Cyclone Vayu weakens, crosses Kutch coast
June 18, 2019 14:31
Cyclone Vayu has weakened and crossed Gujarat's Kutch district on
Tuesday morning, causing rainfall at some places in the state, a MeT
official said.
Rains are likely to continue till Wednesday in Kutch,
Saurashtra and north Gujarat regions because of its impact, she said.
"Cyclone Vayu converted into a low pressure area when it crossed over
Kutch in the morning. This will cause rainfall in the region," said
Manorama Mohanty, scientist at the India Meteorological Department's
(IMD) Ahmedabad centre.
"Warning for ports has been lowered, but the
advisory for fishermen will continue till Wednesday morning. The low
pressure system is going to further weaken," she said.
The low pressure
system will cause strong winds over northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining
Saurashtra and Kutch regions with a speed of 30-40 kmph gusting to 50
kmph till Tuesday evening, the IMD said in a release.
Weather will
remain rough over northeast Arabian Sea and along and off the Gujarat
coast, it said.
Several parts of Saurashtra, Kutch and north Gujarat
regions received rainfall in the last 24 hours, the state's emergency
response centre said in a release.
In the last 24 hours, Talala and
Veraval talukas in Gir-Somnath district received 33 mm and 25 mm
rainfall, respectively, while Borsad taluka in Anand district got 29 mm
rain, as per official data.
Some parts of Dahod, Gandhinagar, Rajkot,
Jamnagar, and Sabarkantha districts also received showers during this
period. Ahmedabad is also expected to receive moderate to light
rainfall till Thursday, the IMD said.
The cyclone was earlier predicted
to make landfall in Gujarat on June 13. However, it later began to move
away from the state, sparing the coastline of any possible damage.
The
IMD last Friday said the cyclone was likely to 're-curve' and return to
the coast in Kutch district as a weakened system. -- PTI