Cyclone Tej: Rare Twin Cyclonic Storms In Arabian Sea And Bay Of Bengal
A low-pressure area over the southeast and the adjoining southwest Arabian Sea has intensified into a cyclonic storm on Saturday. It is expected to intensify further into a severe storm by Sunday and move towards the south coasts of Oman and Yemen.
India will likely witness a rear twin cyclone in the coming days, both in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
A low-pressure area over the southeast and the adjoining southwest Arabian Sea has intensified into a cyclonic storm on Saturday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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Where is Cyclone Tej currently
It is expected to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday and move towards the south coasts of Oman and adjoining Yemen, according to the IMD.
It will be called 'Cyclone Tej', according to a formula followed for naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean Region.
"It is expected to turn into a severe cyclonic storm by the evening of October 22 and move towards the south Oman and Yemen coast," said Manorama Mohanty, director of the Meteorological Centre in Ahmedabad. "Since the cyclone would move towards west-northwest, it may not have any impact on Gujarat (which lies to the east). Weather in Gujarat will remain dry for the next seven days," she added. The state's relief commissioner, Alok Kumar Pandey, said as of now, there was no threat as the storm was heading towards Gujarat.
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What is the impact of Cyclone Tej?
According to the IMD, due to the Cyclone, light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds is very likely over Kerala on October 23 and 24 and over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura on October 24.
This would be the second cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea this year.
In June, cyclone Biparjoy, which originated in the Arabian Sea, ripped through Kutch and parts of Saurashtra in Gujarat, leaving a trail of destruction. It was initially heading westward but later changed direction and made landfall in Kutch.
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What is a cyclonic storm?
A cyclonic storm is characterised by a maximum sustained wind speed of 62-88 kmph, while it is termed a severe cyclonic storm if the maximum sustained wind speed reaches 89-117 kmph.
How another cyclone is forming in BoB
Meanwhile, the IMD also said a low-pressure area over the southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal (BOB) will likely intensify into a depression over the west-central BOB around October 22.
Twin cyclones in Arabian Sea (Cyclone Tej) and BoB(Cyclone Hamoos) will form in next 2-3days. Neither of them gonna effect our Telangana interms of rains, but will increase the dryness in the air causing the first spell of winter from October 22 ??#WinterIsComing
¡ª Telangana Weatherman (@balaji25_t) October 20, 2023
The system is likely to move west-northwestwards until Sunday morning and then recurve north-northeast wards towards the Bangladesh coast, it said.
Rare twin cyclones to form again in Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal after 2018.
¡ª Chennai Weatherman (@chennaisweather) October 20, 2023
Cyclone Tej will form over Arabian Sea and move far away to the Yemen/Oman coast next week, so no threat for us in Indian landmass.
Another one in the Bay, Cyclone Hamoon will approach close to the¡ pic.twitter.com/gNDmJAPoX7
According to Skymet Weather, the system will likely intensify further and move towards the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal.
The system will shift north-northeastward to North Odisha and the Bengal Coast. However, it will maintain a safe distance from the coasts.
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