NEW DELHI: Cyclone Ockhi, lashing portions of Tamil Nadu and Kerala with torrential rain and gusty winds, was drawing near the Lakshadweep archipelago, a most sensible authentic at the ministry of earth sciences stated on Thursday.
Madhavan Rajeevan, secretary within the ministry, stated the archipelago within the southern a part of the Arabian Sea will get started experiencing heavy rainfall and robust winds from Friday.
"It will hit the islands on December 2," Rajeevan stated.
The cyclonic storm was "very likely" to transport west-northwestwards against Lakshadweep Islands and intensify further into a critical cyclonic storm within the subsequent 24 hours, the Cyclone Warning Division of India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned.
Mahesh Palawat, vice-president (meteorology and local weather alternate) of Skymet, a private climate forecasting agency, stated there was an opportunity of flooding within the islands because of heavy rainfall.
The IMD stated heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall at remoted places have been "very likely" over south Tamil Nadu, south Kerala all through the following 24 hours.
"Rainfall will occur at most places, heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places, and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Lakshadweep area during next 48 hours," the IMD stated.
Squally wind velocity achieving 55-65 kmph and gusting to 75 kmph was very most likely alongside and around Lakshadweep Islands all through the following 12 hours and may build up thereafter with wind velocity becoming 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph from tonight.
Sea stipulations could be "very rough to high" over and around Lakshadweep Islands all through the following 12 hours and "high to very high" all through next 48 hours, the IMD added.
Madhavan Rajeevan, secretary within the ministry, stated the archipelago within the southern a part of the Arabian Sea will get started experiencing heavy rainfall and robust winds from Friday.
"It will hit the islands on December 2," Rajeevan stated.
The cyclonic storm was "very likely" to transport west-northwestwards against Lakshadweep Islands and intensify further into a critical cyclonic storm within the subsequent 24 hours, the Cyclone Warning Division of India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned.
Mahesh Palawat, vice-president (meteorology and local weather alternate) of Skymet, a private climate forecasting agency, stated there was an opportunity of flooding within the islands because of heavy rainfall.
The IMD stated heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall at remoted places have been "very likely" over south Tamil Nadu, south Kerala all through the following 24 hours.
"Rainfall will occur at most places, heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places, and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Lakshadweep area during next 48 hours," the IMD stated.
Squally wind velocity achieving 55-65 kmph and gusting to 75 kmph was very most likely alongside and around Lakshadweep Islands all through the following 12 hours and may build up thereafter with wind velocity becoming 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph from tonight.
Sea stipulations could be "very rough to high" over and around Lakshadweep Islands all through the following 12 hours and "high to very high" all through next 48 hours, the IMD added.
Cyclone Ockhi heading towards Lakshadweep islands
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