Cyclone Tauktae continues to show weakening trend, informs IMD

As Cyclone Tauktae continues to impact several states on the Western Coast including Gujarat, damaging structures, electricity lines, and uprooting trees, the India Meteorological Department on Tuesday informed that the cyclone is continuing to show a weakening trend. “Extremely severe” Cyclone Tauktae unleashed devastating winds that reached speeds up to 190 kilometres per hour as […]

Cyclone Tauktae intensifies into extremely severe cyclonic storm, to hit Gujarat this afternoon: IMD

Cyclone Tauktae, which has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the East-central Arabian Sea, moved North-Northwestwards with a speed of about 20 kmph during the past six hours and further intensified into an “extremely severe cyclonic storm on Monday, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD). “The extremely severe cyclonic storm lay centered at the […]

Cyclone Tauktae expected to become very severe cyclonic storm by tomorrow: IMD

The cyclonic storm Tauktae is expected to become a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ within the next 12 hours and a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ by Sunday, said K Santhosh, Director (Thiruvananthapuram), India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday. “Within the next 12 hours cyclone Tauktae is expected to become a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ and by Sunday it […]

Cyclone Tauktae: Central Water Commission predicts severe flood situation in Kerala, TN

As cyclone Tauktae furthers closer into the Indian West Coast, the Central Water Commission (CWC) on Saturday issued an ‘orange bulletin’ for Kerala and Tamil Nadu, predicting a severe flood situation in the two states. Water levels are likely to reach ‘danger’ and highest flood levels, the CWC said. As of 8 am today morning, […]