Cyclone Tauktae to move NE across Rajasthan to Uttar Pradesh

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19 May, 11:30 AM | According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Depression (remnant of the Extremely Severe Cyclone Tauktae) over south Rajasthan and adjoining Gujarat region moved north-eastwards with a speed of about 16 kmph during past 06 hours, and lay centred at about 30 km south-southwest of Udaipur, Rajasthan and 170 km east-northeast of Deesa, Gujarat region ( as of 8:30 AM – 19th May).

Cyclone Tauktae is very likely to move north-eastwards and weaken gradually into a Well-Marked Low pressure area during next 12 hours. The remnant of the system is very likely to move further north-eastwards across Rajasthan to Uttar Pradesh during the next two days.

Warnings:

(i)   Rainfall: 

  • Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places very likely over East Rajasthan on 19th May.
  • The interaction of the remnant low pressure system with a trough in westerlies associated with a Western Disturbance is very likely to cause light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls.
  • Extremely heavy falls at isolated places over Uttarakhand , heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, West Uttar Pradesh and Heavy rainfall at isolated places over Punjab, East Uttar Pradesh, north Madhya Pradesh and West Rajasthan during next 24 hours.
  • Rainfall activity is very likely to decrease significantly over the region from 21st May, 2021.
Rainfall Image by IMD

(ii) Wind warning

  • Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely to prevail over East Rajasthan and adjoining west Madhya Pradesh during next 12 hours.
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