Cyclone Nisarga anticipated to deliver heavy rains, sturdy winds to India’s monetary capital

Extraordinarily heavy rains and powerful gusts of wind are anticipated to lash Mumbai as Cyclone Nisarga intensifies right into an extreme cyclonic storm over the following 10 hours, India Meteorological Division (IMD) stated in a warning on Tuesday night. The IMD stated Nisarga will transfer northwards for the following few hours, earlier than recurving north-northeastwards. The cyclone will then cross north Maharashtra and adjoining south Gujarat coast between Harihareshwar and Daman, near Alibag in Raigad District of Maharashtra, on Wednesday afternoon, it additional added.

As Cyclone Nisarga approaches, gentle to average rainfall at most locations with heavy to very heavy falls at remoted locations very possible over Maharashtra’s Konkan area and Goa through the subsequent 24 hours. Coastal Karnataka, Madhya Maharashtra, and Marathwada area can even see gentle to average rainfall at most locations and remoted heavy rainfall in some areas throughout this time.

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As Cyclone Nisarga crosses, climate circumstances in north Konkan area, together with Mumbai, Palgar, Thane and Raigad districts,and north Maharashtra will see gentle to average rainfall at most locations with heavy to very heavy falls at a number of locations, and even extraordinarily heavy rainfall of over 20 cm in 24 hours, IMD stated. In south Konkan area, Goa and south Gujarat (Valsad, Navsari, Dang, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Surat districts) will see comparable climate circumstances, it added.

Squally winds will steadily turn into gale winds, with speeds reaching 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph, over eastcentral Arabian Sea off south Maharashtra and Goa coasts from Tuesday night and additional changing into 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph over eastcentral Arabian Sea alongside and off Maharashtra (Raigad, Mumbai, Palghar, Thane districts ) coast from Wednesday morning. Gale wind, with pace reaching 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph, will probably be seen alongside and off Valsad, Navsari districts of Gujarat, Daman and alongside and off northeast Arabian Sea, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra and 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph alongside and off Surat and Bharuch districts of south Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli from Wednesday midday.

Squally wind, pace reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph is more likely to prevail over northeast Arabian Sea alongside and off remaining districts of south Gujarat coast on 03rd June. Squally wind, pace reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph is probably going prevail over eastcentral Arabian Sea alongside and off Karnataka-Goa coasts throughout subsequent 24 hours.

There’s a storm surge warning of 1-2 meters above astronomical tide, which could inundate low-lying areas in Mumbai.

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