The Cyclonic Storm 'Tauktae' is intensifying into a Severe Cyclonic Storm and is very likely to further intensify into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Saturday night. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Naliya in the afternoon or evening of May 18. Under its influence, heavy to very heavy falls will be witnessed at a few places and extremely heavy falls at isolated places over Kerala and over Coastal and adjoining Ghat districts of Karnataka on May 15 and heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over the same area tomorrow. Heavy to very heavy falls also likely at a few places over south Konkan & Goa and heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over north Konkan on the 15th.
By: Devbrat Patnaik
Last updated: 15 May 2021, 03:49 PM IST
Damaged roof of a structure in Mangaluru due to heavy winds as Cyclone Tauktae forms in the Arabian Sea. As per IMD, cyclonic storm Tauktae is very likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday night.
Kochi residents help each other as they relocate to the camps from their flooded homes after heavy rain on Friday.
People of Baypore in Kozhikode carry belongings as they move away from the sea shore, after a red alert due to the formation of Cyclone Tauktae.
Sea waves crash onto the shore amid cyclone warning, at a seashore in Kanyakumari district.
Cloudy weather in the Mumbai city due to formation of Cyclone Tauktae in the Arabian Sea., in Mumbai, Saturday, May 15, 2021. As per IMD, cyclonic storm Tauktae is very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday night.