User:Hurricaneboy23/Cyclone Tauktae
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| As of: | 17:30 IST, May 15 12:00 UTC, May 15 | ||
| Location: | 13°30′N 72°42′E / 13.5°N 72.7°E About 250 km (160 mi) SW of Panaji, 620 km (390 mi) SSW of Mumbai, 850 km (530 mi) SSE of Veraval, 960 km (600 mi) SSE of Karachi | ||
| Sustained winds: | 55 kn (100 km/h; 65 mph) (3-min mean) gusting to 55 kn (100 km/h; 65 mph) 60 kn (110 km/h; 70 mph) (1-min mean) | ||
| Pressure: | 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) | ||
| Movement: | N at 7 kn (15 km/h; 10 mph) | ||
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Severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae is a currently active tropical cyclone threatening the state of Gujarat in India and currently impacting the state of Karnataka. The second depression, first cyclonic storm, and first severe cyclonic storm of the 2021 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Tauktae originated from a tropical disturbance which was first monitored by the Indian Meteorological Department on May 13. The disturbance drifted eastward and organized into a deep depression by May 14. The storm soon took a turn to the north, continuing its gradual intensification trend, and strengthened to Cyclonic Storm Tauktae late on that same day. Tauktae continued slow intensification into May 15, earning severe cyclonic storm status during midday.
Tauktae brought heavy rainfall and flash floods to areas along the coast of Kerala and on Lakshadweep. There have been reports of heavy rain in the state of Goa as well.
Meteorological history[edit]
On May 14, a depression formed in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Kerala.[1] The JTWC began monitoring the disturbance, and designated it as Tropical Cyclone 01A.[2] The system gradually intensified, before becoming a Deep Depression at 12:00 UTC.[3] At 18:00 UTC that day, the system intensified into a Cyclonic Storm, and it was given the name Tauktae by the IMD.[4]
Impacts and preparations[edit]
See also[edit]
- Cyclone Kyarr – intense Arabian Sea cyclone in 2019
- 1999 Pakistan cyclone
References[edit]
- ^ "Special Tropical Weather Outlook For North India Ocean". mausam.imd.gov.in. India Meteorological Department. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Warning for Tropical Cyclone 01A". metoc.navy.mil. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Special Tropical Cyclone Outlook for North Indian Ocean 02". mausam.imd.gov.in. India Meteorological Department. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Advisory Bulletin No. 1". mausam.imd.gov.in. India Meteorological Department. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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Tropical cyclones of the 2021 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | ||
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Category:2021 disasters in India Category:2021 North Indian Ocean cyclone season