal Beach has been restricted to visitors until June 14 as a precaution. Tehsildar TC Patel of Valsad said in a statement to the news agency ANI, “We warned the fishermen not to go out into the sea, and they have all returned. If necessary, people will be relocated to the seaside village. For them, shelters have been built. Till June 14, Tithal Beach will not be open to visitors.
Weather Service Warns Fishermen in Kerala, Karnataka, and Lakshadweep
The weather service has also cautioned fisherman not to enter into the seas off the coast of Kerala, Karnataka, and Lakshadweep since Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to intensify during the next 36 hours. A Twitter video, meantime, demonstrated Cyclone Biparjoy’s effects at a Vellore, Tamil Nadu, school. Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Kozhikode, and Kannur districts were among those placed on yellow alert on Friday. In the next 48 hours, the monsoon will spread to the Northeast, some areas of Tamil Nadu, some of Karnataka, and the remaining portions of Kerala, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
IMD Forecasts Cyclone Biparjoy’s Strength and Speed
According to the IMD, Cyclone Biparjoy’s winds are predicted to reach 45 to 55 knots on June 10, 11, and 12. The weather service warned that the speed may even reach 65 knots. In coastal areas like south Gujarat and Saurashtra, the cyclone is also predicted to produce mild rainfall and thunderstorms. Manorama Mohanty, the director of IMD’s Meteorological Centre in Ahmedabad, informed PTI that all ports have been instructed to hoist the far warning signal. According to the IMD, the very strong cyclonic storm on June 8 at 11:30 p.m. was over the eastern central Arabian Sea, 840 km west-southwest of Goa and 870 km west-southwest of Mumbai. The weather service had previously issued a statement stating that “VSCS BIPARJOY over east-central Arabian Sea, lay centred at 0530hrs IST of 08th June, near lat 13.9N & long 66.0E, about 860km west-southwest of Goa, 910km southwest of Mumbai, would intensify further & move north-northwestwards.”
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